86.5 years
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · World Bank WDI · 2024
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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74.71 years
Bahamas, The
54.64 years
Nigeria
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Life expectancy at birth, total (years) by country in 2024
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| Rank | Country | years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 86.5 years |
| 2 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 85.82 years |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 85.39 years |
| 4 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84.58 years |
| 5 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 84.41 years |
| 6 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 84.2 years |
| 7 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 84.19 years |
| 8 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 84.19 years |
| 9 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 84.06 years |
| 10 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 84.04 years |
| 11 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 83.95 years |
| 12 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 83.89 years |
| 13 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 83.63 years |
| 14 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 83.63 years |
| 15 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 83.35 years |
| 16 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 83.33 years |
| 17 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.2 years |
| 18 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 83.2 years |
| 19 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 83.16 years |
| 20 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 83.08 years |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.07 years |
| 22 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 83.05 years |
| 23 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 83.01 years |
| 24 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 82.98 years |
| 25 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82.96 years |
| 26 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 82.81 years |
| 27 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82.52 years |
| 28 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 82.49 years |
| 29 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 82.38 years |
| 30 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 82.34 years |
| 31 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 82.3 years |
| 32 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 82.29 years |
| 33 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 82.25 years |
| 34 | Canada CAN · North America | 82.11 years |
| 35 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 82.01 years |
| 36 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 82 years |
| 37 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 81.97 years |
| 38 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 81.9 years |
| 39 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 81.84 years |
| 40 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 81.82 years |
| 41 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 81.42 years |
| 42 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 81.39 years |
| 43 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 81.36 years |
| 44 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 81.29 years |
| 45 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 81.2 years |
| 46 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 81.09 years |
| 47 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 81 years |
| 48 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 80.79 years |
| 49 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 80.77 years |
| 50 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 80.54 years |
| 51 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 80.44 years |
| 52 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.25 years |
| 53 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 79.98 years |
| 54 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 79.78 years |
| 55 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 79.78 years |
| 56 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 79.3 years |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 78.98 years |
| 58 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 78.95 years |
| 59 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 78.93 years |
| 60 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 78.92 years |
| 61 | United States USA · North America | 78.89 years |
| 62 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 78.41 years |
| 63 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 78.37 years |
| 64 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 78.32 years |
| 65 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 78.29 years |
| 66 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 78.26 years |
| 67 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 78.22 years |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 78.18 years |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 78.04 years |
| 70 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 78.02 years |
| 71 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.98 years |
| 72 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.95 years |
| 73 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.94 years |
| 74 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.91 years |
| 75 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 77.89 years |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.85 years |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.77 years |
| 78 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 77.67 years |
| 79 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.58 years |
| 80 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.54 years |
| 81 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.43 years |
| 82 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 77.42 years |
| 83 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 77.42 years |
| 84 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 77.2 years |
| 85 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.99 years |
| 86 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 76.82 years |
| 87 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 76.72 years |
| 88 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.71 years |
| 89 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 76.62 years |
| 90 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 76.56 years |
| 91 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.53 years |
| 92 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.5 years |
| 93 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.48 years |
| 94 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 76.46 years |
| 95 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 76.43 years |
| 96 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.33 years |
| 97 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.3 years |
| 98 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.22 years |
| 99 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.02 years |
| 100 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 75.97 years |
| 101 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 75.76 years |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 75.5 years |
| 103 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.49 years |
| 104 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 75.37 years |
| 105 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 75.26 years |
| 106 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 75.1 years |
| 107 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 74.93 years |
| 108 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 74.74 years |
| 109 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 74.71 years |
| 110 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 74.69 years |
| 111 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 74.66 years |
| 112 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 74.58 years |
| 113 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 74.53 years |
| 114 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 74.37 years |
| 115 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.98 years |
| 116 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.87 years |
| 117 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.79 years |
| 118 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.76 years |
| 119 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 73.74 years |
| 120 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.74 years |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.62 years |
| 122 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 73.44 years |
| 123 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 73.26 years |
| 124 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 73.07 years |
| 125 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 73.04 years |
| 126 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 72.99 years |
| 127 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.85 years |
| 128 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.75 years |
| 129 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.67 years |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.56 years |
| 131 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 72.53 years |
| 132 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.42 years |
| 133 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 72.4 years |
| 134 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 72.4 years |
| 135 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.3 years |
| 136 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.28 years |
| 137 | India IND · South Asia | 72.24 years |
| 138 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 71.93 years |
| 139 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 71.83 years |
| 140 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 71.81 years |
| 141 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 71.65 years |
| 142 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 71.61 years |
| 143 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 71.38 years |
| 144 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 71.33 years |
| 145 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 71.29 years |
| 146 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 71.29 years |
| 147 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 71.12 years |
| 148 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 70.82 years |
| 149 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 70.69 years |
| 150 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 70.64 years |
| 151 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 70.32 years |
| 152 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 70.27 years |
| 153 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 70.2 years |
| 154 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 69.95 years |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.91 years |
| 156 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.44 years |
| 157 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 69.38 years |
| 158 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.29 years |
| 159 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 69.23 years |
| 160 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.21 years |
| 161 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.92 years |
| 162 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.89 years |
| 163 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 68.74 years |
| 164 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.71 years |
| 165 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.51 years |
| 166 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.49 years |
| 167 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.02 years |
| 168 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 67.9 years |
| 169 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67.8 years |
| 170 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.6 years |
| 171 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.56 years |
| 172 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.52 years |
| 173 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 67.46 years |
| 174 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 67.36 years |
| 175 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 67.26 years |
| 176 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.21 years |
| 177 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 67.1 years |
| 178 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 67.08 years |
| 179 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.02 years |
| 180 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 66.6 years |
| 181 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.53 years |
| 182 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.52 years |
| 183 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.31 years |
| 184 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.29 years |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 66.26 years |
| 186 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.2 years |
| 187 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.06 years |
| 188 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66 years |
| 189 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.7 years |
| 190 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 65.12 years |
| 191 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.81 years |
| 192 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.26 years |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.25 years |
| 194 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.97 years |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.91 years |
| 196 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.84 years |
| 197 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.83 years |
| 198 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.82 years |
| 199 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8 years |
| 200 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.06 years |
| 201 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.94 years |
| 202 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.32 years |
| 203 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 62.28 years |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.11 years |
| 205 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.07 years |
| 206 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.96 years |
| 207 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.43 years |
| 208 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.29 years |
| 209 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.96 years |
| 210 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.9 years |
| 211 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.68 years |
| 212 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.97 years |
| 213 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.8 years |
| 214 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.74 years |
| 215 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.67 years |
| 216 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.24 years |
| 217 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.64 years |
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2024
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5425
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