Life expectancy, female - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Life expectancy, in years, female, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 192 countries was 74.94 years. The highest value was in Macao: 87.98 years and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 53.97 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, female, 2022 Global rank Available data
Macao 87.98 1 1960 - 2022
Japan 87.09 2 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 86.77 3 1960 - 2022
Spain 85.9 4 1960 - 2022
Liechtenstein 85.6 5 1994 - 2022
South Korea 85.6 6 1960 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 85.4 7 1973 - 2022
Switzerland 85.4 8 1960 - 2022
Australia 85.3 9 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 85.3 10 1960 - 2022
France 85.2 11 1960 - 2022
Singapore 85.2 12 1960 - 2022
Italy 85 13 1960 - 2022
Ireland 84.9 14 1960 - 2022
Israel 84.8 15 1961 - 2022
Malta 84.8 16 1960 - 2022
Sweden 84.8 17 1960 - 2022
Gibraltar 84.69 18 1960 - 2022
N. Caledonia 84.61 19 1960 - 2022
Bermuda 84.51 20 1960 - 2022
Portugal 84.5 21 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 84.4 22 1960 - 2022
Norway 84.2 23 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 84.1 24 1960 - 2022
Thailand 83.93 25 1960 - 2022
Belgium 83.9 26 1960 - 2022
Puerto Rico 83.9 27 1960 - 2022
Finland 83.8 28 1960 - 2022
UK 83.8 29 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 83.67 30 1960 - 2022
Canada 83.58 31 1960 - 2022
Austria 83.5 32 1960 - 2022
Iceland 83.4 33 1960 - 2022
Greece 83.3 34 1960 - 2022
Denmark 83.2 35 1960 - 2022
Germany 83.2 36 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 83.2 37 1960 - 2022
Qatar 83.1 38 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 82.75 39 1960 - 2022
Estonia 82.4 40 1960 - 2022
Czechia 82 41 1960 - 2022
Chile 81.88 42 1960 - 2022
Maldives 81.84 43 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 81.69 44 1960 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 81.65 45 1960 - 2022
Turkey 81.5 46 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 81.41 47 1960 - 2022
China 81.34 48 1960 - 2022
Poland 81.3 49 1960 - 2022
Croatia 80.7 50 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 80.6 51 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 80.5 52 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 80.48 53 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 80.3 54 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 80.23 55 1960 - 2022
USA 80.2 56 1960 - 2022
Panama 80.09 57 1960 - 2022
Costa Rica 80.04 58 1960 - 2022
Latvia 79.6 59 1960 - 2022
Barbados 79.58 60 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 79.53 61 1960 - 2022
Hungary 79.5 62 1960 - 2022
Albania 79.47 63 1960 - 2022
Romania 79.3 64 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 79.29 65 1960 - 2022
Argentina 79.28 66 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 79.01 67 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 78.8 68 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 78.8 69 1960 - 2022
Algeria 78.46 70 1960 - 2022
Armenia 78.45 71 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 78.41 72 1960 - 2022
Belarus 78.38 73 1960 - 2022
Grenada 78.3 74 1960 - 2022
Mexico 78.16 75 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 78.15 76 1960 - 2022
Serbia 78.12 77 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 78.1 78 1960 - 2022
Bahamas 77.84 79 1960 - 2022
Russia 77.77 80 1960 - 2022
Aruba 77.68 81 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 77.56 82 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 77.54 83 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 77.5 84 1960 - 2022
Iran 77.45 85 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 77.41 86 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 77.38 87 1960 - 2022
Morocco 77.18 88 1960 - 2022
Colombia 77.14 89 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 77.1 90 1960 - 2022
Brunei 76.79 91 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 76.74 92 1960 - 2022
Jordan 76.68 93 1960 - 2022
Brazil 76.6 94 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 76.6 95 1960 - 2022
Georgia 76.46 96 1960 - 2022
Dominica 76.45 97 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 76.3 98 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 76.25 99 1960 - 2022
