Indicators / Life expectancy at birth
Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
43 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Cabo VerdeMedium76.1 yrs2BangladeshMedium74.7 yrs3BhutanMedium73 yrs4HondurasMedium72.9 yrs5GuatemalaMedium72.6 yrs6IraqMedium72.3 yrs7Syrian Arab RepublicMedium72.1 yrs8El SalvadorMedium72.1 yrs9IndiaMedium72 yrs10TajikistanMedium71.8 yrs11VanuatuMedium71.5 yrs12CambodiaMedium70.7 yrs13Solomon IslandsMedium70.5 yrs14NepalMedium70.4 yrs15Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium69.7 yrs16Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium69 yrs17MauritaniaMedium68.5 yrs18UgandaMedium68.3 yrs19RwandaMedium67.8 yrs20Timor-LesteMedium67.7 yrs21NamibiaMedium67.4 yrs22Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium67.2 yrs23TuvaluMedium67.1 yrs24Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium67 yrs25MyanmarMedium66.9 yrs26ComorosMedium66.8 yrs27KiribatiMedium66.5 yrs28ZambiaMedium66.3 yrs29Papua New GuineaMedium66.1 yrs30CongoMedium65.8 yrs31GhanaMedium65.5 yrs32Palestine, State ofMedium65.2 yrs33HaitiMedium64.9 yrs34AngolaMedium64.6 yrs35Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium64.1 yrs36Equatorial GuineaMedium63.7 yrs37CameroonMedium63.7 yrs38KenyaMedium63.6 yrs39ZimbabweMedium62.8 yrs40TogoMedium62.7 yrs41Côte d'IvoireMedium61.9 yrs42LesothoMedium57.4 yrs43NigeriaMedium54.5 yrs