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Life expectancy at birth, years: ranking of countries

217 countries ranked by their latest value. Monaco is highest at 86.5 yrs; Nigeria is lowest at 54.6 yrs.

World 73.5 yrs (2024)Median country 74.7 yrs217 countries
Life expectancy: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
506070801994199920042009201420192024WorldWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
Highest ten
Monaco86.5 yrsSan Marino85.8 yrsHong Kong85.4 yrsKuwait84.6 yrsSwitzerland84.4 yrsLiechtenstein84.2 yrsFrench Polynesia84.2 yrsAndorra84.2 yrsSweden84.1 yrsJapan84.0 yrs
Lowest tenof 217
Burkina Faso61.3 yrsBenin61.0 yrsGuinea60.9 yrsMali60.7 yrsSomalia59.0 yrsLesotho57.8 yrsSouth Sudan57.7 yrsCentral African Republic57.7 yrsChad55.2 yrsNigeria54.6 yrs
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All 217 countries

Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.

217 shown
#CountryRegionLife expectancyYearRelative
1MonacoEurope & Central Asia86.5 yrs2024
2San MarinoEurope & Central Asia85.8 yrs2024
3Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific85.4 yrs2024
4KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan84.6 yrs2024
5SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia84.4 yrs2024
6LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia84.2 yrs2024
7French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific84.2 yrs2024
8AndorraEurope & Central Asia84.2 yrs2024
9SwedenEurope & Central Asia84.1 yrs2024
10JapanEast Asia & Pacific84.0 yrs2024
11ItalyEurope & Central Asia84.0 yrs2024
12SpainEurope & Central Asia83.9 yrs2024
13GibraltarEurope & Central Asia83.6 yrs2024
14South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific83.6 yrs2024
15SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific83.3 yrs2024
16MacaoEast Asia & Pacific83.3 yrs2024
17IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan83.2 yrs2024
18LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia83.2 yrs2024
19NorwayEurope & Central Asia83.2 yrs2024
20Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia83.1 yrs2024
21United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan83.1 yrs2024
22AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific83.1 yrs2024
23IrelandEurope & Central Asia83.0 yrs2024
24FranceEurope & Central Asia83.0 yrs2024
25MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan83.0 yrs2024
26IcelandEurope & Central Asia82.8 yrs2024
27QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan82.5 yrs2024
28BermudaNorth America82.5 yrs2024
29PortugalEurope & Central Asia82.4 yrs2024
30FinlandEurope & Central Asia82.3 yrs2024
31BelgiumEurope & Central Asia82.3 yrs2024
32SloveniaEurope & Central Asia82.3 yrs2024
33DenmarkEurope & Central Asia82.3 yrs2024
34CanadaNorth America82.1 yrs2024
35New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific82.0 yrs2024
36AustriaEurope & Central Asia82.0 yrs2024
37NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia82.0 yrs2024
38Puerto RicoLatin America & Caribbean81.9 yrs2024
39GreeceEurope & Central Asia81.8 yrs2024
40CyprusEurope & Central Asia81.8 yrs2024
41BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan81.4 yrs2024
42United KingdomEurope & Central Asia81.4 yrs2024
43ChileLatin America & Caribbean81.4 yrs2024
44MaldivesSouth Asia81.3 yrs2024
45Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia81.2 yrs2024
46Isle of ManEurope & Central Asia81.1 yrs2024
47Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean81.0 yrs2024
48GermanyEurope & Central Asia80.8 yrs2024
49US Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean80.8 yrs2024
50Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean80.5 yrs2024
51Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean80.4 yrs2024
52OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan80.2 yrs2024
53CzechiaEurope & Central Asia80.0 yrs2024
54AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia79.8 yrs2024
55PanamaLatin America & Caribbean79.8 yrs2024
56EstoniaEurope & Central Asia79.3 yrs2024
57Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan79.0 yrs2024
58Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific78.9 yrs2024
59CroatiaEurope & Central Asia78.9 yrs2024
60New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific78.9 yrs2024
61United StatesNorth America78.9 yrs2024
62PolandEurope & Central Asia78.4 yrs2024
63SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia78.4 yrs2024
64ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia78.3 yrs2024
65UruguayLatin America & Caribbean78.3 yrs2024
66CubaLatin America & Caribbean78.3 yrs2024
67KosovoEurope & Central Asia78.2 yrs2024
68Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean78.2 yrs2024
69Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia78.0 yrs2024
70ChinaEast Asia & Pacific78.0 yrs2024
71JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan78.0 yrs2024
72LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan77.9 yrs2024
73PeruLatin America & Caribbean77.9 yrs2024
74ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean77.9 yrs2024
75MontenegroEurope & Central Asia77.9 yrs2024
76IranMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan77.9 yrs2024
77Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean77.8 yrs2024
78Sri LankaSouth Asia77.7 yrs2024
79EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean77.6 yrs2024
80ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean77.5 yrs2024
81British Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean77.4 yrs2024
82GuamEast Asia & Pacific77.4 yrs2024
83TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia77.4 yrs2024
84LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia77.2 yrs2024
85CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean77.0 yrs2024
86MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific76.8 yrs2024
87HungaryEurope & Central Asia76.7 yrs2024
88TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan76.7 yrs2024
89North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia76.6 yrs2024
90ThailandEast Asia & Pacific76.6 yrs2024
91Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean76.5 yrs2024
92ArubaLatin America & Caribbean76.5 yrs2024
93AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan76.5 yrs2024
94RomaniaEurope & Central Asia76.5 yrs2024
95LatviaEurope & Central Asia76.4 yrs2024
96BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean76.3 yrs2024
97SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa76.3 yrs2024
98Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa76.2 yrs2024
99BrazilLatin America & Caribbean76.0 yrs2024
100SerbiaEurope & Central Asia76.0 yrs2024
101BulgariaEurope & Central Asia75.8 yrs2024
102BruneiEast Asia & Pacific75.5 yrs2024
103MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan75.5 yrs2024
104GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean75.4 yrs2024
105MexicoLatin America & Caribbean75.3 yrs2024
106NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean75.1 yrs2024
107BangladeshSouth Asia74.9 yrs2024
108VietnamEast Asia & Pacific74.7 yrs2024
109BahamasLatin America & Caribbean74.7 yrs2024
110UkraineEurope & Central Asia74.7 yrs2024
111GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia74.7 yrs2024
112AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia74.6 yrs2024
113KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia74.5 yrs2024
114BelarusEurope & Central Asia74.4 yrs2024
115ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean74.0 yrs2024
116Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean73.9 yrs2024
117MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa73.8 yrs2024
118SurinameLatin America & Caribbean73.8 yrs2024
119North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific73.7 yrs2024
120BelizeLatin America & Caribbean73.7 yrs2024
121Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean73.6 yrs2024
122RussiaEurope & Central Asia73.4 yrs2024
123BhutanSouth Asia73.3 yrs2024
124TongaEast Asia & Pacific73.1 yrs2024
125HondurasLatin America & Caribbean73.0 yrs2024
126American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific73.0 yrs2024
127Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean72.8 yrs2024
128GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean72.7 yrs2024
129VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean72.7 yrs2024
130SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan72.6 yrs2024
131UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia72.5 yrs2024
132IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan72.4 yrs2024
133KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia72.4 yrs2024
134MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific72.4 yrs2024
135El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean72.3 yrs2024
136Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean72.3 yrs2024
137IndiaSouth Asia72.2 yrs2024
138TajikistanEurope & Central Asia71.9 yrs2024
139SamoaEast Asia & Pacific71.8 yrs2024
140EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan71.8 yrs2024
141VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific71.7 yrs2024
142JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean71.6 yrs2024
143Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean71.4 yrs2024
144MoldovaEurope & Central Asia71.3 yrs2024
145DominicaLatin America & Caribbean71.3 yrs2024
146IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific71.3 yrs2024
147LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan71.1 yrs2024
148CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific70.8 yrs2024
149Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific70.7 yrs2024
150NepalSouth Asia70.6 yrs2024
151GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean70.3 yrs2024
152GreenlandEurope & Central Asia70.3 yrs2024
153TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia70.2 yrs2024
154PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific69.9 yrs2024
155São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa69.9 yrs2024
156YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan69.4 yrs2024
157PalauEast Asia & Pacific69.4 yrs2024
158BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa69.3 yrs2024
159LaosEast Asia & Pacific69.2 yrs2024
160West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan69.2 yrs2024
161SenegalSub-Saharan Africa68.9 yrs2024
162EritreaSub-Saharan Africa68.9 yrs2024
163BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean68.7 yrs2024
164MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa68.7 yrs2024
165GabonSub-Saharan Africa68.5 yrs2024
166UgandaSub-Saharan Africa68.5 yrs2024
167RwandaSub-Saharan Africa68.0 yrs2024
168Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific67.9 yrs2024
169PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan67.8 yrs2024
170EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa67.6 yrs2024
171MalawiSub-Saharan Africa67.6 yrs2024
172NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa67.5 yrs2024
173FijiEast Asia & Pacific67.5 yrs2024
174MicronesiaEast Asia & Pacific67.4 yrs2024
175TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific67.3 yrs2024
176TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa67.2 yrs2024
177MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific67.1 yrs2024
178Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific67.1 yrs2024
179ComorosSub-Saharan Africa67.0 yrs2024
180KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific66.6 yrs2024
181ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa66.5 yrs2024
182SudanSub-Saharan Africa66.5 yrs2024
183South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa66.3 yrs2024
184AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan66.3 yrs2024
185Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific66.3 yrs2024
186DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan66.2 yrs2024
187The GambiaSub-Saharan Africa66.1 yrs2024
188Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa66.0 yrs2024
189GhanaSub-Saharan Africa65.7 yrs2024
190HaitiLatin America & Caribbean65.1 yrs2024
191AngolaSub-Saharan Africa64.8 yrs2024
192EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
193Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
194CameroonSub-Saharan Africa64.0 yrs2024
195Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa63.9 yrs2024
196MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa63.8 yrs2024
197KenyaSub-Saharan Africa63.8 yrs2024
198BurundiSub-Saharan Africa63.8 yrs2024
199MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa63.8 yrs2024
200ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa63.1 yrs2024
201TogoSub-Saharan Africa62.9 yrs2024
202LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa62.3 yrs2024
203NauruEast Asia & Pacific62.3 yrs2024
204Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa62.1 yrs2024
205Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa62.1 yrs2024
206Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa62.0 yrs2024
207NigerSub-Saharan Africa61.4 yrs2024
208Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa61.3 yrs2024
209BeninSub-Saharan Africa61.0 yrs2024
210GuineaSub-Saharan Africa60.9 yrs2024
211MaliSub-Saharan Africa60.7 yrs2024
212SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa59.0 yrs2024
213LesothoSub-Saharan Africa57.8 yrs2024
214South SudanSub-Saharan Africa57.7 yrs2024
215Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa57.7 yrs2024
216ChadSub-Saharan Africa55.2 yrs2024
217NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa54.6 yrs2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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