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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
83.0years
Median: 84.4years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
87.4years
Lowest
Bulgaria
73.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong87.4years
2Japan86.7years
3Switzerland86.5years
4Spain86.3years
5Australia86.3years
By Region
Oceania85.7years(2 countries)
Asia85.6years(5 countries)
North America83.7years(2 countries)
Europe82.9years(29 countries)
South America82.2years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (73.5years)High (87.4years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 83.0years)

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 Kong87.4years
2Japan86.7years
3Switzerland86.5years
4Spain86.3years
5Australia86.3years
6France86.1years
7Sweden86.1years
8South Korea86.0years
9Norway85.5years
10Luxembourg85.5years
11New Zealand85.2years
12Portugal85.2years
13Italy85.1years
14Iceland85.1years
15Canada85.0years
16Finland84.9years
17Israel84.8years
18Belgium84.6years
19Austria84.5years
20Denmark84.4years
21Ireland84.4years
22Greece84.3years
23Netherlands84.3years
24Slovenia84.0years
25Germany83.7years
26United Kingdom83.7years
27Taiwan, Province of China83.3years
28United States of America82.3years
29Chile82.2years
30Estonia81.6years
31Poland81.1years
32Lithuania80.6years
33Slovakia80.4years
34Croatia80.1years
35Latvia79.4years
36Czech Republic79.3years
37Hungary77.8years
38Belarus77.0years
39Russian Federation74.8years
40Ukraine74.7years
41Bulgaria73.5years
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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