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Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
26 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1SingaporeVery High83.7 yrs2ChinaHigh78 yrs3MalaysiaVery High76.7 yrs4ThailandHigh76.4 yrs5Brunei DarussalamVery High75.3 yrs6Viet NamHigh74.6 yrs7Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)Other Countries or Territories73.6 yrs8TongaHigh72.9 yrs9MongoliaHigh71.7 yrs10SamoaHigh71.7 yrs11VanuatuMedium71.5 yrs12IndonesiaHigh71.1 yrs13CambodiaMedium70.7 yrs14Solomon IslandsMedium70.5 yrs15PhilippinesHigh69.8 yrs16PalauHigh69.3 yrs17Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium69 yrs18Timor-LesteMedium67.7 yrs19FijiHigh67.3 yrs20Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium67.2 yrs21TuvaluMedium67.1 yrs22Marshall IslandsHigh66.9 yrs23MyanmarMedium66.9 yrs24KiribatiMedium66.5 yrs25Papua New GuineaMedium66.1 yrs26NauruHigh62.1 yrs