Countries by life expectancy at birth
175 countries, highest first. Each row shows the latest value published for that country and the year it refers to.
Sources: World Bank (175 countries). Read through PiSpace Open Data.
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy at birth | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.5 years | 2024 |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.8 years | 2024 |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 85.4 years | 2024 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 84.6 years | 2024 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 6 | French Polynesia | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 7 | Andorra | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 8 | Japan | 84 years | 2024 |
| 9 | Italy | 84 years | 2024 |
| 10 | Gibraltar | 83.6 years | 2024 |
| 11 | Macao SAR, China | 83.3 years | 2024 |
| 12 | Israel | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 14 | Norway | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 83.1 years | 2024 |
| 16 | Australia | 83.1 years | 2024 |
| 17 | Ireland | 83 years | 2024 |
| 18 | France | 83 years | 2024 |
| 19 | Malta | 83 years | 2024 |
| 20 | Iceland | 82.8 years | 2024 |
| 21 | Qatar | 82.5 years | 2024 |
| 22 | Bermuda | 82.5 years | 2024 |
| 23 | Portugal | 82.4 years | 2024 |
| 24 | Finland | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 25 | Belgium | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 26 | Denmark | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 27 | Canada | 82.1 years | 2024 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 82 years | 2024 |
| 29 | Austria | 82 years | 2024 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 82 years | 2024 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.9 years | 2024 |
| 32 | Greece | 81.8 years | 2024 |
| 33 | Cyprus | 81.8 years | 2024 |
| 34 | Bahrain | 81.4 years | 2024 |
| 35 | Chile | 81.4 years | 2024 |
| 36 | Maldives | 81.3 years | 2024 |
| 37 | Channel Islands | 81.2 years | 2024 |
| 38 | Isle of Man | 81.1 years | 2024 |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 81 years | 2024 |
| 40 | Germany | 80.8 years | 2024 |
| 41 | Cayman Islands | 80.5 years | 2024 |
| 42 | Saint Martin (French part) | 80.4 years | 2024 |
| 43 | Oman | 80.2 years | 2024 |
| 44 | Czechia | 80 years | 2024 |
| 45 | Albania | 79.8 years | 2024 |
| 46 | Panama | 79.8 years | 2024 |
| 47 | Estonia | 79.3 years | 2024 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 79 years | 2024 |
| 49 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 50 | Croatia | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 51 | New Caledonia | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 52 | Poland | 78.4 years | 2024 |
| 53 | Armenia | 78.3 years | 2024 |
| 54 | Cuba | 78.3 years | 2024 |
| 55 | Kosovo | 78.2 years | 2024 |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78 years | 2024 |
| 57 | China | 78 years | 2024 |
| 58 | Jordan | 78 years | 2024 |
| 59 | Lebanon | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 60 | Peru | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 61 | Colombia | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 62 | Montenegro | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 63 | Iran | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.8 years | 2024 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 77.6 years | 2024 |
| 66 | Argentina | 77.5 years | 2024 |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 68 | Guam | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 69 | Lithuania | 77.2 years | 2024 |
| 70 | Curaçao | 77 years | 2024 |
| 71 | Malaysia | 76.8 years | 2024 |
| 72 | Hungary | 76.7 years | 2024 |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 76.6 years | 2024 |
| 74 | Aruba | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 75 | Algeria | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 76 | Romania | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 77 | Latvia | 76.4 years | 2024 |
| 78 | Barbados | 76.3 years | 2024 |
| 79 | Cabo Verde | 76.2 years | 2024 |
| 80 | Brazil | 76 years | 2024 |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 75.8 years | 2024 |
| 82 | Brunei | 75.5 years | 2024 |
| 83 | Morocco | 75.5 years | 2024 |
| 84 | Grenada | 75.4 years | 2024 |
| 85 | Mexico | 75.3 years | 2024 |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 75.1 years | 2024 |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 74.9 years | 2024 |
