Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 18 countries was 76.49 years. The highest value was in Kuwait: 84.58 years and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 66.2 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Kuwait 84.58 1 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 83.07 2 1960 - 2024
Qatar 82.52 3 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 81.42 4 1960 - 2024
Oman 80.25 5 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 78.98 6 1960 - 2024
Jordan 77.98 7 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 77.94 8 1960 - 2024
Iran 77.85 9 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 76.71 10 1960 - 2024
Algeria 76.47 11 1960 - 2024
Morocco 75.49 12 1960 - 2024
Syria 72.56 13 1960 - 2024
Iraq 72.42 14 1960 - 2024
Egypt 71.81 15 1960 - 2024
Libya 71.12 16 1960 - 2024
Yemen 69.44 17 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 66.2 18 1960 - 2024


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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. Kuwait
2. UA Emirates
3. Qatar
4. Bahrain
5. Oman
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Jordan
8. Lebanon
9. Iran
10. Tunisia
11. Algeria
12. Morocco
13. Syria
14. Iraq
15. Egypt
16. Libya
17. Yemen
18. Djibouti
84.58
83.07
82.52
81.42
80.25
78.98
77.98
77.94
77.85
76.71
76.47
75.49
72.56
72.42
71.81
71.12
69.44
66.20
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21.1
42.3
63.4
84.58


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