North Korea 76.15 100 1960 - 2022
Syria 76.12 101 1960 - 2022
Oman 76.05 102 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 76.01 103 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 76 104 1980 - 2022
Palestine 75.95 105 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 75.81 106 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 75.66 107 1960 - 2022
Peru 75.5 108 1960 - 2022
Samoa 75.33 109 1960 - 2022
Saint Lucia 74.89 110 1960 - 2022
Micronesia 74.82 111 1960 - 2022
Libya 74.76 112 1960 - 2022
Belize 74.69 113 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 74.29 114 1960 - 2022
Philippines 74.17 115 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 74.15 116 1960 - 2022
Tonga 74.12 117 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 73.9 118 1960 - 2022
Suriname 73.58 119 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 73.57 120 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 73.52 121 1960 - 2022
Iraq 73.36 122 1960 - 2022
Moldova 73.32 123 1960 - 2022
Honduras 73.16 124 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 73.07 125 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 72.92 126 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 72.74 127 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 72.62 128 1960 - 2022
Egypt 72.56 129 1960 - 2022
Nepal 72.36 130 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 72.36 131 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 71.94 132 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 71.75 133 1960 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 71.73 134 1960 - 2022
Laos 71.16 135 1960 - 2022
Burma 70.48 136 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 70.44 137 1960 - 2022
Fiji 70.24 138 1960 - 2022
Senegal 70.2 139 1960 - 2022
Guyana 69.4 140 1960 - 2022
Kiribati 69.39 141 1960 - 2022
Tuvalu 69.39 142 1960 - 2022
India 69.38 143 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 69.24 144 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 69.17 145 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 68.93 146 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 68.92 147 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 68.9 148 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 68.68 149 1960 - 2022
Botswana 68.4 150 1960 - 2022
Gabon 68.36 151 1960 - 2022
Sudan 68.18 152 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 67.91 153 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 67.62 154 1960 - 2022
Yemen 67.22 155 1960 - 2022
Haiti 66.7 156 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 66.45 157 1960 - 2022
Malawi 66.33 158 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 66.21 159 1960 - 2022
Ghana 66.13 160 1960 - 2022
Comoros 66.06 161 1960 - 2022
Uganda 65.7 162 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 65.5 163 1960 - 2022
Kenya 64.69 164 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 64.62 165 1960 - 2022
Angola 64.54 166 1960 - 2022
Zambia 64.51 167 1960 - 2022
Gambia 64.34 168 1960 - 2022
South Africa 64.18 169 1960 - 2022
Burundi 63.87 170 1960 - 2022
Niger 63.4 171 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 63.26 172 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 62.69 173 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 62.56 174 1960 - 2022
Liberia 62.39 175 1960 - 2022
Togo 62.23 176 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 62.09 177 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 62.05 178 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 61.93 179 1960 - 2022
Namibia 61.7 180 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 61.69 181 1960 - 2022
Benin 61.68 182 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 61.51 183 1960 - 2022
Mali 60.83 184 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 60.6 185 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 60.28 186 1960 - 2022
Guinea 60.24 187 1960 - 2022
Somalia 58.23 188 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 56.83 189 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 55.92 190 1960 - 2022
Chad 54.77 191 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 53.97 192 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. Macao
