World 8.2bn peopleGDP $118tnLife expectancy 73.5 yrsOnline 73.6%
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Health: country rankings

Life expectancy, child and maternal mortality, health spending, water and sanitation. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Life expectancy217 countries
  1. 1Monaco86.5 yrs2024
  2. 2San Marino85.8 yrs2024
  3. 3Hong Kong85.4 yrs2024
  4. 4Kuwait84.6 yrs2024
  5. 5Switzerland84.4 yrs2024
  6. 6Liechtenstein84.2 yrs2024
  7. 7French Polynesia84.2 yrs2024
  8. 8Andorra84.2 yrs2024
  9. 9Sweden84.1 yrs2024
  10. 10Japan84.0 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 217Nigeria54.6 yrs2024
  2. 216Chad55.2 yrs2024
  3. 215Central African Republic57.7 yrs2024
  4. 214South Sudan57.7 yrs2024
  5. 213Lesotho57.8 yrs2024
All 217 countries
Infant mortality196 countries
  1. 1South Sudan71.92024
  2. 2Nigeria69.82024
  3. 3Niger65.62024
  4. 4Somalia65.42024
  5. 5Liberia63.22024
  6. 6Zimbabwe62.42024
  7. 7Guinea59.82024
  8. 8Central African Republic58.82024
  9. 9Democratic Republic of the Congo56.42024
  10. 10Chad56.32024
Lowest
  1. 196San Marino1.22024
  2. 195Estonia1.52024
  3. 194Slovenia1.82024
  4. 193Japan1.82024
  5. 192Belarus1.82024
All 196 countries
Under-5 mortality196 countries
  1. 1Nigeria115.62024
  2. 2Niger110.72024
  3. 3Somalia101.12024
  4. 4Chad97.32024
  5. 5South Sudan96.72024
  6. 6Guinea92.12024
  7. 7Sierra Leone90.52024
  8. 8Central African Republic89.72024
  9. 9Democratic Republic of the Congo89.72024
  10. 10Liberia86.42024
Lowest
  1. 196San Marino1.32024
  2. 195Estonia2.02024
  3. 194Luxembourg2.22024
  4. 193Slovenia2.32024
  5. 192Belarus2.32024
All 196 countries
Maternal mortality194 countries
  1. 1Nigeria9932023
  2. 2Chad7482023
  3. 3Central African Republic6922023
  4. 4South Sudan6922023
  5. 5Liberia6282023
  6. 6Somalia5632023
  7. 7Afghanistan5212023
  8. 8Benin5182023
  9. 9Guinea-Bissau5052023
  10. 10Guinea4942023
Lowest
  1. 194Norway12023
  2. 193Belarus12023
  3. 192Poland22023
  4. 191Israel22023
  5. 190Australia22023
All 194 countries
Health spending193 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu27.1%2023
  2. 2Nauru18.2%2023
  3. 3United States16.7%2023
  4. 4Afghanistan15.0%2023
  5. 5Marshall Islands13.4%2023
  6. 6Liberia13.0%2023
  7. 7Micronesia12.9%2023
  8. 8Lesotho12.6%2023
  9. 9Germany12.3%2024
  10. 10Austria11.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 193Laos1.3%2023
  2. 192Bangladesh2.2%2023
  3. 191Brunei2.2%2023
  4. 190Djibouti2.3%2023
  5. 189Guyana2.5%2023
All 193 countries
Health spending per person193 countries
  1. 1United States$13,4732023
  2. 2Switzerland$11,7842023
  3. 3Liechtenstein$11,4952023
  4. 4Norway$8,2962023
  5. 5Luxembourg$8,1702024
  6. 6Monaco$8,0042023
  7. 7Iceland$7,6422024
  8. 8Ireland$7,3952024
  9. 9Australia$6,9802023
  10. 10Germany$6,8492024
Lowest
  1. 193Madagascar$17.42023
  2. 192Sudan$21.12023
  3. 191Somalia$22.42023
  4. 190Democratic Republic of the Congo$23.42023
  5. 189The Gambia$25.72023
All 193 countries
Physicians180 countries
  1. 1Cuba9.542021
  2. 2Monaco8.612020
  3. 3Seychelles6.602022
  4. 4Greece6.582022
  5. 5Portugal5.852022
