Life expectancy - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Life expectancy, in years, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 192 countries was 72.24 years. The highest value was in Macao: 85.38 years and the lowest value was in Chad: 53 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: years; Source: The United Nations Population Division
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Countries Life expectancy, 2022 Global rank Available data
Macao 85.38 1 1960 - 2022
Liechtenstein 84.32 2 1994 - 2022
Japan 84 3 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 83.66 4 1960 - 2022
Switzerland 83.45 5 1960 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 83.3 6 1973 - 2022
Australia 83.2 7 1960 - 2022
Sweden 83.11 8 1960 - 2022
Spain 83.08 9 1960 - 2022
Ireland 83.06 10 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 83.05 11 1960 - 2022
Italy 82.9 12 1960 - 2022
Singapore 82.9 13 1960 - 2022
Gibraltar 82.83 14 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 82.76 15 1960 - 2022
Israel 82.7 16 1961 - 2022
Malta 82.7 17 1960 - 2022
South Korea 82.68 18 1960 - 2022
Norway 82.56 19 1960 - 2022
France 82.23 20 1960 - 2022
Iceland 82.17 21 1960 - 2022
UK 82.06 22 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 81.89 23 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 81.71 24 1960 - 2022
Belgium 81.7 25 1960 - 2022
Portugal 81.58 26 1960 - 2022
Bermuda 81.57 27 1960 - 2022
Qatar 81.56 28 1960 - 2022
Canada 81.3 29 1960 - 2022
Denmark 81.3 30 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 81.28 31 1960 - 2022
Finland 81.19 32 1960 - 2022
Austria 81.09 33 1960 - 2022
N. Caledonia 80.98 34 1960 - 2022
Maldives 80.84 35 1960 - 2022
Germany 80.71 36 1960 - 2022
Greece 80.64 37 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 80.26 38 1960 - 2022
Puerto Rico 79.72 39 1960 - 2022
Thailand 79.68 40 1960 - 2022
Chile 79.52 41 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 79.25 42 1960 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 79.24 43 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 79.2 44 1960 - 2022
Czechia 79.03 45 1960 - 2022
China 78.59 46 1960 - 2022
Turkey 78.47 47 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 78 48 1960 - 2022
Estonia 77.94 49 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 77.9 50 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 77.89 51 1960 - 2022
Barbados 77.71 52 1960 - 2022
Croatia 77.58 53 1960 - 2022
USA 77.43 54 1960 - 2022
Costa Rica 77.32 55 1960 - 2022
Poland 77.3 56 1960 - 2022
Algeria 77.13 57 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 77.07 58 1960 - 2022
Albania 76.83 59 1960 - 2022
Panama 76.83 60 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 76.61 61 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 76.26 62 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 76.19 63 1960 - 2022
Argentina 76.06 64 1960 - 2022
Hungary 76.02 65 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 75.79 66 1960 - 2022
Serbia 75.48 67 1960 - 2022
Grenada 75.33 68 1960 - 2022
Romania 75.3 69 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 75.29 70 1960 - 2022
Aruba 74.99 71 1960 - 2022
Morocco 74.97 72 1960 - 2022
Mexico 74.83 73 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 74.72 74 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 74.71 75 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 74.61 76 1960 - 2022
Latvia 74.58 77 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 74.58 78 1960 - 2022
Iran 74.56 79 1960 - 2022
Brunei 74.55 80 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 74.44 81 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 74.42 82 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 74.42 83 1960 - 2022
Bahamas 74.36 84 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 74.36 85 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 74.26 86 1960 - 2022
Jordan 74.21 87 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 74.17 88 1960 - 2022
Oman 73.93 89 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 73.85 90 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 73.7 91 1960 - 2022
Colombia 73.66 92 1960 - 2022
North Korea 73.58 93 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 73.51 94 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 73.49 95 1960 - 2022
Palestine 73.44 96 1990 - 2022
