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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
100.7years
Median: 101.0years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
105.3years
Lowest
Bulgaria
94.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong105.3years
2Japan103.2years
3South Korea102.8years
4Spain102.7years
5France102.7years
By Region
Asia102.7years(5 countries)
North America102.1years(2 countries)
Oceania101.9years(2 countries)
Europe100.4years(29 countries)
South America99.0years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (94.5years)High (105.3years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 100.7years)

Asia (5)
North America (2)
Oceania (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 Kong105.3years
2Japan103.2years
3South Korea102.8years
4Spain102.7years
5France102.7years
6Canada102.5years
7Australia102.2years
8Belgium102.1years
9Portugal101.8years
10Switzerland101.7years
11Sweden101.7years
12United States of America101.7years
13New Zealand101.5years
14Luxembourg101.3years
15Taiwan, Province of China101.3years
16Norway101.2years
17Finland101.1years
18Slovenia101.1years
19Iceland101.1years
20Ireland101.0years
21Israel101.0years
22Greece101.0years
23Denmark101.0years
24United Kingdom100.8years
25Italy100.7years
26Austria100.6years
27Poland100.6years
28Estonia100.5years
29Germany100.2years
30Netherlands100.2years
31Lithuania100.1years
32Slovakia100.0years
33Latvia99.9years
34Chile99.0years
35Hungary98.7years
36Belarus98.3years
37Croatia97.9years
38Czech Republic97.9years
39Russian Federation97.6years
40Ukraine96.8years
41Bulgaria94.5years
Showing 41 of 41 countries

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Data Source

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

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