  6. 6Georgia5.642023
  7. 7Austria5.512023
  8. 8Russia5.112022
  9. 9Argentina5.112023
  10. 10Andorra5.072023
Lowest
  1. 180Niger0.042023
  2. 179South Sudan0.042022
  3. 178Malawi0.052022
  4. 177Papua New Guinea0.062023
  5. 176Central African Republic0.072023
All 180 countries
Measles vaccination193 countries
  1. 1Bahrain99%2024
  2. 2Brunei99%2024
  3. 3Cuba99%2024
  4. 4Cyprus99%2024
  5. 5Guyana99%2024
  6. 6Hungary99%2024
  7. 7Iran99%2024
  8. 8Jordan99%2024
  9. 9Luxembourg99%2024
  10. 10Maldives99%2024
Lowest
  1. 193Montenegro23%2024
  2. 192Yemen41%2024
  3. 191Central African Republic41%2024
  4. 190Papua New Guinea44%2024
  5. 189Benin44%2024
All 193 countries
HIV prevalence153 countries
  1. 1Eswatini23.4%2024
  2. 2South Africa17.2%2024
  3. 3Lesotho17.1%2024
  4. 4Botswana15.7%2024
  5. 5Mozambique11.5%2024
  6. 6Zimbabwe9.8%2024
  7. 7Zambia9.4%2024
  8. 8Namibia9.0%2024
  9. 9Malawi6.2%2024
  10. 10Uganda4.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 153Yemen0.1%2024
  2. 152Vanuatu0.1%2024
  3. 151United Arab Emirates0.1%2024
  4. 150Tunisia0.1%2024
  5. 149Syria0.1%2024
All 153 countries
Child stunting154 countries
  1. 1Burundi52.8%2024
  2. 2Eritrea52.5%2010
  3. 3Papua New Guinea49.5%2010
  4. 4Yemen48.5%2022
  5. 5Niger47.7%2022
  6. 6Timor-Leste46.7%2020
  7. 7Guatemala46.0%2021
  8. 8Democratic Republic of the Congo44.7%2023
  9. 9Afghanistan44.6%2022
  10. 10Madagascar39.8%2021
Lowest
  1. 154Latvia0.5%2021
  2. 153South Korea0.9%2020
  3. 152Poland1.0%2018
  4. 151Lithuania1.0%2023
  5. 150Estonia1.2%2014
All 154 countries
Basic water206 countries
  1. 1American Samoa100.0%2024
  2. 2Andorra100.0%2024
  3. 3Belgium100.0%2024
  4. 4Bermuda100.0%2024
  5. 5Brunei100.0%2024
  6. 6Curaçao100.0%2024
  7. 7Faroe Islands100.0%2024
  8. 8French Polynesia100.0%2024
  9. 9Germany100.0%2024
  10. 10Gibraltar100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 206Democratic Republic of the Congo35.7%2024
  2. 205Central African Republic36.5%2024
  3. 204South Sudan39.7%2024
  4. 203Burkina Faso50.0%2024
  5. 202Chad52.2%2024
All 206 countries
Basic sanitation203 countries
  1. 1Andorra100.0%2024
  2. 2Australia100.0%2024
  3. 3Bahrain100.0%2024
  4. 4Brunei100.0%2024
  5. 5Gibraltar100.0%2024
  6. 6Isle of Man100.0%2024
  7. 7Kuwait100.0%2024
  8. 8Macao100.0%2024
  9. 9Malta100.0%2024
  10. 10Monaco100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 203Ethiopia10.4%2024
  2. 202Chad13.1%2024
  3. 201Central African Republic14.0%2024
  4. 200South Sudan14.4%2024
  5. 199Madagascar15.4%2024
All 203 countries
Neonatal mortality196 countries
  1. 1South Sudan39.52024
  2. 2Nigeria39.02024
  3. 3Pakistan36.12024
  4. 4Somalia34.22024
  5. 5Zimbabwe33.72024
  6. 6Afghanistan33.12024
  7. 7Liberia32.92024
  8. 8Niger32.82024
  9. 9Guinea-Bissau32.02024
  10. 10Dominica31.12024
Lowest
  1. 196San Marino0.52024
  2. 195Belarus0.72024
  3. 194Montenegro0.82024
  4. 193Japan0.92024
  5. 192Estonia0.92024
All 196 countries
Hospital beds182 countries
  1. 1Monaco22.02014
  2. 2South Korea12.82022
  3. 3North Korea12.82018
  4. 4Japan12.62022
  5. 5Belarus9.82023
  6. 6Mongolia8.62023
  7. 7Bulgaria8.22023
