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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 →

Year2022

217 countries · 2022

#Country / Regionyears▼
1MonacoMCO85.7 yrs
2San MarinoSMR85.7 yrs
3LiechtensteinLIE84.1 yrs
4AndorraAND84.0 yrs
5JapanJPN84.0 yrs
6French PolynesiaPYF83.9 yrs
7Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG83.7 yrs
8SwitzerlandCHE83.6 yrs
9GibraltarGIB83.5 yrs
10AustraliaAUS83.2 yrs
11SpainESP83.1 yrs
12Macao SAR, ChinaMAC83.1 yrs
13SwedenSWE83.1 yrs
14LuxembourgLUX82.9 yrs
15Faroe IslandsFRO82.9 yrs
16SingaporeSGP82.9 yrs
17ItalyITA82.7 yrs
18IsraelISR82.7 yrs
19Korea, Rep.KOR82.7 yrs
20NorwayNOR82.5 yrs
21IrelandIRL82.5 yrs
22MaltaMLT82.4 yrs
23FranceFRA82.1 yrs
24IcelandISL82.1 yrs
25BermudaBMU82.1 yrs
26New ZealandNZL82.0 yrs
27QatarQAT81.9 yrs
28BelgiumBEL81.7 yrs
29PortugalPRT81.6 yrs
30NetherlandsNLD81.6 yrs
31DenmarkDNK81.3 yrs
32AustriaAUT81.3 yrs
33SloveniaSVN81.3 yrs
34CanadaCAN81.2 yrs
35FinlandFIN81.2 yrs
36United KingdomGBR81.0 yrs
37Channel IslandsCHI81.0 yrs
38BahrainBHR81.0 yrs
39Isle of ManIMN81.0 yrs
40GreeceGRC80.8 yrs
41MaldivesMDV80.8 yrs
42GermanyDEU80.6 yrs
43KuwaitKWT80.6 yrs
44United Arab EmiratesARE80.5 yrs
45CyprusCYP80.4 yrs
46Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR80.3 yrs
47St. Martin (French part)MAF80.2 yrs
48Cayman IslandsCYM80.0 yrs
49Puerto Rico (US)PRI79.4 yrs
50PanamaPAN79.3 yrs
51Costa RicaCRI79.3 yrs
52ChileCHL79.2 yrs
53CzechiaCZE78.9 yrs
54AlbaniaALB78.8 yrs
55Northern Mariana IslandsMNP78.5 yrs
56ChinaCHN78.2 yrs
57LebanonLBN78.0 yrs
58Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA77.9 yrs
59OmanOMN77.9 yrs
60EstoniaEST77.8 yrs
61New CaledoniaNCL77.7 yrs
62CubaCUB77.6 yrs
63KosovoXKX77.6 yrs
64TurkiyeTUR77.6 yrs
65CroatiaHRV77.6 yrs
66Antigua and BarbudaATG77.5 yrs
67United StatesUSA77.4 yrs
68Saudi ArabiaSAU77.3 yrs
69Sri LankaLKA77.3 yrs
70British Virgin IslandsVGB77.2 yrs
71PolandPOL77.2 yrs
72GuamGUM77.1 yrs
73JordanJOR77.1 yrs
74Slovak RepublicSVK77.0 yrs
75PeruPER76.8 yrs
76Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN76.8 yrs
77Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH76.8 yrs
78CuracaoCUW76.7 yrs
79West Bank and GazaPSE76.7 yrs
80EcuadorECU76.6 yrs
81ColombiaCOL76.5 yrs
82UruguayURY76.5 yrs
83ArubaABW76.2 yrs
84MontenegroMNE76.2 yrs
85Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM76.2 yrs
86AlgeriaDZA76.1 yrs
87TunisiaTUN76.0 yrs
88Cabo VerdeCPV75.9 yrs
89HungaryHUN75.9 yrs
90ArgentinaARG75.8 yrs
91BarbadosBRB75.7 yrs
92LithuaniaLTU75.6 yrs
93MalaysiaMYS75.4 yrs
94ThailandTHA75.3 yrs
95SerbiaSRB75.2 yrs
96MoroccoMAR75.2 yrs
97RomaniaROU75.2 yrs
98GrenadaGRD75.2 yrs
99BrazilBRA74.9 yrs
100ArmeniaARM74.8 yrs
101Viet NamVNM74.5 yrs
102Bahamas, TheBHS74.5 yrs
103NicaraguaNIC74.5 yrs
104LibyaLBY74.5 yrs
105North MacedoniaMKD74.4 yrs
106LatviaLVA74.3 yrs
107BangladeshBGD74.3 yrs
108Dominican RepublicDOM74.2 yrs
109BulgariaBGR74.2 yrs
110GeorgiaGEO74.1 yrs
111AzerbaijanAZE74.1 yrs
112BelarusBLR74.1 yrs
113MexicoMEX74.0 yrs
114SeychellesSYC73.7 yrs
115Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK73.6 yrs
116MauritiusMUS73.5 yrs
117KazakhstanKAZ73.5 yrs
118Trinidad and TobagoTTO73.3 yrs
119SurinameSUR73.3 yrs
120Brunei DarussalamBRN72.9 yrs
121Syrian Arab RepublicSYR72.8 yrs
122BhutanBTN72.8 yrs
