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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•41 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
76.1years
Median: 78.1years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
80.9years
Lowest
Russian Federation
64.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong80.9years
2Switzerland80.9years
3South Korea80.6years
4Japan80.4years
5Sweden80.3years
By Region
Oceania79.7years(2 countries)
Asia79.4years(5 countries)
North America76.1years(2 countries)
Europe76.0years(29 countries)
South America74.8years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (64.5years)High (80.9years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 76.1years)

Oceania (2)
Asia (5)
North America (2)
Europe (29)
South America (1)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Hong Kong80.9years
2Switzerland80.9years
3South Korea80.6years
4Japan80.4years
5Sweden80.3years
6Australia80.2years
7Spain80.1years
8Norway79.7years
9Iceland79.5years
10Luxembourg79.4years
11Italy79.2years
12France79.1years
13New Zealand79.1years
14Israel78.8years
15Portugal78.8years
16Finland78.4years
17Ireland78.4years
18Netherlands78.2years
19Denmark78.1years
20Canada78.1years
21Greece78.1years
22Belgium78.0years
23Austria77.9years
24United Kingdom77.2years
25Slovenia77.0years
26Germany76.8years
27Taiwan, Province of China76.3years
28Chile74.8years
29United States of America74.2years
30Estonia73.5years
31Croatia73.2years
32Poland73.1years
33Slovakia72.7years
34Czech Republic72.3years
35Lithuania71.7years
36Latvia70.5years
37Hungary69.7years
38Belarus68.5years
39Bulgaria65.8years
40Ukraine65.6years
41Russian Federation64.5years
Showing 41 of 41 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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