List of countries by life expectancy

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date17 Jan 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 87.14 years. Next three positions are occupied by Asian nations/regions as Hong Kong Macao and Japan is at 2nd, 3rd and 4th position, resp. These four have life expectancies above 85 years.

58 countries/regions have life expectancy above 80 years, 68 have between 75-80 years, 48 have between 70-75 years.

six countries/regions have life expectancy below 60 years. Nigeria has the lowest life expectancy at 54.11 years. The worst life expectancies are found in Africa as 30 lowest ranked countries are located in Africa.

Everywhere in the world women live longer than men. Life expectancies for male are between 52.29 to 85.29 years, while for female these fig range from 54.50 to 89.11 years. Difference is maximun in United States Virgin Islands where women avg life is 10.86 years than men. Next in line come Belarus, Ukraine and Russian Federation having discrepancy greater than 10 years. Nigeria has minimum difference of 0.79 years.

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Life expectancy at birth (2024)

Code Country/Region Both Sexes Male Female F-M Continent
YearsRankYearsRankYears RankYears
BDIBurundi63.2721561.1621265.372164.20Africa
COMComoros65.2720263.1219967.602054.48Africa
DJIDjibouti64.2620761.7920766.822075.04Africa
ERIEritrea68.7318166.5417870.851824.31Africa
ETHEthiopia67.3018964.4319170.321855.88Africa
KENKenya64.1021061.7420866.522084.77Africa
MDGMadagascar67.1719064.8418869.601944.76Africa
MWIMalawi65.3720161.5920969.161967.57Africa
MUSMauritius75.8411772.9211378.861215.94Africa
MYTMayotte78.227974.958581.61746.66Africa
MOZMozambique62.6421659.7322365.442145.70Africa
REURéunion82.952880.153785.64185.49Africa
RWARwanda67.5618665.2018569.731914.52Africa
SYCSeychelles75.2112571.5412679.541098.01Africa
SOMSomalia58.1123156.0723160.222314.15Africa
SSDSouth Sudan57.1023255.5723258.572323.00Africa
UGAUganda64.0521161.8620666.152114.29Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania68.1318365.9418470.371844.43Africa
ZMBZambia63.6421260.8621666.352105.50Africa
ZWEZimbabwe62.0822059.3222664.502185.19Africa
AGOAngola63.4321460.9021565.972125.08Africa
CMRCameroon62.5121760.9921364.052203.06Africa
CAFCentral African Republic56.1023354.0523358.222334.17Africa
TCDChad54.1223552.4523555.842353.38Africa
COGCongo63.4721361.8720565.102173.23Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo61.1822659.1522763.252234.10Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea62.4621860.7121864.492193.78Africa
GABGabon67.3218865.1918769.691934.50Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe68.9818066.2018172.151775.95Africa
DZAAlgeria77.549176.256878.891202.63Africa
EGYEgypt72.2115869.7915174.691604.90Africa
LBYLibya73.4414570.4214276.731416.31Africa
MARMorocco75.4312273.3310877.651364.31Africa
SDNSudan66.4319363.8819269.031975.15Africa
TUNTunisia77.179774.1010180.37956.28Africa
ESHWestern Sahara71.3916969.7015373.581683.89Africa
BWABotswana66.2019663.5819568.741995.16Africa
SWZEswatini61.6422358.0523065.452137.41Africa
LSOLesotho55.1023452.2923658.012345.71Africa
NAMNamibia64.1120960.3821967.642047.26Africa
ZAFSouth Africa66.8719163.5019669.901866.40Africa
BENBenin61.4122459.9022062.922253.02Africa
BFABurkina Faso61.0822759.1322862.962243.82Africa
CPVCabo Verde77.149972.8111581.08818.26Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire60.3123059.0322961.692302.66Africa
GMBGambia64.8620563.3119866.412093.10Africa
GHAGhana65.6419863.4819767.842034.36Africa
GINGuinea60.7122959.4222561.932292.51Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau61.9322259.7422264.002214.26Africa
LBRLiberia62.2621960.9321463.592222.66Africa
MLIMali60.8522859.6022462.132282.53Africa
MRTMauritania66.8419264.8018968.901984.10Africa
NERNiger64.2220863.0720065.412152.35Africa
NGANigeria54.1123653.7123454.502360.79Africa
SHNSaint Helena77.569074.759181.13806.37Africa
SENSenegal70.1717467.4817472.691755.21Africa
SLESierra Leone61.2622559.8422162.662272.82Africa
TGOTogo62.0322161.3221162.742261.42Africa
KAZKazakhstan72.1616068.1017175.921547.83Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan71.9916167.8517376.081528.23Asia
TJKTajikistan71.5816669.4115773.861674.44Asia
TKMTurkmenistan69.6717666.1518273.211737.06Asia
UZBUzbekistan71.8916269.2016074.571615.36Asia
CHNChina78.996976.416781.69725.28Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR85.96283.13388.7925.66Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR85.65383.02488.2435.22Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China81.674378.605184.82326.21Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea73.8414071.2313276.451465.23Asia
