Life Expectancy at Birth by country
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.
Countries reporting
216
Highest
86.5
Monaco
Lowest
54.63
Nigeria
Median
74.7
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
14,065
What the numbers show
Life Expectancy at Birth is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 86.5 in Monaco; the lowest is 54.63 in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.7, and the mean is 74.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 206 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 43.2%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 1.0%).
Life Expectancy at Birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.5 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.82 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 85.39 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 84.58 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 84.41 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 84.19 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 84.19 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 84.06 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 84.04 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 83.95 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 83.89 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 83.63 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 83.63 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 83.35 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Macao | 83.33 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 83.16 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | Faroe Islands | 83.08 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 83.07 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 83.05 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 83.01 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | France | 82.98 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 82.96 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 82.81 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Qatar | 82.52 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Bermuda | 82.49 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 82.38 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 82.34 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 82.3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 82.29 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 82.25 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 82.11 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 82.01 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 82 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 81.97 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 81.9 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 81.84 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 81.82 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 81.42 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 81.39 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 81.36 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Maldives | 81.28 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 45 | Isle of Man | 81.09 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 81 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 80.79 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | United States Virgin Islands | 80.77 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 80.54 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 80.44 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 80.25 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 79.98 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 53 | Albania | 79.78 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 79.78 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 55 | Kosovo | 79.52 | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 79.3 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 78.98 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 58 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.95 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 78.93 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 78.92 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | United States | 78.89 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 78.41 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 78.37 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 78.32 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 78.29 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 78.26 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 67 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 78.18 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.04 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | China | 78.02 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 77.98 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 71 | Lebanon | 77.94 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 72 | Peru | 77.94 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 77.91 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 74 | Montenegro | 77.89 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 75 | Iran | 77.85 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.77 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 77.67 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 77.58 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 79 | Argentina | 77.54 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | British Virgin Islands | 77.43 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Guam | 77.42 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 82 | Turkey | 77.42 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 77.2 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 84 | Curacao | 76.99 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 85 | Malaysia | 76.82 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 86 | Hungary | 76.72 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 76.71 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 76.62 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 89 | Thailand | 76.56 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 76.53 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 91 | Aruba | 76.5 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 92 | Algeria | 76.47 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 93 | Romania | 76.46 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 94 | Latvia | 76.43 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 95 | Barbados | 76.33 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 96 | Seychelles | 76.3 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 76.22 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 98 | Brazil | 76.02 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 75.97 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 75.76 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Brunei | 75.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 102 | Morocco | 75.49 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 103 | Grenada | 75.37 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 75.26 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 75.1 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 74.93 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 107 | Vietnam | 74.74 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 108 | Bahamas | 74.71 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 109 | Ukraine | 74.69 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 110 | Georgia | 74.66 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 74.58 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 74.53 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 113 | Belarus | 74.37 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 73.98 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 73.87 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritius | 73.79 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 117 | Suriname | 73.76 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 118 | North Korea | 73.74 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 119 | Belize | 73.74 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.62 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 121 | West Bank and Gaza | 73.44 | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 122 | Russia | 73.44 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 123 | Bhutan | 73.26 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 124 | Tonga | 73.07 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 125 | Honduras | 73.04 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 126 | American Samoa | 72.99 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 72.85 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 128 | Guatemala | 72.75 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 129 | Venezuela | 72.67 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 130 | Syria | 72.56 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 72.53 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 132 | Iraq | 72.42 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 72.4 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 135 | El Salvador | 72.3 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.28 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 137 | India | 72.23 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 71.93 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 139 | Samoa | 71.83 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 140 | Egypt | 71.81 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 71.65 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 71.61 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.38 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 144 | Moldova | 71.33 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 145 | Dominica | 71.29 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 146 | Indonesia | 71.29 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 147 | Libya | 71.12 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 148 | Cambodia | 70.82 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 70.69 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 150 | Nepal | 70.64 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 70.32 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 152 | Greenland | 70.27 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 70.2 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 154 | Philippines | 69.95 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.91 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 156 | Yemen | 69.44 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 157 | Palau | 69.38 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 158 | Botswana | 69.29 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 159 | Laos | 69.22 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 160 | Senegal | 68.92 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 161 | Eritrea | 68.89 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 162 | Bolivia | 68.74 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 163 | Mauritania | 68.71 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 164 | Gabon | 68.51 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 165 | Uganda | 68.49 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 166 | Rwanda | 68.02 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 167 | East Timor | 67.9 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 168 | Pakistan | 67.8 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 67.6 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 170 | Malawi | 67.56 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 171 | Namibia | 67.52 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 172 | Fiji | 67.46 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 67.36 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 67.26 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 175 | Tanzania | 67.21 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 176 | Myanmar | 67.09 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 67.08 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 178 | Comoros | 67.02 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 66.6 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 180 | Zambia | 66.53 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 181 | Sudan | 66.52 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 182 | South Africa | 66.31 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 183 | Afghanistan | 66.29 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 66.26 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 185 | Djibouti | 66.2 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 186 | Gambia | 66.06 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 187 | Congo | 66 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 188 | Ghana | 65.69 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 189 | Haiti | 65.12 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 190 | Angola | 64.81 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 191 | Eswatini | 64.26 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 192 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.25 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 193 | Cameroon | 63.97 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.91 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 195 | Madagascar | 63.84 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 196 | Kenya | 63.83 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 197 | Burundi | 63.82 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 198 | Mozambique | 63.8 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 199 | Zimbabwe | 63.06 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 200 | Togo | 62.94 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 201 | Liberia | 62.32 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 202 | Nauru | 62.28 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 203 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.11 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 62.07 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 61.96 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 206 | Niger | 61.43 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 61.29 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 208 | Benin | 60.96 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 209 | Guinea | 60.9 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 210 | Mali | 60.67 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 211 | Somalia | 58.97 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 212 | Lesotho | 57.8 | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 213 | South Sudan | 57.74 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 214 | Central African Republic | 57.67 | 2024 | up 43.2% | flat |
| 215 | Chad | 55.24 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 216 | Nigeria | 54.63 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro Area (EA) 81.7
About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.