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Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
20 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1United Arab EmiratesVery High82.9 yrs2QatarVery High82.4 yrs3BahrainVery High81.3 yrs4KuwaitVery High80.4 yrs5OmanVery High80 yrs6Saudi ArabiaVery High78.7 yrs7LebanonHigh77.8 yrs8JordanHigh77.8 yrs9TunisiaHigh76.5 yrs10AlgeriaHigh76.3 yrs11MoroccoHigh75.3 yrs12IraqMedium72.3 yrs13Syrian Arab RepublicMedium72.1 yrs14EgyptHigh71.6 yrs15LibyaHigh69.3 yrs16YemenLow69.3 yrs17SudanLow66.3 yrs18DjiboutiLow66 yrs19Palestine, State ofMedium65.2 yrs20SomaliaLow58.8 yrs