Brazil 73.43 97 1960 - 2022
Peru 73.39 98 1960 - 2022
Armenia 73.37 99 1960 - 2022
Belarus 73.11 100 1960 - 2022
Dominica 72.98 101 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 72.67 102 1960 - 2022
Samoa 72.6 103 1960 - 2022
Russia 72.55 104 1960 - 2022
Syria 72.3 105 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 72.23 106 1960 - 2022
Philippines 72.19 107 1960 - 2022
Libya 72.15 108 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 72.05 109 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 71.67 110 1960 - 2022
Georgia 71.59 111 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 71.47 112 1960 - 2022
Iraq 71.34 113 1960 - 2022
Saint Lucia 71.29 114 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 71.29 115 1960 - 2022
Tonga 71.27 116 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 71.11 117 1960 - 2022
Belize 70.96 118 1960 - 2022
Micronesia 70.93 119 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 70.74 120 1960 - 2022
Honduras 70.73 121 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 70.63 122 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 70.49 123 1960 - 2022
Nepal 70.48 124 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 70.47 125 1960 - 2022
Suriname 70.29 126 1960 - 2022
Egypt 70.16 127 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 69.9 128 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 69.41 129 1960 - 2022
Laos 69 130 1960 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 68.97 131 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 68.79 132 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 68.67 133 1960 - 2022
Moldova 68.62 134 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 68.59 135 1960 - 2022
Fiji 68.31 136 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 68.25 137 1960 - 2022
Senegal 67.91 138 1960 - 2022
India 67.74 139 1960 - 2022
Kiribati 67.66 140 1960 - 2022
Burma 67.26 141 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 67.13 142 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 66.78 143 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 66.6 144 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 66.43 145 1960 - 2022
Guyana 65.99 146 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 65.96 147 1960 - 2022
Botswana 65.91 148 1960 - 2022
Gabon 65.69 149 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 65.64 150 1960 - 2022
Sudan 65.58 151 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 65.23 152 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 64.93 153 1960 - 2022
Tuvalu 64.85 154 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 64.69 155 1960 - 2022
Ghana 63.94 156 1960 - 2022
Haiti 63.73 157 1960 - 2022
Yemen 63.72 158 1960 - 2022
Comoros 63.68 159 1960 - 2022
Uganda 63.64 160 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 63.05 161 1960 - 2022
Gambia 62.91 162 1960 - 2022
Malawi 62.9 163 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 62.88 164 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 62.86 165 1960 - 2022
Niger 62.08 166 1960 - 2022
Kenya 62.06 167 1960 - 2022
Burundi 61.98 168 1960 - 2022
Angola 61.93 169 1960 - 2022
Zambia 61.8 170 1960 - 2022
Togo 61.59 171 1960 - 2022
South Africa 61.48 172 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 61.19 173 1960 - 2022
Liberia 61.1 174 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 60.96 175 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 60.41 176 1960 - 2022
Benin 59.95 177 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 59.86 178 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 59.77 179 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 59.74 180 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 59.63 181 1960 - 2022
Mali 59.42 182 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 59.39 183 1960 - 2022
Guinea 58.99 184 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 58.92 185 1960 - 2022
Namibia 58.06 186 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 56.36 187 1960 - 2022
Somalia 56.11 188 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 54.48 189 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 53.63 190 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 53.04 191 1960 - 2022
Chad 53 192 1960 - 2022



Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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1. Macao