JPNJapan85.08482.051288.1046.05Asia
MNGMongolia73.2014668.6316977.841339.21Asia
KORRepublic of Korea84.26980.962687.3656.40Asia
AFGAfghanistan65.0620462.0720468.202016.13Asia
BGDBangladesh74.2713772.0411976.591424.55Asia
BTNBhutan72.7515271.0313574.731593.70Asia
INDIndia72.2915770.7514073.941663.19Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)77.189674.519680.031005.52Asia
MDVMaldives81.304880.543382.27621.73Asia
NPLNepal71.0717169.1316173.001743.87Asia
PAKPakistan67.4818765.2018669.891874.69Asia
LKASri Lanka77.0010273.2711180.55907.29Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam74.6113272.5611676.861394.30Asia
KHMCambodia71.6416469.2515973.961654.71Asia
IDNIndonesia71.2417069.0816373.451714.37Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic69.5417867.4317571.751784.31Asia
MYSMalaysia76.5910674.289979.111184.84Asia
MMRMyanmar67.6618564.5619070.901816.34Asia
PHLPhilippines72.4015570.3814374.461624.08Asia
SGPSingapore84.39782.28986.5584.27Asia
THAThailand80.135876.027284.24408.21Asia
TLSTimor-Leste69.5617767.8917271.371803.48Asia
VNMViet Nam74.9012870.3014579.561089.26Asia
ARMArmenia76.4110771.3512980.49929.14Asia
AZEAzerbaijan73.7314170.7813976.531445.75Asia
BHRBahrain80.855179.854082.07632.21Asia
CYPCyprus82.213880.443483.94463.50Asia
GEOGeorgia74.3713469.3915879.091199.69Asia
IRQIraq72.1615970.0115074.171644.16Asia
ISRIsrael83.531981.771485.21213.44Asia
JORJordan76.8310474.679279.251164.59Asia
KWTKuwait80.635379.294783.06533.77Asia
LBNLebanon79.926077.955681.64733.69Asia
OMNOman79.186877.676080.96843.29Asia
QATQatar81.914281.002583.40502.39Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia78.297777.076479.931032.86Asia
PSEState of Palestine76.1211473.9410378.231264.29Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic72.6015368.9816476.421477.45Asia
TURTürkiye78.897075.857681.85686.00Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates80.665279.234882.74553.51Asia
YEMYemen66.3319463.0120169.891886.88Asia
BLRBelarus75.2212470.0314980.139910.10Europe
BGRBulgaria75.9111572.5111879.411146.90Europe
CZECzechia79.965977.206382.70565.50Europe
HUNHungary77.259473.9410480.42936.48Europe
POLPoland78.767175.098382.39587.30Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova71.6416567.0417676.271499.23Europe
ROURomania77.339373.7710580.86867.10Europe
RUSRussian Federation74.7213069.7015279.411139.71Europe
SVKSlovakia78.527475.248181.74716.50Europe
UKRUkraine75.4512170.1914880.239710.04Europe
DNKDenmark82.184080.323584.04443.72Europe
ESTEstonia79.486675.427983.25527.83Europe
FROFaroe Islands79.256777.695981.02823.33Europe
FINFinland82.683280.203685.13234.93Europe
GGYGuernsey83.102581.472084.69343.22Europe
ISLIceland83.102681.711684.53392.81Europe
IRLIreland83.032781.392184.66353.28Europe
IMNIsle of Man81.464579.694483.25513.56Europe
JEYJersey81.624479.404583.79484.39Europe
LVALatvia76.2011171.8312480.32968.50Europe
LTULithuania77.0110172.5411781.28788.74Europe
NORNorway83.701782.101085.30203.20Europe
SWESweden83.821582.28885.35193.07Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom82.453680.782884.09433.31Europe
ALBAlbania80.275678.225282.48574.26Europe
ANDAndorra83.861381.771586.10154.34Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina78.038276.017380.011014.00Europe
HRVCroatia79.576576.806682.28615.48Europe
GIBGibraltar83.182381.382284.96273.59Europe
GRCGreece82.203979.814284.59374.78Europe
ITAItaly84.35882.30786.27103.96Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)79.856277.576182.02644.45Europe
MLTMalta83.991181.981385.95163.97Europe
MNEMontenegro77.958474.808980.97836.16Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia78.118175.947580.21984.27Europe
PRTPortugal82.613479.774385.20225.43Europe
SMRSan Marino83.731682.39684.97262.59Europe
SRBSerbia77.549274.479780.39945.92Europe
SVNSlovenia82.473580.073984.88294.81Europe
ESPSpain84.191081.501986.8165.31Europe
AUTAustria82.753080.563184.86304.30Europe
BELBelgium82.613380.553284.61364.06Europe
FRAFrance83.492080.652986.20135.55Europe
DEUGermany82.343780.093884.57384.49Europe
LIELiechtenstein84.92583.31286.3893.07Europe
LUXLuxembourg82.892980.842785.00254.16Europe
MCOMonaco87.14185.29189.1113.83Europe
NLDNetherlands82.713181.252484.13422.88Europe
CHESwitzerland84.52682.78586.18143.40Europe
AIAAnguilla77.838674.549481.46766.91North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda79.606476.916581.96655.05North America
ABWAruba77.0710074.1210079.771055.65North America
