Indicators / Life expectancy at birth
Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
195 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1MonacoOther Countries or Territories86.4 yrs2San MarinoVery High85.7 yrs3Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High85.5 yrs4JapanVery High84.7 yrs5Korea (Republic of)Very High84.3 yrs6AndorraVery High84 yrs7SwitzerlandVery High84 yrs8AustraliaVery High83.9 yrs9SingaporeVery High83.7 yrs10ItalyVery High83.7 yrs11SpainVery High83.7 yrs12LiechtensteinVery High83.6 yrs13FranceVery High83.3 yrs14NorwayVery High83.3 yrs15MaltaVery High83.3 yrs16SwedenVery High83.3 yrs17United Arab EmiratesVery High82.9 yrs18IcelandVery High82.7 yrs19CanadaVery High82.6 yrs20IrelandVery High82.4 yrs21IsraelVery High82.4 yrs22QatarVery High82.4 yrs23PortugalVery High82.4 yrs24LuxembourgVery High82.2 yrs25NetherlandsVery High82.2 yrs26BelgiumVery High82.1 yrs27New ZealandVery High82.1 yrs28AustriaVery High82 yrs29DenmarkVery High81.9 yrs30FinlandVery High81.9 yrs31GreeceVery High81.9 yrs32CyprusVery High81.6 yrs33SloveniaVery High81.6 yrs34GermanyVery High81.4 yrs35United KingdomVery High81.3 yrs36BahrainVery High81.3 yrs37ChileVery High81.2 yrs38MaldivesHigh81 yrs39Costa RicaVery High80.8 yrs40KuwaitVery High80.4 yrs41OmanVery High80 yrs42CzechiaVery High79.8 yrs43AlbaniaVery High79.6 yrs44PanamaVery High79.6 yrs45United StatesVery High79.3 yrs46EstoniaVery High79.2 yrs47Saudi ArabiaVery High78.7 yrs48PolandVery High78.6 yrs49CroatiaVery High78.6 yrs50SlovakiaVery High78.3 yrs51UruguayVery High78.1 yrs52CubaHigh78.1 yrs53ChinaHigh78 yrs54Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High77.9 yrs55LebanonHigh77.8 yrs56JordanHigh77.8 yrs57PeruHigh77.7 yrs58ColombiaHigh77.7 yrs59Iran (Islamic Republic of)High77.7 yrs60Antigua and BarbudaVery High77.6 yrs61Sri LankaHigh77.5 yrs62ArgentinaVery High77.4 yrs63North MacedoniaVery High77.4 yrs64EcuadorHigh77.4 yrs65TürkiyeVery High77.2 yrs66MontenegroVery High77.1 yrs67HungaryVery High77 yrs68SerbiaVery High76.8 yrs69MalaysiaVery High76.7 yrs70TunisiaHigh76.5 yrs71ThailandHigh76.4 yrs72AlgeriaHigh76.3 yrs73LatviaVery High76.2 yrs74BarbadosVery High76.2 yrs75Cabo VerdeMedium76.1 yrs76LithuaniaVery High76 yrs77RomaniaVery High75.9 yrs78BrazilHigh75.8 yrs79ArmeniaVery High75.7 yrs80BulgariaVery High75.6 yrs81Brunei DarussalamVery High75.3 yrs82MoroccoHigh75.3 yrs83GrenadaHigh75.2 yrs84MexicoHigh75.1 yrs85NicaraguaHigh74.9 yrs86MauritiusVery High74.9 yrs87BangladeshMedium74.7 yrs88Viet NamHigh74.6 yrs89BahamasVery High74.6 yrs90GeorgiaVery High74.5 yrs91BelarusVery High74.4 yrs92AzerbaijanHigh74.4 yrs93KazakhstanVery High74.4 yrs94ParaguayHigh73.8 yrs95Dominican RepublicHigh73.7 yrs96Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)Other Countries or Territories73.6 yrs97SurinameHigh73.6 yrs98BelizeHigh73.6 yrs99Trinidad and TobagoVery High73.5 yrs100UkraineHigh73.4 yrs101Russian FederationVery High73.2 yrs102BhutanMedium73 yrs103TongaHigh72.9 yrs104HondurasMedium72.9 yrs105SeychellesVery High72.9 yrs106Saint LuciaHigh72.7 yrs107GuatemalaMedium72.6 yrs108Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High72.5 yrs109UzbekistanHigh72.4 yrs110IraqMedium72.3 yrs111Saint Kitts and NevisVery High72.1 yrs112Syrian Arab RepublicMedium72.1 yrs113El SalvadorMedium72.1 yrs114IndiaMedium72 yrs115TajikistanMedium71.8 yrs116MongoliaHigh71.7 yrs117SamoaHigh71.7 yrs118KyrgyzstanHigh71.7 yrs119EgyptHigh71.6 yrs120JamaicaHigh71.5 yrs121VanuatuMedium71.5 yrs122Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh71.2 yrs123Moldova (Republic of)High71.2 yrs124IndonesiaHigh71.1 yrs125DominicaHigh71.1 yrs126CambodiaMedium70.7 yrs127Solomon IslandsMedium70.5 yrs128NepalMedium70.4 yrs129GuyanaHigh70.2 yrs130TurkmenistanHigh70.1 yrs131PhilippinesHigh69.8 yrs132Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium69.7 yrs133LibyaHigh69.3 yrs134YemenLow69.3 yrs135PalauHigh69.3 yrs136BotswanaHigh69.2 yrs137Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium69 yrs138SenegalLow68.7 yrs139EritreaLow68.6 yrs140Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High68.6 yrs141MauritaniaMedium68.5 yrs142GabonHigh68.3 yrs143UgandaMedium68.3 yrs144RwandaMedium67.8 yrs145Timor-LesteMedium67.7 yrs146PakistanLow67.6 yrs147NamibiaMedium67.4 yrs148MalawiLow67.4 yrs149FijiHigh67.3 yrs150EthiopiaLow67.3 yrs151Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium67.2 yrs152TuvaluMedium67.1 yrs153Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium67 yrs154Marshall IslandsHigh66.9 yrs155MyanmarMedium66.9 yrs156ComorosMedium66.8 yrs157KiribatiMedium66.5 yrs158ZambiaMedium66.3 yrs159SudanLow66.3 yrs160South AfricaHigh66.1 yrs161Papua New GuineaMedium66.1 yrs162AfghanistanLow66 yrs163DjiboutiLow66 yrs164GambiaLow65.9 yrs165CongoMedium65.8 yrs166GhanaMedium65.5 yrs167Palestine, State ofMedium65.2 yrs168HaitiMedium64.9 yrs169AngolaMedium64.6 yrs170Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium64.1 yrs171Guinea-BissauLow64.1 yrs172Equatorial GuineaMedium63.7 yrs173CameroonMedium63.7 yrs174BurundiLow63.7 yrs175KenyaMedium63.6 yrs176MadagascarLow63.6 yrs177MozambiqueLow63.6 yrs178ZimbabweMedium62.8 yrs179TogoMedium62.7 yrs180LiberiaLow62.2 yrs181NauruHigh62.1 yrs182Côte d'IvoireMedium61.9 yrs183Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low61.9 yrs184Sierra LeoneLow61.8 yrs185NigerLow61.2 yrs186Burkina FasoLow61.1 yrs187BeninLow60.8 yrs188GuineaLow60.7 yrs189MaliLow60.4 yrs190SomaliaLow58.8 yrs191South SudanLow57.6 yrs192Central African RepublicLow57.4 yrs193LesothoMedium57.4 yrs194ChadLow55.1 yrs195NigeriaMedium54.5 yrs