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Life Expectancy by Country

Explore life expectancy at birth by country or region, in years. A key measure of population health and human development since 1960. Source: World Bank.

Longest life expectancy · years · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

217 countries · 2024

#Country / Regionyears▼
1MonacoMCO86.5 yrs
2San MarinoSMR85.8 yrs
3Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG85.4 yrs
4KuwaitKWT84.6 yrs
5SwitzerlandCHE84.4 yrs
6LiechtensteinLIE84.2 yrs
7French PolynesiaPYF84.2 yrs
8AndorraAND84.2 yrs
9SwedenSWE84.1 yrs
10JapanJPN84.0 yrs
11ItalyITA84.0 yrs
12SpainESP83.9 yrs
13GibraltarGIB83.6 yrs
14Korea, Rep.KOR83.6 yrs
15SingaporeSGP83.3 yrs
16Macao SAR, ChinaMAC83.3 yrs
17IsraelISR83.2 yrs
18LuxembourgLUX83.2 yrs
19NorwayNOR83.2 yrs
20Faroe IslandsFRO83.1 yrs
21United Arab EmiratesARE83.1 yrs
22AustraliaAUS83.1 yrs
23IrelandIRL83.0 yrs
24FranceFRA83.0 yrs
25MaltaMLT83.0 yrs
26IcelandISL82.8 yrs
27QatarQAT82.5 yrs
28BermudaBMU82.5 yrs
29PortugalPRT82.4 yrs
30FinlandFIN82.3 yrs
31BelgiumBEL82.3 yrs
32SloveniaSVN82.3 yrs
33DenmarkDNK82.3 yrs
34CanadaCAN82.1 yrs
35New ZealandNZL82.0 yrs
36AustriaAUT82.0 yrs
37NetherlandsNLD82.0 yrs
38Puerto Rico (US)PRI81.9 yrs
39GreeceGRC81.8 yrs
40CyprusCYP81.8 yrs
41BahrainBHR81.4 yrs
42United KingdomGBR81.4 yrs
43ChileCHL81.4 yrs
44MaldivesMDV81.3 yrs
45Channel IslandsCHI81.2 yrs
46Isle of ManIMN81.1 yrs
47Costa RicaCRI81.0 yrs
48GermanyDEU80.8 yrs
49Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR80.8 yrs
50Cayman IslandsCYM80.5 yrs
51St. Martin (French part)MAF80.4 yrs
52OmanOMN80.2 yrs
53CzechiaCZE80.0 yrs
54AlbaniaALB79.8 yrs
55PanamaPAN79.8 yrs
56EstoniaEST79.3 yrs
57Saudi ArabiaSAU79.0 yrs
58Northern Mariana IslandsMNP78.9 yrs
59CroatiaHRV78.9 yrs
60New CaledoniaNCL78.9 yrs
61United StatesUSA78.9 yrs
62PolandPOL78.4 yrs
63Slovak RepublicSVK78.4 yrs
64ArmeniaARM78.3 yrs
65UruguayURY78.3 yrs
66CubaCUB78.3 yrs
67KosovoXKX78.2 yrs
68Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA78.2 yrs
69Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH78.0 yrs
70ChinaCHN78.0 yrs
71JordanJOR78.0 yrs
72LebanonLBN77.9 yrs
73PeruPER77.9 yrs
74ColombiaCOL77.9 yrs
75MontenegroMNE77.9 yrs
76Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN77.9 yrs
77Antigua and BarbudaATG77.8 yrs
78Sri LankaLKA77.7 yrs
79EcuadorECU77.6 yrs
80ArgentinaARG77.5 yrs
81British Virgin IslandsVGB77.4 yrs
82GuamGUM77.4 yrs
83TurkiyeTUR77.4 yrs
84LithuaniaLTU77.2 yrs
85CuracaoCUW77.0 yrs
86MalaysiaMYS76.8 yrs
87HungaryHUN76.7 yrs
88TunisiaTUN76.7 yrs
89North MacedoniaMKD76.6 yrs
90ThailandTHA76.6 yrs
91Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM76.5 yrs
92ArubaABW76.5 yrs
93AlgeriaDZA76.5 yrs
94RomaniaROU76.5 yrs
95LatviaLVA76.4 yrs
96BarbadosBRB76.3 yrs
97SeychellesSYC76.3 yrs
98Cabo VerdeCPV76.2 yrs
99BrazilBRA76.0 yrs
100SerbiaSRB76.0 yrs
101BulgariaBGR75.8 yrs
102Brunei DarussalamBRN75.5 yrs
103MoroccoMAR75.5 yrs
104GrenadaGRD75.4 yrs
105MexicoMEX75.3 yrs
106NicaraguaNIC75.1 yrs
107BangladeshBGD74.9 yrs
108Viet NamVNM74.7 yrs
109Bahamas, TheBHS74.7 yrs
110UkraineUKR74.7 yrs
111GeorgiaGEO74.7 yrs
112AzerbaijanAZE74.6 yrs
113KazakhstanKAZ74.5 yrs
114BelarusBLR74.4 yrs
115ParaguayPRY74.0 yrs
116Dominican RepublicDOM73.9 yrs
117MauritiusMUS73.8 yrs
118SurinameSUR73.8 yrs
119Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK73.7 yrs
120BelizeBLZ73.7 yrs
121Trinidad and TobagoTTO73.6 yrs
