Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 18 countries was 74.12 years. The highest value was in Qatar: 81.56 years and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 62.86 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
Qatar 81.56 1 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 80.26 2 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 79.25 3 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 79.2 4 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 77.9 5 1960 - 2022
Algeria 77.13 6 1960 - 2022
Morocco 74.97 7 1960 - 2022
Iran 74.56 8 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 74.42 9 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 74.26 10 1960 - 2022
Jordan 74.21 11 1960 - 2022
Oman 73.93 12 1960 - 2022
Syria 72.3 13 1960 - 2022
Libya 72.15 14 1960 - 2022
Iraq 71.34 15 1960 - 2022
Egypt 70.16 16 1960 - 2022
Yemen 63.72 17 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 62.86 18 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. Qatar
2. Kuwait
3. Bahrain
4. UA Emirates
5. Saudi Arabia
6. Algeria
7. Morocco
8. Iran
9. Lebanon
10. Tunisia
11. Jordan
12. Oman
13. Syria
14. Libya
15. Iraq
16. Egypt
17. Yemen
18. Djibouti
81.56
80.26
79.25
79.20
77.90
77.13
74.97
74.56
74.42
74.26
74.21
73.93
72.30
72.15
71.34
70.16
63.72
62.86
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20.4
40.8
61.2
81.56


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