Life expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · years
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monaco
|
86.5 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
San Marino
|
85.8 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Hong Kong
|
85.4 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Kuwait
|
84.6 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Switzerland
|
84.4 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Liechtenstein
|
84.2 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
French Polynesia
|
84.2 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Andorra
|
84.2 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Sweden
|
84.1 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Japan
|
84 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Italy
|
84 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Spain
|
83.9 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Gibraltar
|
83.6 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
South Korea
|
83.6 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Singapore
|
83.3 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Macao
|
83.3 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Israel
|
83.2 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Luxembourg
|
83.2 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Norway
|
83.2 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Faroe Islands
|
83.1 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
United Arab Emirates
|
83.1 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Australia
|
83.1 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Ireland
|
83 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
France
|
83 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Malta
|
83 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Iceland
|
82.8 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Qatar
|
82.5 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Bermuda
|
82.5 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Portugal
|
82.4 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Finland
|
82.3 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Belgium
|
82.3 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Slovenia
|
82.3 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Denmark
|
82.3 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Canada
|
82.1 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
New Zealand
|
82 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Austria
|
82 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Netherlands
|
82 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Puerto Rico
|
81.9 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Greece
|
81.8 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Cyprus
|
81.8 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Bahrain
|
81.4 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
United Kingdom
|
81.4 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Chile
|
81.4 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Maldives
|
81.3 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Channel Islands
|
81.2 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Isle of Man
|
81.1 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Costa Rica
|
81 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Germany
|
80.8 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
80.8 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Cayman Islands
|
80.5 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Saint Martin
|
80.4 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Oman
|
80.2 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Czechia
|
80 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Albania
|
79.8 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Panama
|
79.8 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Estonia
|
79.3 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Saudi Arabia
|
79 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
78.9 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Croatia
|
78.9 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
New Caledonia
|
78.9 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
United States
|
78.9 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Poland
|
78.4 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Slovakia
|
78.4 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Armenia
|
78.3 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Uruguay
|
78.3 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Cuba
|
78.3 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Kosovo
|
78.2 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
78.2 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
78 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
China
|
78 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Jordan
|
78 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Lebanon
|
77.9 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Peru
|
77.9 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Colombia
|
77.9 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Montenegro
|
77.9 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Iran
|
77.9 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
77.8 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Sri Lanka
|
77.7 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Ecuador
|
77.6 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Argentina
|
77.5 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
British Virgin Islands
|
77.4 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Guam
|
77.4 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Türkiye
|
77.4 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Lithuania
|
77.2 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Curaçao
|
77 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Malaysia
|
76.8 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Hungary
|
76.7 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Tunisia
|
76.7 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
North Macedonia
|
76.6 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Thailand
|
76.6 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Sint Maarten
|
76.5 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Aruba
|
76.5 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Algeria
|
76.5 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Romania
|
76.5 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Latvia
|
76.4 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Barbados
|
76.3 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Seychelles
|
76.3 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Cabo Verde
|
76.2 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Brazil
|
76 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Serbia
|
76 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Bulgaria
|
75.8 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
75.5 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Morocco
|
75.5 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Grenada
|
75.4 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Mexico
|
75.3 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Nicaragua
|
75.1 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Bangladesh
|
74.9 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Vietnam
|
74.7 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Bahamas
|
74.7 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Ukraine
|
74.7 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Georgia
|
74.7 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Azerbaijan
|
74.6 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Kazakhstan
|
74.5 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Belarus
|
74.4 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Paraguay
|
74 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Dominican Republic
|
73.9 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Mauritius
|
73.8 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Suriname
|
73.8 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
North Korea
|
73.7 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Belize
|
73.7 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
73.6 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Russia
|
73.4 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Bhutan
|
73.3 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Tonga
|
73.1 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Honduras
|
73 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
American Samoa
|
73 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Saint Lucia
|
72.8 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Guatemala
|
72.7 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Venezuela
|
72.7 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Syria
|
72.6 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Uzbekistan
|
72.5 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Iraq
|
72.4 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
72.4 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Mongolia
|
72.4 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
El Salvador
|
72.3 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
72.3 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
India
|
72.2 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Tajikistan
|
71.9 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Samoa
|
71.8 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Egypt
|
71.8 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Vanuatu
|
71.7 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Jamaica
|
71.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
71.4 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Moldova
|
71.3 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Dominica
|
71.3 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Indonesia
|
71.3 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Libya
|
71.1 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Cambodia
|
70.8 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Solomon Islands
|
70.7 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Nepal
|
70.6 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Guyana
|
70.3 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Greenland
|
70.3 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Turkmenistan
|
70.2 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Philippines
|
69.9 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
69.9 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Yemen
|
69.4 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Palau
|
69.4 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Botswana
|
69.3 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Laos
|
69.2 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Palestine
|
69.2 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Senegal
|
68.9 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Eritrea
|
68.9 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Bolivia
|
68.7 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Mauritania
|
68.7 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Gabon
|
68.5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Uganda
|
68.5 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Rwanda
|
68 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Timor-Leste
|
67.9 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Pakistan
|
67.8 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Ethiopia
|
67.6 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Malawi
|
67.6 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Namibia
|
67.5 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Fiji
|
67.5 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Micronesia
|
67.4 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Tuvalu
|
67.3 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Tanzania
|
67.2 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Myanmar
|
67.1 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Marshall Islands
|
67.1 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Comoros
|
67 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Kiribati
|
66.6 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Zambia
|
66.5 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Sudan
|
66.5 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
South Africa
|
66.3 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Afghanistan
|
66.3 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Papua New Guinea
|
66.3 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Djibouti
|
66.2 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Gambia
|
66.1 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Republic of the Congo
|
66 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Ghana
|
65.7 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Haiti
|
65.1 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Angola
|
64.8 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Eswatini
|
64.3 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
64.3 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Cameroon
|
64 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
63.9 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Madagascar
|
63.8 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Kenya
|
63.8 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Burundi
|
63.8 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Mozambique
|
63.8 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Zimbabwe
|
63.1 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Togo
|
62.9 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Liberia
|
62.3 | 2024 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Nauru
|
62.3 | 2024 | 203 | |
| 204 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
62.1 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 205 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
62.1 | 2024 | 205 | |
| 206 |
Sierra Leone
|
62 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Niger
|
61.4 | 2024 | 207 | |
| 208 |
Burkina Faso
|
61.3 | 2024 | 208 | |
| 209 |
Benin
|
61 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 210 |
Guinea
|
60.9 | 2024 | 210 | |
| 211 |
Mali
|
60.7 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 212 |
Somalia
|
59 | 2024 | 212 | |
| 213 |
Lesotho
|
57.8 | 2024 | 213 | |
| 214 |
South Sudan
|
57.7 | 2024 | 214 | |
| 215 |
Central African Republic
|
57.7 | 2024 | 215 | |
| 216 |
Chad
|
55.2 | 2024 | 216 | |
| 217 |
Nigeria
|
54.6 | 2024 | 217 |
Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.
Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography 1960–2024 Female life expectancyHow many years women live on average. The difference from the male figure is one of the most asked-about indicators.
Mortality 2000–2021 Healthy life expectancyHow many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.
Mortality 1960–2024 Infant mortality rateThe number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.