List of countries by life expectancy

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date05 Sep 2024

Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages.

As of 2024, Monaco has the highest life expectancy at 86.50 years, followed by San Marino (85.82 years). Next three positions are occupied by Asian nations/regions as Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are at 3rd, 4th and 5th position, resp.

57 countries/regions have life expectancy above 80 years, 67 have between 75-80 years, 49 have between 70-75 years.

six countries/regions have life expectancy below 60 years. Nigeria has the lowest life expectancy at 54.64 years. The worst life expectancies are found in Africa as 14 lowest ranked countries are located in Africa.

Everywhere in the world women live longer than men. Life expectancies for male are between 53.36 to 84.56 years, while for female these fig range from 54.94 to 88.63 years. Difference is maximun in Russian Federation where women avg life is 11.71 years than men, followed by United States Virgin Islands having discrepancy greater than 10 years. Togo has minimum difference of 0.46 years.

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Life expectancy at birth (2024)

Code Country/Region Both Sexes Male Female F-M Continent
YearsRankYearsRankYears RankYears
BDIBurundi63.8221861.7521765.882184.13Africa
COMComoros67.0219965.0219269.202024.18Africa
DJIDjibouti66.2020663.7320468.742045.02Africa
ERIEritrea68.8918266.7617870.941884.19Africa
ETHEthiopia67.6019064.3619671.021866.67Africa
KENKenya63.8321761.6421866.122164.49Africa
MDGMadagascar63.8421662.1221365.602193.48Africa
MWIMalawi67.5619164.2719970.771906.50Africa
MUSMauritius75.1012372.1112078.341256.23Africa
MYTMayotte76.2411074.279678.511234.24Africa
MOZMozambique63.8021960.4922366.742136.26Africa
REURéunion83.671580.672986.4585.78Africa
RWARwanda68.0218765.7118670.141944.43Africa
SYCSeychelles72.9914470.0814276.661396.59Africa
SOMSomalia58.9723256.4923261.552325.06Africa
SSDSouth Sudan57.7423454.7623560.752335.99Africa
UGAUganda68.4918665.4918771.371825.88Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania67.2119664.4019570.001955.60Africa
ZMBZambia66.5320164.1020068.872034.77Africa
ZWEZimbabwe63.0622060.4922165.312204.82Africa
AGOAngola64.8121162.2821167.342115.07Africa
CMRCameroon63.9721461.7821666.232154.45Africa
CAFCentral African Republic57.6723555.5123359.562354.05Africa
TCDChad55.2423653.3623757.192363.83Africa
COGCongo66.0020864.3319867.722103.39Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo62.0722559.9622764.232224.27Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea63.9121562.2221265.892173.66Africa
GABGabon68.5118566.0618571.241855.18Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe69.9117566.4118273.911647.50Africa
DZAAlgeria76.4810675.108477.911282.82Africa
EGYEgypt71.8115869.6515074.011634.36Africa
LBYLibya71.1216669.6315172.681733.05Africa
MARMorocco75.4911973.3510877.781294.43Africa
SDNSudan66.5220263.4520769.831966.38Africa
TUNTunisia76.7110274.139879.331125.20Africa
ESHWestern Sahara71.5816169.8714573.771673.90Africa
BWABotswana69.2917866.7817771.851785.07Africa
SWZEswatini64.2621261.3221967.112125.79Africa
LSOLesotho57.8023355.0323460.442345.41Africa
NAMNamibia67.5219263.4520671.481818.02Africa
ZAFSouth Africa66.3120362.7820969.791977.01Africa
BENBenin60.9622959.5222962.422282.90Africa
BFABurkina Faso61.2922859.1123163.432264.32Africa
CPVCabo Verde76.2211173.0511079.371106.32Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire62.1122460.1722664.312214.14Africa
GMBGambia66.0620764.3519767.752093.40Africa
GHAGhana65.7020963.3120868.162074.85Africa
GINGuinea60.9023059.6622862.092312.43Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau64.2521361.8221566.552144.73Africa
LBRLiberia62.3222261.0222063.632252.61Africa
MLIMali60.6823159.2523062.152302.90Africa
MRTMauritania68.7118466.7017970.731914.03Africa
NERNiger61.4322760.4922262.412291.92Africa
NGANigeria54.6423754.3323654.942370.61Africa
SHNSaint Helena76.959874.039980.74826.71Africa
SENSenegal68.9218167.0117471.011874.01Africa
SLESierra Leone61.9622660.2322563.702243.47Africa
TGOTogo62.9322162.7021063.152270.46Africa
KAZKazakhstan74.5313270.2714078.521228.25Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan71.8215768.3116475.401517.10Asia
TJKTajikistan71.9315569.6814974.141604.46Asia
TKMTurkmenistan70.2017167.0017573.011706.01Asia
UZBUzbekistan72.5314969.5615375.551505.98Asia