122Russian FederationRUS73.4 yrs
123BhutanBTN73.3 yrs
124TongaTON73.1 yrs
125HondurasHND73.0 yrs
126American SamoaASM73.0 yrs
127St. LuciaLCA72.8 yrs
128GuatemalaGTM72.7 yrs
129Venezuela, RBVEN72.7 yrs
130Syrian Arab RepublicSYR72.6 yrs
131UzbekistanUZB72.5 yrs
132IraqIRQ72.4 yrs
133Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ72.4 yrs
134MongoliaMNG72.4 yrs
135El SalvadorSLV72.3 yrs
136St. Kitts and NevisKNA72.3 yrs
137IndiaIND72.2 yrs
138TajikistanTJK71.9 yrs
139SamoaWSM71.8 yrs
140Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY71.8 yrs
141VanuatuVUT71.7 yrs
142JamaicaJAM71.6 yrs
143St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT71.4 yrs
144MoldovaMDA71.3 yrs
145DominicaDMA71.3 yrs
146IndonesiaIDN71.3 yrs
147LibyaLBY71.1 yrs
148CambodiaKHM70.8 yrs
149Solomon IslandsSLB70.7 yrs
150NepalNPL70.6 yrs
151GuyanaGUY70.3 yrs
152GreenlandGRL70.3 yrs
153TurkmenistanTKM70.2 yrs
154PhilippinesPHL69.9 yrs
155Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP69.9 yrs
156Yemen, Rep.YEM69.4 yrs
157PalauPLW69.4 yrs
158BotswanaBWA69.3 yrs
159Lao PDRLAO69.2 yrs
160West Bank and GazaPSE69.2 yrs
161SenegalSEN68.9 yrs
162EritreaERI68.9 yrs
163BoliviaBOL68.7 yrs
164MauritaniaMRT68.7 yrs
165GabonGAB68.5 yrs
166UgandaUGA68.5 yrs
167RwandaRWA68.0 yrs
168Timor-LesteTLS67.9 yrs
169PakistanPAK67.8 yrs
170EthiopiaETH67.6 yrs
171MalawiMWI67.6 yrs
172NamibiaNAM67.5 yrs
173FijiFJI67.5 yrs
174Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM67.4 yrs
175TuvaluTUV67.3 yrs
176TanzaniaTZA67.2 yrs
177MyanmarMMR67.1 yrs
178Marshall IslandsMHL67.1 yrs
179ComorosCOM67.0 yrs
180KiribatiKIR66.6 yrs
181ZambiaZMB66.5 yrs
182SudanSDN66.5 yrs
183South AfricaZAF66.3 yrs
184AfghanistanAFG66.3 yrs
185Papua New GuineaPNG66.3 yrs
186DjiboutiDJI66.2 yrs
187Gambia, TheGMB66.1 yrs
188Congo, Rep.COG66.0 yrs
189GhanaGHA65.7 yrs
190HaitiHTI65.1 yrs
191AngolaAGO64.8 yrs
192EswatiniSWZ64.3 yrs
193Guinea-BissauGNB64.3 yrs
194CameroonCMR64.0 yrs
195Equatorial GuineaGNQ63.9 yrs
196MadagascarMDG63.8 yrs
197KenyaKEN63.8 yrs
198BurundiBDI63.8 yrs
199MozambiqueMOZ63.8 yrs
200ZimbabweZWE63.1 yrs
201TogoTGO62.9 yrs
202LiberiaLBR62.3 yrs
203NaoeroNRU62.3 yrs
204Cote d'IvoireCIV62.1 yrs
205Congo, Dem. Rep.COD62.1 yrs
206Sierra LeoneSLE62.0 yrs
207NigerNER61.4 yrs
208Burkina FasoBFA61.3 yrs
209BeninBEN61.0 yrs
210GuineaGIN60.9 yrs
211MaliMLI60.7 yrs
212Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM59.0 yrs
213LesothoLSO57.8 yrs
214South SudanSSD57.7 yrs
215Central African RepublicCAF57.7 yrs
216ChadTCD55.2 yrs
217NigeriaNGA54.6 yrs

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Life Expectancy · 2024

  • ›In 2024, Monaco leads all 217 ranked nations in life expectancy, recording 86.5 yrs — followed by San Marino (85.8 yrs) and Hong Kong SAR, China (85.4 yrs).
  • ›At the bottom of the ranking, Nigeria records 54.6 yrs, compared to 86.5 yrs for Monaco — a relatively narrow global spread for this indicator.
  • ›The median country scores 74.7 yrs, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's life expectancy in 2024.
  • ›The five leading nations — Monaco, San Marino, Hong Kong SAR, China, Kuwait and Switzerland — dominate the global life expectancy ranking in 2024.
  • ›217 countries and territories reported life expectancy data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Life Expectancy indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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