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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
79.9years
Median: 81.6years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
84.4years
Lowest
Bulgaria
69.9years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong84.4years
2Switzerland84.0years
3Japan83.9years
4Spain83.6years
5South Korea83.5years
By Region
Oceania83.0years(2 countries)
Asia82.8years(5 countries)
North America80.4years(2 countries)
Europe79.8years(29 countries)
South America78.9years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (69.9years)High (84.4years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 79.9years)

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 Kong84.4years
2Switzerland84.0years
3Japan83.9years
4Spain83.6years
5South Korea83.5years
6Australia83.5years
7Sweden83.5years
8France83.1years
9Norway82.9years
10Luxembourg82.8years
11New Zealand82.6years
12Italy82.5years
13Iceland82.4years
14Portugal82.4years
15Israel82.1years
16Finland82.0years
17Canada81.9years
18Belgium81.8years
19Ireland81.7years
20Greece81.6years
21Denmark81.6years
22Netherlands81.6years
23Austria81.6years
24Slovenia80.9years
25United Kingdom80.8years
26Germany80.7years
27Taiwan, Province of China80.2years
28Chile78.9years
29United States of America78.8years
30Estonia77.9years
31Poland77.5years
32Croatia77.0years
33Slovakia76.9years
34Lithuania76.5years
35Czech Republic76.0years
36Latvia75.4years
37Hungary74.1years
38Belarus73.1years
39Ukraine70.6years
40Russian Federation70.2years
41Bulgaria69.9years
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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