  8. 8Germany7.52023
  9. 9Romania7.22022
  10. 10Russia6.82023
Lowest
  1. 182Chad0.12020
  2. 181Burkina Faso0.22020
  3. 180Mali0.22018
  4. 179Niger0.32020
  5. 178Guinea0.32011
All 182 countries
Tobacco use166 countries
  1. 1Timor-Leste48.8%2024
  2. 2Lebanon46.9%2024
  3. 3Myanmar43.4%2024
  4. 4Serbia39.7%2024
  5. 5North Macedonia39.6%2024
  6. 6Papua New Guinea39.3%2024
  7. 7Bulgaria38.7%2024
  8. 8Solomon Islands38.4%2024
  9. 9Kiribati37.7%2024
  10. 10Montenegro37.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 166Nigeria3.1%2024
  2. 165Ghana3.3%2024
  3. 164Panama4.8%2024
  4. 163Liberia5.2%2024
  5. 162Ethiopia5.2%2024
All 166 countries
Road deaths186 countries
  1. 1Dominican Republic64.62019
  2. 2Zimbabwe41.22019
  3. 3Venezuela39.02019
  4. 4Liberia38.92019
  5. 5Eritrea37.92019
  6. 6Central African Republic37.72019
  7. 7South Sudan36.72019
  8. 8Saudi Arabia35.92019
  9. 9Burundi35.52019
  10. 10Democratic Republic of the Congo34.92019
Lowest
  1. 186San Marino0.02016
  2. 185Antigua and Barbuda0.02019
  3. 184Micronesia0.22019
  4. 183Maldives1.62019
  5. 182Kiribati1.92019
All 186 countries
Tuberculosis208 countries
  1. 1Kiribati9452024
  2. 2Papua New Guinea6642024
  3. 3Philippines6252024
  4. 4Lesotho5482024
  5. 5Timor-Leste4962024
  6. 6Djibouti4952024
  7. 7Myanmar4822024
  8. 8Mongolia4462024
  9. 9Namibia4222024
  10. 10Central African Republic4192024
Lowest
  1. 208San Marino02024
  2. 207British Virgin Islands02024
  3. 206West Bank and Gaza02024
  4. 205Puerto Rico12024
  5. 204Saint Lucia12024
All 208 countries
Out-of-pocket spending193 countries
  1. 1Armenia80.5%2023
  2. 2Bangladesh79.3%2023
  3. 3Turkmenistan77.4%2023
  4. 4Afghanistan77.1%2023
  5. 5Syria72.4%2023
  6. 6Nigeria71.9%2023
  7. 7Myanmar71.1%2023
  8. 8Yemen69.1%2023
  9. 9Cameroon67.7%2023
  10. 10Equatorial Guinea66.0%2023
Lowest
  1. 193Tuvalu0.0%2023
  2. 192Nauru0.7%2023
  3. 191Marshall Islands1.1%2023
  4. 190Micronesia2.6%2023
  5. 189Kiribati2.9%2023
All 193 countries
Life expectancy, women217 countries
  1. 1Monaco88.6 yrs2024
  2. 2Hong Kong88.2 yrs2024
  3. 3San Marino87.2 yrs2024
  4. 4Japan87.1 yrs2024
  5. 5French Polynesia86.6 yrs2024
  6. 6South Korea86.6 yrs2024
  7. 7Spain86.5 yrs2024
  8. 8Liechtenstein86.3 yrs2024
  9. 9Andorra86.2 yrs2024
  10. 10Macao86.2 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 217Nigeria54.9 yrs2024
  2. 216Chad57.2 yrs2024
  3. 215Central African Republic59.6 yrs2024
  4. 214Lesotho60.4 yrs2024
  5. 213South Sudan60.7 yrs2024
All 217 countries
Life expectancy, men217 countries
  1. 1Monaco84.6 yrs2024
  2. 2San Marino84.3 yrs2024
  3. 3Kuwait83.8 yrs2024
  4. 4Hong Kong82.7 yrs2024
  5. 5Switzerland82.7 yrs2024
  6. 6Sweden82.6 yrs2024
  7. 7Andorra82.3 yrs2024
  8. 8Liechtenstein82.2 yrs2024
  9. 9United Arab Emirates82.2 yrs2024
  10. 10Italy82.0 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 217Chad53.4 yrs2024
  2. 216Nigeria54.3 yrs2024
  3. 215South Sudan54.8 yrs2024
  4. 214Lesotho55.0 yrs2024
  5. 213Central African Republic55.5 yrs2024
All 217 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Health by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies