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Life expectancy at birth

Unit years / latest 2024 / 217 countries / world 73.48

World map of Life expectancy at birth
World map: Life expectancy at birth (2024). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source world_bank_wdi
RankCountry / areayears
1Monaco86.5
2San Marino85.82
3Hong Kong85.39
4Kuwait84.58
5Switzerland84.41
59Croatia78.93
60New Caledonia78.92
61US78.89
62Poland78.41
63Slovakia78.37
215Central African Republic57.67
216Chad55.24
217Nigeria54.63

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Life expectancy at birth: top, bottom and US1Monaco86.52San Marino85.823Hong Kong85.394Kuwait84.585Switzerland84.4159Croatia78.9360New Caledonia78.9261US78.8962Poland78.4163Slovakia78.37215Central African Republic57.67216Chad55.24217Nigeria54.63years
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2024). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source world_bank_wdi
Life expectancy at birth over time82.579.476.373.1702013201520172019202120232024USChinaGermanyWorldyears
US against major economies and the world. Source world_bank_wdi

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Monaco86.52024
2San Marino85.822024
3Hong Kong85.392024
4Kuwait84.582024
5Switzerland84.412024
6Liechtenstein84.22024
7French Polynesia84.192024
8Andorra84.192024
9Sweden84.062024
10Japan84.042024
11Italy83.952024
12Spain83.892024
13Gibraltar83.632024
14South Korea83.632024
15Singapore83.352024
16Macao83.332024
17Israel83.22024
18Luxembourg83.22024
19Norway83.162024
20Faroe Islands83.082024
21United Arab Emirates83.072024
22Australia83.052024
23Ireland83.012024
24France82.982024
25Malta82.962024
26Iceland82.812024
27Qatar82.522024
28Bermuda82.492024
29Portugal82.382024
30Finland82.342024
31Belgium82.32024
32Slovenia82.292024
33Denmark82.252024
34Canada82.112024
35New Zealand82.012024
36Austria822024
37Netherlands81.972024
38Puerto Rico81.92024
39Greece81.842024
40Cyprus81.822024
41Bahrain81.422024
42UK81.392024
43Chile81.362024
44Maldives81.282024
46Isle of Man81.092024
47Costa Rica812024
48Germany80.792024
49U.S. Virgin Islands80.772024
50Cayman Islands80.542024
51St. Martin80.442024
52Oman80.252024
53Czechia79.982024
54Albania79.782024
55Panama79.782024
56Estonia79.32024
57Saudi Arabia78.982024
58Northern Mariana Islands78.952024
59Croatia78.932024
60New Caledonia78.922024
61US78.892024
62Poland78.412024
63Slovakia78.372024
64Armenia78.322024
65Uruguay78.292024
66Cuba78.262024
67Kosovo78.222024
68Turks & Caicos Islands78.182024
69Bosnia78.042024
70China78.022024
71Jordan77.982024
72Lebanon77.942024
73Peru77.942024
74Colombia77.912024
75Montenegro77.892024
76Iran77.852024
77Antigua & Barbuda77.772024
78Sri Lanka77.672024
79Ecuador77.582024
80Argentina77.542024
81British Virgin Islands77.432024
82Guam77.422024
83Türkiye77.422024
84Lithuania77.22024
85Curaçao76.992024
86Malaysia76.822024
87Hungary76.722024
88Tunisia76.712024
89North Macedonia76.622024
90Thailand76.562024
91Sint Maarten76.532024
92Aruba76.52024
93Algeria76.472024
94Romania76.462024
95Latvia76.432024
96Barbados76.332024
97Seychelles76.32024
98Cape Verde76.222024
99Brazil76.022024
100Serbia75.972024
101Bulgaria75.762024
102Brunei75.52024
103Morocco75.492024
104Grenada75.372024
105Mexico75.262024
106Nicaragua75.12024
107Bangladesh74.932024
108Vietnam74.742024
109Bahamas74.712024
110Ukraine74.692024
111Georgia74.662024
112Azerbaijan74.582024
113Kazakhstan74.532024
114Belarus74.372024
115Paraguay73.982024
116Dominican Republic73.872024
117Mauritius73.792024
118Suriname73.762024
119North Korea73.742024
120Belize73.742024
121Trinidad & Tobago73.622024
122Russia73.442024
123Bhutan73.262024
124Tonga73.072024
125Honduras73.042024
126American Samoa72.992024
127St. Lucia72.852024
128Guatemala72.752024
129Venezuela72.672024
130Syria72.562024
131Uzbekistan72.532024
132Iraq72.422024
133Kyrgyzstan72.42024
134Mongolia72.42024
135El Salvador72.32024
136St. Kitts & Nevis72.282024
137India72.232024
138Tajikistan71.932024
139Samoa71.832024
140Egypt71.812024
141Vanuatu71.652024
142Jamaica71.612024
143St. Vincent & Grenadines71.382024
144Moldova71.332024
145Dominica71.292024
146Indonesia71.292024
147Libya71.122024
148Cambodia70.822024
149Solomon Islands70.692024
150Nepal70.642024
151Guyana70.322024
152Greenland70.272024
153Turkmenistan70.22024
154Philippines69.952024
155São Tomé & Príncipe69.912024
156Yemen69.442024
157Palau69.382024
158Botswana69.292024
159Laos69.222024
160Palestine69.212024
161Senegal68.922024
162Eritrea68.892024
163Bolivia68.742024
164Mauritania68.712024
165Gabon68.512024
166Uganda68.492024
167Rwanda68.022024
168Timor-Leste67.92024
169Pakistan67.82024
170Ethiopia67.62024
171Malawi67.562024
172Namibia67.522024
173Fiji67.462024
174Micronesia67.362024
175Tuvalu67.262024
176Tanzania67.212024
177Myanmar67.092024
178Marshall Islands67.082024
179Comoros67.022024
180Kiribati66.62024
181Zambia66.532024
182Sudan66.522024
183South Africa66.312024
184Afghanistan66.292024
185Papua New Guinea66.262024
186Djibouti66.22024
187Gambia66.062024
188Congo - Brazzaville662024
189Ghana65.692024
190Haiti65.122024
191Angola64.812024
192Eswatini64.262024
193Guinea-Bissau64.252024
194Cameroon63.972024
195Equatorial Guinea63.912024
196Madagascar63.842024
197Kenya63.832024
198Burundi63.822024
199Mozambique63.82024
200Zimbabwe63.062024
201Togo62.942024
202Liberia62.322024
203Nauru62.282024
204Côte d’Ivoire62.112024
205Congo - Kinshasa62.072024
206Sierra Leone61.962024
207Niger61.432024
208Burkina Faso61.292024
209Benin60.962024
210Guinea60.92024
211Mali60.672024
212Somalia58.972024
213Lesotho57.82024
214South Sudan57.742024
215Central African Republic57.672024
216Chad55.242024
217Nigeria54.632024

Source: world_bank_wdi — Life expectancy at birth, total (years)