123American SamoaASM72.8 yrs
124HondurasHND72.7 yrs
125St. LuciaLCA72.7 yrs
126UkraineUKR72.7 yrs
127TongaTON72.6 yrs
128Venezuela, RBVEN72.6 yrs
129Russian FederationRUS72.5 yrs
130ParaguayPRY72.3 yrs
131BelizeBLZ72.2 yrs
132UzbekistanUZB72.1 yrs
133Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ72.0 yrs
134IraqIRQ72.0 yrs
135El SalvadorSLV72.0 yrs
136MongoliaMNG71.9 yrs
137IndiaIND71.7 yrs
138TajikistanTJK71.6 yrs
139SamoaWSM71.5 yrs
140MoldovaMDA71.5 yrs
141GreenlandGRL71.5 yrs
142JamaicaJAM71.5 yrs
143VanuatuVUT71.3 yrs
144GuatemalaGTM71.2 yrs
145St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT71.2 yrs
146DominicaDMA71.1 yrs
147Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY71.0 yrs
148IndonesiaIDN70.9 yrs
149CambodiaKHM70.5 yrs
150Solomon IslandsSLB70.4 yrs
151St. Kitts and NevisKNA70.3 yrs
152NepalNPL70.1 yrs
153TurkmenistanTKM69.9 yrs
154GuyanaGUY69.9 yrs
155PhilippinesPHL69.5 yrs
156Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP69.2 yrs
157PalauPLW68.9 yrs
158BotswanaBWA68.7 yrs
159Lao PDRLAO68.7 yrs
160MauritaniaMRT68.3 yrs
161Yemen, Rep.YEM68.0 yrs
162EritreaERI67.8 yrs
163SenegalSEN67.8 yrs
164GabonGAB67.7 yrs
165UgandaUGA67.7 yrs
166RwandaRWA67.5 yrs
167BoliviaBOL67.4 yrs
168PakistanPAK67.4 yrs
169Timor-LesteTLS67.4 yrs
170FijiFJI67.1 yrs
171Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM67.0 yrs
172EthiopiaETH66.9 yrs
173TanzaniaTZA66.9 yrs
174TuvaluTUV66.9 yrs
175Marshall IslandsMHL66.7 yrs
176MyanmarMMR66.5 yrs
177ComorosCOM66.5 yrs
178KiribatiKIR66.3 yrs
179MalawiMWI66.0 yrs
180SudanSDN65.7 yrs
181AfghanistanAFG65.6 yrs
182DjiboutiDJI65.5 yrs
183South AfricaZAF65.5 yrs
184ZambiaZMB65.3 yrs
185Papua New GuineaPNG65.3 yrs
186GhanaGHA65.2 yrs
187Congo, Rep.COG65.0 yrs
188Gambia, TheGMB64.9 yrs
189AngolaAGO64.2 yrs
190NamibiaNAM64.2 yrs
191HaitiHTI63.9 yrs
192Guinea-BissauGNB63.6 yrs
193KenyaKEN63.5 yrs
194Equatorial GuineaGNQ63.4 yrs
195MadagascarMDG63.1 yrs
196EswatiniSWZ63.0 yrs
197MozambiqueMOZ63.0 yrs
198BurundiBDI62.9 yrs
199CameroonCMR62.4 yrs
200ZimbabweZWE62.4 yrs
201TogoTGO62.3 yrs
202LiberiaLBR61.9 yrs
203NauruNRU61.9 yrs
204Cote d'IvoireCIV61.6 yrs
205Sierra LeoneSLE61.3 yrs
206Congo, Dem. Rep.COD61.0 yrs
207Burkina FasoBFA60.7 yrs
208BeninBEN60.5 yrs
209GuineaGIN60.4 yrs
210NigerNER60.4 yrs
211MaliMLI60.0 yrs
212South SudanSSD57.2 yrs
213LesothoLSO56.8 yrs
214ChadTCD54.5 yrs
215NigeriaNGA54.1 yrs
216Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM53.9 yrs
217Central African RepublicCAF18.8 yrs

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Life Expectancy · 2022

  • ›In 2022, Monaco leads all 217 ranked nations in life expectancy, recording 85.7 yrs — followed by San Marino (85.7 yrs) and Liechtenstein (84.1 yrs).
  • ›Monaco's life expectancy is 4.6× higher than Central African Republic (18.8 yrs), which ranks last among countries with available data.
  • ›The median country scores 74.2 yrs, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's life expectancy in 2022.
  • ›The five leading nations — Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra and Japan — dominate the global life expectancy ranking in 2022.
  • ›217 countries and territories reported life expectancy data for 2022. 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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