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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
85.7years
Median: 86.7years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
90.1years
Lowest
Bulgaria
76.8years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong90.1years
2Japan89.1years
3Switzerland88.7years
4France88.7years
5Spain88.7years
By Region
Oceania88.1years(2 countries)
Asia88.1years(5 countries)
North America86.5years(2 countries)
Europe85.5years(29 countries)
South America85.1years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (76.8years)High (90.1years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 85.7years)

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 Kong90.1years
2Japan89.1years
3Switzerland88.7years
4France88.7years
5Spain88.7years
6Australia88.6years
7Sweden88.4years
8South Korea88.2years
9Luxembourg87.9years
10Norway87.8years
11Canada87.7years
12New Zealand87.6years
13Portugal87.6years
14Iceland87.4years
15Italy87.4years
16Finland87.4years
17Israel87.2years
18Belgium87.2years
19Austria87.0years
20Denmark86.9years
21Ireland86.7years
22Netherlands86.7years
23Greece86.6years
24Slovenia86.5years
25United Kingdom86.3years
26Germany86.2years
27Taiwan, Province of China85.9years
28United States of America85.4years
29Chile85.1years
30Estonia84.7years
31Poland84.3years
32Lithuania84.0years
33Slovakia83.4years
34Croatia82.9years
35Latvia82.8years
36Czech Republic82.2years
37Hungary81.0years
38Belarus80.5years
39Russian Federation78.7years
40Ukraine78.2years
41Bulgaria76.8years
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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