2. Liechtenstein
3. Japan
4. Hong Kong
5. Switzerland
6. Faroe Isl.
7. Australia
8. Sweden
9. Spain
10. Ireland
11. Luxembourg
12. Italy
13. Singapore
14. Gibraltar
15. New Zealand
16. Israel
17. Malta
18. South Korea
19. Norway
20. France
21. Iceland
22. UK
23. Cyprus
24. Netherlands
25. Belgium
26. Portugal
27. Bermuda
28. Qatar
29. Canada
30. Denmark
31. Slovenia
32. Finland
33. Austria
34. N. Caledonia
35. Maldives
36. Germany
37. Greece
38. Kuwait
39. Puerto Rico
40. Thailand
41. Chile
42. Bahrain
43. Ant.& Barb.
44. UA Emirates
45. Czechia
46. China
47. Turkey
48. Uruguay
49. Estonia
50. Saudi Arabia
51. Ecuador
52. Barbados
53. Croatia
54. USA
55. Costa Rica
56. Poland
57. Algeria
58. Slovakia
59. Albania
60. Panama
61. Sri Lanka
62. Malaysia
63. Montenegro
64. Argentina
65. Hungary
66. Lithuania
67. Serbia
68. Grenada
69. Romania
70. Bosnia & Herz.
71. Aruba
72. Morocco
73. Mexico
74. Cape Verde
75. Tr.&Tobago
76. Nicaragua
77. Latvia
78. Vietnam
79. Iran
80. Brunei
81. Kazakhstan
82. Lebanon
83. North Macedonia
84. Bahamas
85. Bulgaria
86. Tunisia
87. Jordan
88. Domin. Rep.
89. Oman
90. Seychelles
91. Bangladesh
92. Colombia
93. North Korea
94. Mauritius
95. Azerbaijan
96. Palestine
97. Brazil
98. Peru
99. Armenia
100. Belarus
101. Dominica
102. Mongolia
103. Samoa
104. Russia
105. Syria
106. Bhutan
107. Philippines
108. Libya
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Uzbekistan
111. Georgia
112. El Salvador
113. Iraq
114. Saint Lucia
115. Tajikistan
116. Tonga
117. Venezuela
118. Belize
119. Micronesia
120. Solomon Isl.
121. Honduras
122. Jamaica
123. Vanuatu
124. Nepal
125. Paraguay
126. Suriname
127. Egypt
128. Cambodia
129. Turkmenistan
130. Laos
131. St. Vincent & ...
132. S.T.&Principe
133. Guatemala
134. Moldova
135. Ukraine
136. Fiji
137. Indonesia
138. Senegal
139. India
140. Kiribati
141. Burma
142. Rwanda
143. Tanzania
144. Eritrea
145. Pakistan
146. Guyana
147. Papua N.G.
148. Botswana
149. Gabon
150. Ethiopia
151. Sudan
152. Madagascar
153. Bolivia
154. Tuvalu
155. Mauritania
156. Ghana
157. Haiti
158. Yemen
159. Comoros
160. Uganda
161. R. of Congo
162. Gambia
163. Malawi
164. Afghanistan
165. Djibouti
166. Niger
167. Kenya
168. Burundi
169. Angola
170. Zambia
171. Togo
172. South Africa
173. Eq. Guinea
174. Liberia
175. Cameroon
176. Sierra Leone
177. Benin
178. G.-Bissau
179. Burkina Faso
180. DR Congo
181. Mozambique
182. Mali
183. Zimbabwe
184. Guinea
185. Ivory Coast
186. Namibia
187. Swaziland
188. Somalia
189. C.A. Republic
190. Nigeria
191. Lesotho
192. Chad
85.38
84.32
84.00
83.66
83.45
83.30
83.20
83.11
83.08
83.06
83.05
82.90
82.90
82.83
82.76
82.70
82.70
82.68
82.56
82.23
82.17
82.06
81.89
81.71
81.70
81.58
81.57
81.56
81.30
81.30
81.28
81.19
81.09
80.98
80.84
80.71
80.64
80.26
79.72
79.68
79.52
79.25
79.24
79.20
79.03
78.59
78.47
78.00
77.94
77.90
77.89
77.71
77.58
77.43
77.32
77.30
77.13
77.07
76.83
76.83
76.61
76.26
76.19
76.06
76.02
75.79
75.48
75.33
75.30
75.29
74.99
74.97
74.83
74.72
74.71
74.61
74.58
74.58
74.56
74.55
74.44
74.42
74.42
74.36
74.36
74.26
74.21
74.17
73.93
73.85
73.70
73.66
73.58
73.51
73.49
73.44
73.43
73.39
73.37
73.11
72.98
72.67
72.60
72.55
72.30
72.23
72.19
72.15
72.05
71.67
71.59
71.47
71.34
71.29
71.29
71.27
71.11
70.96
70.93
70.74
70.73
70.63
70.49
70.48
70.47
70.29
70.16
69.90
69.41
69.00
68.97
68.79
68.67
68.62
68.59
68.31
68.25
67.91
67.74
67.66
67.26
67.13
66.78
66.60
66.43
65.99
65.96
65.91
65.69
65.64
65.58
65.23
64.93
64.85
64.69
63.94
63.73
63.72
63.68
63.64
63.05
62.91
62.90
62.88
62.86
62.08
62.06
61.98
61.93
61.80
61.59
61.48
61.19
61.10
60.96
60.41
59.95
59.86
59.77
59.74
59.63
59.42
59.39
58.99
58.92
58.06
56.36
56.11
54.48
53.63
53.04
53.00
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21.3
42.7
64
85.38


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