Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 18 countries was 73.82 years.The highest value was in Bahrain: 79.17 years and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 62.69 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: years; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Life expectancy, 2020 Global rank Available data
Bahrain 79.17 1 1960 - 2020
Qatar 79.1 2 1960 - 2020
UA Emirates 78.95 3 1960 - 2020
Lebanon 77.8 4 1960 - 2020
Kuwait 76.92 5 1960 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 76.24 6 1960 - 2020
Tunisia 75.29 7 1960 - 2020
Jordan 75.18 8 1960 - 2020
Iran 74.83 9 1960 - 2020
Oman 74.76 10 1960 - 2020
Algeria 74.45 11 1960 - 2020
Morocco 73.92 12 1960 - 2020
Libya 72.47 13 1960 - 2020
Syria 72.14 14 1960 - 2020
Egypt 70.99 15 1960 - 2020
Iraq 69.12 16 1960 - 2020
Yemen 64.65 17 1960 - 2020
Djibouti 62.69 18 1960 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. Bahrain
2. Qatar
3. UA Emirates
4. Lebanon
5. Kuwait
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Tunisia
8. Jordan
9. Iran
10. Oman
11. Algeria
12. Morocco
13. Libya
14. Syria
15. Egypt
16. Iraq
17. Yemen
18. Djibouti
79.17
79.10
78.95
77.80
76.92
76.24
75.29
75.18
74.83
74.76
74.45
73.92
72.47
72.14
70.99
69.12
64.65
62.69
0
19.8
39.6
59.4
79.17
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