Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 73.53 years. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 79.72 years and the lowest value was in Haiti: 63.73 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
Puerto Rico 79.72 1 1960 - 2022
Chile 79.52 2 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 78 3 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 77.89 4 1960 - 2022
Costa Rica 77.32 5 1960 - 2022
Panama 76.83 6 1960 - 2022
Argentina 76.06 7 1960 - 2022
Mexico 74.83 8 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 74.61 9 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 74.17 10 1960 - 2022
Colombia 73.66 11 1960 - 2022
Brazil 73.43 12 1960 - 2022
Peru 73.39 13 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 71.47 14 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 71.11 15 1960 - 2022
Honduras 70.73 16 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 70.47 17 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 68.67 18 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 64.93 19 1960 - 2022
Haiti 63.73 20 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. Puerto Rico
2. Chile
3. Uruguay
4. Ecuador
5. Costa Rica
6. Panama
7. Argentina
8. Mexico
9. Nicaragua
10. Domin. Rep.
11. Colombia
12. Brazil
13. Peru
14. El Salvador
15. Venezuela
16. Honduras
17. Paraguay
18. Guatemala
19. Bolivia
20. Haiti
79.72
79.52
78.00
77.89
77.32
76.83
76.06
74.83
74.61
74.17
73.66
73.43
73.39
71.47
71.11
70.73
70.47
68.67
64.93
63.73
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19.9
39.9
59.8
79.72


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