Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 74.51 years. The highest value was in Macao: 85.38 years and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 62.88 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
Japan 84 2 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 83.66 3 1960 - 2022
Singapore 82.9 4 1960 - 2022
Israel 82.7 5 1961 - 2022
South Korea 82.68 6 1960 - 2022
Qatar 81.56 7 1960 - 2022
Maldives 80.84 8 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 80.26 9 1960 - 2022
Thailand 79.68 10 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 79.25 11 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 79.2 12 1960 - 2022
China 78.59 13 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 77.9 14 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 76.61 15 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 76.26 16 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 74.58 17 1960 - 2022
Iran 74.56 18 1960 - 2022
Brunei 74.55 19 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 74.44 20 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 74.42 21 1960 - 2022
Jordan 74.21 22 1960 - 2022
Oman 73.93 23 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 73.7 24 1960 - 2022
North Korea 73.58 25 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 73.49 26 1960 - 2022
Palestine 73.44 27 1990 - 2022
Armenia 73.37 28 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 72.67 29 1960 - 2022
Syria 72.3 30 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 72.23 31 1960 - 2022
Philippines 72.19 32 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 72.05 33 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 71.67 34 1960 - 2022
Georgia 71.59 35 1960 - 2022
Iraq 71.34 36 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 71.29 37 1960 - 2022
Nepal 70.48 38 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 69.9 39 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 69.41 40 1960 - 2022
Laos 69 41 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 68.25 42 1960 - 2022
India 67.74 43 1960 - 2022
Burma 67.26 44 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 66.43 45 1960 - 2022
Yemen 63.72 46 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 62.88 47 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. Japan
3. Hong Kong
4. Singapore
5. Israel
6. South Korea
7. Qatar
8. Maldives
9. Kuwait
10. Thailand
11. Bahrain
12. UA Emirates
13. China
14. Saudi Arabia
15. Sri Lanka
16. Malaysia
17. Vietnam
18. Iran
19. Brunei
20. Kazakhstan
21. Lebanon
22. Jordan
23. Oman
24. Bangladesh
25. North Korea
26. Azerbaijan
27. Palestine
28. Armenia
29. Mongolia
30. Syria
31. Bhutan
32. Philippines
33. Kyrgyzstan
34. Uzbekistan
35. Georgia
36. Iraq
37. Tajikistan
38. Nepal
39. Cambodia
40. Turkmenistan
41. Laos
42. Indonesia
43. India
44. Burma
45. Pakistan
46. Yemen
47. Afghanistan
85.38
84.00
83.66
82.90
82.70
82.68
81.56
80.84
80.26
79.68
79.25
79.20
78.59
77.90
76.61
76.26
74.58
74.56
74.55
74.44
74.42
74.21
73.93
73.70
73.58
73.49
73.44
73.37
72.67
72.30
72.23
72.19
72.05
71.67
71.59
71.34
71.29
70.48
69.90
69.41
69.00
68.25
67.74
67.26
66.43
63.72
62.88
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21.3
42.7
64
85.38


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