CHNChina78.027875.257980.97775.72Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR85.63382.97388.2625.29Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR83.232281.052285.35244.30Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China80.755277.865783.75465.89Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea73.7413671.5512675.881474.33Asia
JPNJapan84.85481.831187.8836.05Asia
MNGMongolia71.9915467.4916976.661409.16Asia
KORRepublic of Korea84.43581.321987.2845.97Asia
AFGAfghanistan66.2920464.7019367.812083.11Asia
BGDBangladesh74.9312573.3010976.671373.36Asia
BTNBhutan73.2614071.5712575.271523.70Asia
INDIndia72.2415370.7313173.861653.13Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)77.858376.007179.811013.81Asia
MDVMaldives81.294979.953683.00543.05Asia
NPLNepal70.6416969.0915872.141763.05Asia
PAKPakistan67.8018965.4618970.321934.86Asia
LKASri Lanka77.678574.459380.75816.30Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam75.5011873.4910777.731304.24Asia
KHMCambodia70.8216768.1516673.361695.21Asia
IDNIndonesia71.2916569.1615773.431684.27Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic69.2317967.0217371.531804.51Asia
MYSMalaysia76.8210174.459279.521075.07Asia
MMRMyanmar67.1019763.9920170.381926.39Asia
PHLPhilippines69.9517466.9917672.961715.97Asia
SGPSingapore83.861281.381886.36104.98Asia
THAThailand76.5610372.3411880.98768.64Asia
TLSTimor-Leste67.9018866.2718469.671983.41Asia
VNMViet Nam74.7412670.0514379.381099.33Asia
ARMArmenia75.8511571.5812479.601068.02Asia
AZEAzerbaijan74.5813171.7112377.291325.58Asia
BHRBahrain81.424780.862582.13601.27Asia
CYPCyprus81.824379.843783.80453.96Asia
GEOGeorgia74.6612969.7514779.231139.49Asia
IRQIraq72.4215070.5013674.181583.68Asia
ISRIsrael82.732780.672884.71314.04Asia
JORJordan77.987975.897280.34904.44Asia
KWTKuwait80.605379.454482.00632.55Asia
LBNLebanon77.958075.887379.861003.98Asia
OMNOman80.255778.725082.05613.33Asia
QATQatar82.523181.781283.48481.70Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia78.986677.336181.33744.00Asia
PSEState of Palestine69.2118065.2219074.251579.03Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic72.5614870.2114174.921544.71Asia
TURTürkiye77.429274.629180.34895.72Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates83.072482.17784.32382.15Asia
YEMYemen69.4417667.3717171.551794.18Asia
BLRBelarus74.6213069.7414879.221149.48Europe
BGRBulgaria75.8011672.3311979.361117.02Europe
CZECzechia79.975877.186382.75565.57Europe
HUNHungary77.189573.8910180.33916.44Europe
POLPoland78.816975.108382.49597.39Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova71.3316366.7018075.671488.97Europe
ROURomania76.0911372.5611479.681047.12Europe
RUSRussian Federation73.3413967.4817079.1911611.71Europe
SVKSlovakia78.497275.218081.71676.50Europe
UKRUkraine74.6912869.7914679.391089.61Europe
DNKDenmark82.093980.213483.98393.77Europe
ESTEstonia79.316575.128283.17528.05Europe
FROFaroe Islands80.395678.405182.68584.27Europe
FINFinland82.084079.384584.79305.41Europe
GGYGuernsey83.382181.152085.64204.48Europe
ISLIceland83.012581.631584.47342.84Europe
IRLIreland82.582980.583284.61324.02Europe
IMNIsle of Man81.095079.044983.20514.16Europe
JEYJersey79.835977.865881.86654.01Europe
LVALatvia76.3310971.7512280.60858.85Europe
LTULithuania76.1711271.4212780.80809.38Europe
NORNorway83.461881.94984.97283.03Europe
SWESweden83.422081.651485.22263.58Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom81.454679.544083.33493.78Europe
ALBAlbania79.786077.925681.59693.67Europe
ANDAndorra84.19882.26586.24113.98Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina78.047774.659081.07756.42Europe
HRVCroatia78.757075.607681.82666.22Europe
GIBGibraltar83.631681.032386.19135.16Europe
GRCGreece82.034179.504184.46354.95Europe
VATHoly See83.122380.952485.21274.26Europe
ITAItaly83.871181.751385.87154.12Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)78.227576.016980.28954.27Europe
MLTMalta83.471781.481785.39223.90Europe
MNEMontenegro77.259373.9210080.45876.53Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia77.548975.267879.711034.44Europe
PRTPortugal82.553079.683985.25255.57Europe
SMRSan Marino85.82284.32287.2252.90Europe
SRBSerbia76.949973.6810580.18976.50Europe
SVNSlovenia81.784479.114784.47335.35Europe
ESPSpain83.801381.102186.4495.33Europe
AUTAustria82.123879.753884.45374.69Europe
BELBelgium82.273580.063584.45364.38Europe
FRAFrance83.461980.593186.20125.62Europe
DEUGermany81.544579.214683.88434.66Europe
LIELiechtenstein83.751482.00885.40213.40Europe
LUXLuxembourg82.363380.752683.94413.19Europe
MCOMonaco86.50184.56188.6314.07Europe
NLDNetherlands82.303480.722783.85443.13Europe
CHESwitzerland84.09982.17685.95143.78Europe
AIAAnguilla79.496276.236882.79556.56North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda77.778474.748880.45885.70North America