| 88 | Viet Nam | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 89 | Bahamas | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 90 | Georgia | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 74.6 years | 2024 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 74.5 years | 2024 |
| 93 | Belarus | 74.4 years | 2024 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 74 years | 2024 |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 73.9 years | 2024 |
| 96 | Mauritius | 73.8 years | 2024 |
| 97 | North Korea | 73.7 years | 2024 |
| 98 | Belize | 73.7 years | 2024 |
| 99 | Russia | 73.4 years | 2024 |
| 100 | Bhutan | 73.3 years | 2024 |
| 101 | Honduras | 73 years | 2024 |
| 102 | American Samoa | 73 years | 2024 |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 72.8 years | 2024 |
| 104 | Guatemala | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| 105 | Venezuela | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| 106 | Iraq | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 108 | Mongolia | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 109 | El Salvador | 72.3 years | 2024 |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.3 years | 2024 |
| 111 | India | 72.2 years | 2024 |
| 112 | Samoa | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| 113 | Egypt | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 71.7 years | 2024 |
| 115 | Jamaica | 71.6 years | 2024 |
| 116 | Moldova | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 117 | Dominica | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 118 | Indonesia | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 119 | Libya | 71.1 years | 2024 |
| 120 | Cambodia | 70.8 years | 2024 |
| 121 | Nepal | 70.6 years | 2024 |
| 122 | Guyana | 70.3 years | 2024 |
| 123 | Greenland | 70.3 years | 2024 |
| 124 | Philippines | 69.9 years | 2024 |
| 125 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 69.9 years | 2024 |
| 126 | Yemen | 69.4 years | 2024 |
| 127 | Palau | 69.4 years | 2024 |
| 128 | Botswana | 69.3 years | 2024 |
| 129 | Laos | 69.2 years | 2024 |
| 130 | West Bank and Gaza | 69.2 years | 2024 |
| 131 | Senegal | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 132 | Eritrea | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 133 | Bolivia | 68.7 years | 2024 |
| 134 | Mauritania | 68.7 years | 2024 |
| 135 | Gabon | 68.5 years | 2024 |
| 136 | Rwanda | 68 years | 2024 |
| 137 | Pakistan | 67.8 years | 2024 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 139 | Malawi | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 140 | Namibia | 67.5 years | 2024 |
| 141 | Fiji | 67.5 years | 2024 |
| 142 | Micronesia | 67.4 years | 2024 |
| 143 | Myanmar | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| 144 | Marshall Islands | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| 145 | Comoros | 67 years | 2024 |
| 146 | Kiribati | 66.6 years | 2024 |
| 147 | Zambia | 66.5 years | 2024 |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| 149 | Djibouti | 66.2 years | 2024 |
| 150 | Gambia | 66.1 years | 2024 |
| 151 | Republic of the Congo | 66 years | 2024 |
| 152 | Ghana | 65.7 years | 2024 |
| 153 | Haiti | 65.1 years | 2024 |
| 154 | Angola | 64.8 years | 2024 |
| 155 | Eswatini | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 157 | Cameroon | 64 years | 2024 |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 years | 2024 |
| 159 | Madagascar | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 160 | Kenya | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 161 | Burundi | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 162 | Mozambique | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 63.1 years | 2024 |
| 164 | Liberia | 62.3 years | 2024 |
| 165 | Naoero | 62.3 years | 2024 |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.1 years | 2024 |
| 167 | Niger | 61.4 years | 2024 |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 years | 2024 |
| 169 | Benin | 61 years | 2024 |
| 170 | Guinea | 60.9 years | 2024 |
| 171 | Mali | 60.7 years | 2024 |
| 172 | Lesotho | 57.8 years | 2024 |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 57.7 years | 2024 |
| 174 | Chad | 55.2 years | 2024 |
| 175 | Nigeria | 54.6 years | 2024 |
Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates), in years. Where a country has no value for the first measure, a close equivalent from another official source is used; the definition of each is on PiSpace Open Data.