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Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
33 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1ChileVery High81.2 yrs2Costa RicaVery High80.8 yrs3PanamaVery High79.6 yrs4UruguayVery High78.1 yrs5CubaHigh78.1 yrs6PeruHigh77.7 yrs7ColombiaHigh77.7 yrs8Antigua and BarbudaVery High77.6 yrs9ArgentinaVery High77.4 yrs10EcuadorHigh77.4 yrs11BarbadosVery High76.2 yrs12BrazilHigh75.8 yrs13GrenadaHigh75.2 yrs14MexicoHigh75.1 yrs15NicaraguaHigh74.9 yrs16BahamasVery High74.6 yrs17ParaguayHigh73.8 yrs18Dominican RepublicHigh73.7 yrs19SurinameHigh73.6 yrs20BelizeHigh73.6 yrs21Trinidad and TobagoVery High73.5 yrs22HondurasMedium72.9 yrs23Saint LuciaHigh72.7 yrs24GuatemalaMedium72.6 yrs25Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High72.5 yrs26Saint Kitts and NevisVery High72.1 yrs27El SalvadorMedium72.1 yrs28JamaicaHigh71.5 yrs29Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh71.2 yrs30DominicaHigh71.1 yrs31GuyanaHigh70.2 yrs32Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High68.6 yrs33HaitiMedium64.9 yrs