Life expectancy - Country rankings
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Life expectancy, in years, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 72.9 years. The highest value was in Chile: 79.52 years and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 64.93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 79.52 | 1 | - |
| Uruguay | 78 | 2 | - |
| Ecuador | 77.89 | 3 | - |
| Argentina | 76.06 | 4 | - |
| Colombia | 73.66 | 5 | - |
| Brazil | 73.43 | 6 | - |
| Peru | 73.39 | 7 | - |
| Venezuela | 71.11 | 8 | - |
| Paraguay | 70.47 | 9 | - |
| Suriname | 70.29 | 10 | - |
| Guyana | 65.99 | 11 | - |
| Bolivia | 64.93 | 12 | - |
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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