ABWAruba76.5010573.8510378.921205.07North America
BHSBahamas74.7112771.0612978.331267.27North America
BRBBarbados76.3310873.7510478.761215.01North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba77.618675.417780.31924.90North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands77.439074.708980.19965.49North America
CYMCayman Islands80.545478.205583.00534.81North America
CUBCuba78.267475.867480.68834.82North America
CUWCuraçao76.999772.6611380.96788.30North America
DMADominica71.2916468.3516374.721556.37North America
DOMDominican Republic73.8713470.6613377.111336.44North America
GRDGrenada75.3712172.5211578.501245.98North America
GLPGuadeloupe82.243778.355385.65197.30North America
HTIHaiti65.1221061.9021468.492056.59North America
JAMJamaica71.6116069.0815974.151595.07North America
MTQMartinique82.742679.454385.73186.28North America
MSRMontserrat76.3410774.269778.951194.69North America
PRIPuerto Rico81.904278.285485.38237.10North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy84.40681.571686.9265.35North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis72.2815268.6916276.161457.47North America
LCASaint Lucia72.8514569.4515576.451447.00North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)80.445576.996583.96406.98North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines71.3816268.7816174.481565.69North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)76.5310473.8510279.661055.81North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago73.6213870.5113576.831366.32North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands78.187676.017080.45864.44North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands75.7011770.7313281.487110.75North America
BLZBelize73.7413771.0812876.661385.58North America
CRICosta Rica81.005178.375283.58475.21North America
SLVEl Salvador72.3015167.7616776.491438.73North America
GTMGuatemala72.7514670.4413875.041534.60North America
HNDHonduras73.0414270.4913775.671495.18North America
MEXMexico75.2612272.4411778.001275.56North America
NICNicaragua75.1012472.4611677.581315.11North America
PANPanama79.786176.886682.71575.83North America
ARGArgentina77.548874.988680.02995.04South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)68.7418366.2718371.321835.06South America
BRABrazil76.0211472.9511279.151176.19South America
CHLChile81.364879.454283.23503.77South America
COLColombia77.918275.168180.61845.45South America
ECUEcuador77.588774.888780.31935.43South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)79.376477.366081.34733.98South America
GUFFrench Guiana77.189474.339580.15985.82South America
GUYGuyana70.3217066.6218174.091627.47South America
PRYParaguay73.9813371.0113077.091346.08South America
PERPeru77.948175.637580.30944.67South America
SURSuriname73.7613570.6013476.981356.38South America
URYUruguay78.297374.389482.04627.66South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)72.6714768.8916076.661417.77South America
BMUBermuda82.493279.064885.87166.81North America
CANCanada82.722880.533384.91294.38North America
GRLGreenland70.1917268.2116572.601744.39North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon76.9410072.9611181.64688.68North America
USAUnited States of America79.466377.056481.98644.94North America
AUSAustralia84.071082.28485.85173.57Oceania
NZLNew Zealand82.253680.603083.89423.29Oceania
FJIFiji67.4619365.4718869.541994.07Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia78.926876.466781.41724.95Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea66.2620563.8420369.212015.38Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands70.6916869.3615672.181752.82Oceania
VUTVanuatu71.6515969.5915274.111614.53Oceania
GUMGuam77.429173.6610681.59707.93Oceania
KIRKiribati66.6020064.6919468.322063.64Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands67.0819865.0319169.482004.45Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)67.3619463.6320571.281847.65Oceania
NRUNauru62.2822360.4122464.192233.77Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands78.956777.286280.87793.59Oceania
PLWPalau69.3817767.2517271.941774.69Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa72.9914370.3213975.991465.67Oceania
COKCook Islands75.4712072.0612179.191157.13Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia84.19781.901086.6274.72Oceania
NIUNiue70.1017367.5416872.871725.33Oceania
WSMSamoa71.8315669.9614473.821663.86Oceania
TKLTokelau77.179675.088579.031183.96Oceania
TONTonga73.0714169.5015476.541427.04Oceania
TUVTuvalu67.2619563.9120270.861896.95Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands78.747177.765979.731021.97Oceania
World 73.32 70.71 76.02 5.32