BHSBahamas74.6313171.0313678.101277.08North America
BRBBarbados78.018375.987479.881043.90North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba77.249575.018479.961024.95North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands76.7010573.9710279.561075.59North America
CYMCayman Islands75.8811673.5510678.451254.91North America
CUBCuba78.507576.166980.89854.73North America
CUWCuraçao76.9910373.0711280.55917.48North America
DMADominica74.3613571.1113477.921296.82North America
DOMDominican Republic74.5513371.4212877.911316.48North America
GRDGrenada75.6511872.9011478.611225.70North America
GLPGuadeloupe83.482179.844186.5576.72North America
HTIHaiti65.3720062.3620368.492006.13North America
JAMJamaica72.5115470.2514674.771584.52North America
MTQMartinique83.601880.603086.21125.61North America
MSRMontserrat76.1711374.799077.871323.09North America
PRIPuerto Rico80.155776.087184.18418.10North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy81.034978.075484.04455.97North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis72.3415668.9516675.971537.03North America
LCASaint Lucia74.2813670.9013877.831346.93North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)80.965077.925783.92476.00North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines73.7314271.3013076.541435.24North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)76.1711273.2711079.451106.18North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago75.0312671.6412578.461246.82North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands76.2410973.4910779.211175.71North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands76.2311070.9513781.826910.86North America
BLZBelize74.7912971.8612278.061286.19North America
CRICosta Rica80.475478.155382.84544.69North America
SLVEl Salvador73.5814469.0916277.731358.64North America
GTMGuatemala74.0113971.2513176.731405.48North America
HNDHonduras73.6214371.1513376.171515.02North America
MEXMexico75.2312371.9612178.541236.58North America
NICNicaragua74.9812771.9812077.911305.94North America
PANPanama78.747275.837781.75705.91North America
ARGArgentina78.158074.818781.40776.58South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)69.0017966.4018071.701795.30South America
BRABrazil76.3810873.2810979.451116.17South America
CHLChile81.364779.084983.58494.51South America
COLColombia77.708974.818880.57895.76South America
ECUEcuador78.277875.727880.82875.10South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)79.656377.815881.60753.79South America
GUFFrench Guiana77.818775.148280.64885.50South America
GUYGuyana69.9517566.4917973.501697.01South America
PRYParaguay74.2213871.4812777.091385.61South America
PERPeru77.149874.888679.441124.57South America
SURSuriname72.9214969.5515576.381486.83South America
URYUruguay78.327674.539581.94677.41South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)73.0714768.9516577.411378.47South America
BMUBermuda81.924178.875084.77335.89North America
CANCanada83.182481.272385.06243.79North America
GRLGreenland72.8515170.3514476.231505.88North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon77.958574.409881.95667.54North America
USAUnited States of America79.896177.456282.36594.91North America
AUSAustralia83.871282.051185.70173.64Oceania
NZLNew Zealand83.302281.601884.96283.36Oceania
FJIFiji68.5918266.6917770.571833.88Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia81.374678.005584.86316.86Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea66.2819563.6519469.501955.85Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands70.9817269.4715672.661763.19Oceania
VUTVanuatu70.8917368.6416873.491704.85Oceania
GUMGuam78.727375.298082.35607.07Oceania
KIRKiribati67.9918466.0218369.781893.76Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands65.4219963.7519367.402063.65Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)71.8916368.3117075.691567.38Oceania
NRUNauru64.3720660.8321768.192027.36Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands77.758876.137079.741063.61Oceania
PLWPalau65.7219762.5320269.691927.16Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa73.0014870.2214775.841555.62Oceania
COKCook Islands75.5312071.8312379.341157.51Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia83.841481.651786.22114.57Oceania
NIUNiue71.4516869.6815473.221723.55Oceania
WSMSamoa72.9015070.4214175.671575.26Oceania
TKLTokelau75.5911974.599376.501451.91Oceania
TONTonga71.5516768.7916774.441635.65Oceania
TUVTuvalu65.2320361.5021069.751908.25Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands80.295579.304681.25791.94Oceania
World 73.67 71.09 76.31 5.22