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Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
50 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1MaldivesHigh81 yrs2CubaHigh78.1 yrs3ChinaHigh78 yrs4LebanonHigh77.8 yrs5JordanHigh77.8 yrs6PeruHigh77.7 yrs7ColombiaHigh77.7 yrs8Iran (Islamic Republic of)High77.7 yrs9Sri LankaHigh77.5 yrs10EcuadorHigh77.4 yrs11TunisiaHigh76.5 yrs12ThailandHigh76.4 yrs13AlgeriaHigh76.3 yrs14BrazilHigh75.8 yrs15MoroccoHigh75.3 yrs16GrenadaHigh75.2 yrs17MexicoHigh75.1 yrs18NicaraguaHigh74.9 yrs19Viet NamHigh74.6 yrs20AzerbaijanHigh74.4 yrs21ParaguayHigh73.8 yrs22Dominican RepublicHigh73.7 yrs23SurinameHigh73.6 yrs24BelizeHigh73.6 yrs25UkraineHigh73.4 yrs26TongaHigh72.9 yrs27Saint LuciaHigh72.7 yrs28Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High72.5 yrs29UzbekistanHigh72.4 yrs30MongoliaHigh71.7 yrs31SamoaHigh71.7 yrs32KyrgyzstanHigh71.7 yrs33EgyptHigh71.6 yrs34JamaicaHigh71.5 yrs35Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh71.2 yrs36Moldova (Republic of)High71.2 yrs37IndonesiaHigh71.1 yrs38DominicaHigh71.1 yrs39GuyanaHigh70.2 yrs40TurkmenistanHigh70.1 yrs41PhilippinesHigh69.8 yrs42LibyaHigh69.3 yrs43PalauHigh69.3 yrs44BotswanaHigh69.2 yrs45Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High68.6 yrs46GabonHigh68.3 yrs47FijiHigh67.3 yrs48Marshall IslandsHigh66.9 yrs49South AfricaHigh66.1 yrs50NauruHigh62.1 yrs