2. Japan
3. Hong Kong
4. Spain
5. Liechtenstein
6. South Korea
7. Faroe Isl.
8. Switzerland
9. Australia
10. Luxembourg
11. France
12. Singapore
13. Italy
14. Ireland
15. Israel
16. Malta
17. Sweden
18. Gibraltar
19. N. Caledonia
20. Bermuda
21. Portugal
22. New Zealand
23. Norway
24. Slovenia
25. Thailand
26. Belgium
27. Puerto Rico
28. Finland
29. UK
30. Cyprus
31. Canada
32. Austria
33. Iceland
34. Greece
35. Denmark
36. Germany
37. Netherlands
38. Qatar
39. Kuwait
40. Estonia
41. Czechia
42. Chile
43. Maldives
44. Uruguay
45. Ant.& Barb.
46. Turkey
47. UA Emirates
48. China
49. Poland
50. Croatia
51. Slovakia
52. Bahrain
53. Ecuador
54. Lithuania
55. Sri Lanka
56. USA
57. Panama
58. Costa Rica
59. Latvia
60. Barbados
61. Saudi Arabia
62. Hungary
63. Albania
64. Romania
65. Vietnam
66. Argentina
67. Cape Verde
68. Malaysia
69. Montenegro
70. Algeria
71. Armenia
72. Kazakhstan
73. Belarus
74. Grenada
75. Mexico
76. Tr.&Tobago
77. Serbia
78. Bulgaria
79. Bahamas
80. Russia
81. Aruba
82. Nicaragua
83. Domin. Rep.
84. Bosnia & Herz.
85. Iran
86. Tunisia
87. Mongolia
88. Morocco
89. Colombia
90. Mauritius
91. Brunei
92. North Macedonia
93. Jordan
94. Brazil
95. Lebanon
96. Georgia
97. Dominica
98. Kyrgyzstan
99. Azerbaijan
100. North Korea
101. Syria
102. Oman
103. Bangladesh
104. Seychelles
105. Palestine
106. El Salvador
107. Venezuela
108. Peru
109. Samoa
110. Saint Lucia
111. Micronesia
112. Libya
113. Belize
114. Uzbekistan
115. Philippines
116. Bhutan
117. Tonga
118. Ukraine
119. Suriname
120. Paraguay
121. Tajikistan
122. Iraq
123. Moldova
124. Honduras
125. Vanuatu
126. Turkmenistan
127. Jamaica
128. Cambodia
129. Egypt
130. Nepal
131. Solomon Isl.
132. S.T.&Principe
133. Guatemala
134. St. Vincent & ...
135. Laos
136. Burma
137. Indonesia
138. Fiji
139. Senegal
140. Guyana
141. Kiribati
142. Tuvalu
143. India
144. Rwanda
145. Papua N.G.
146. Tanzania
147. Pakistan
148. Ethiopia
149. Eritrea
150. Botswana
151. Gabon
152. Sudan
153. Bolivia
154. Madagascar
155. Yemen
156. Haiti
157. Mauritania
158. Malawi
159. Afghanistan
160. Ghana
161. Comoros
162. Uganda
163. Djibouti
164. Kenya
165. R. of Congo
166. Angola
167. Zambia
168. Gambia
169. South Africa
170. Burundi
171. Niger
172. Eq. Guinea
173. Mozambique
174. Cameroon
175. Liberia
176. Togo
177. Zimbabwe
178. DR Congo
179. G.-Bissau
180. Namibia
181. Sierra Leone
182. Benin
183. Burkina Faso
184. Mali
185. Swaziland
186. Ivory Coast
187. Guinea
188. Somalia
189. C.A. Republic
190. Lesotho
191. Chad
192. Nigeria
87.98
87.09
86.77
85.90
85.60
85.60
85.40
85.40
85.30
85.30
85.20
85.20
85.00
84.90
84.80
84.80
84.80
84.69
84.61
84.51
84.50
84.40
84.20
84.10
83.93
83.90
83.90
83.80
83.80
83.67
83.58
83.50
83.40
83.30
83.20
83.20
83.20
83.10
82.75
82.40
82.00
81.88
81.84
81.69
81.65
81.50
81.41
81.34
81.30
80.70
80.60
80.50
80.48
80.30
80.23
80.20
80.09
80.04
79.60
79.58
79.53
79.50
79.47
79.30
79.29
79.28
79.01
78.80
78.80
78.46
78.45
78.41
78.38
78.30
78.16
78.15
78.12
78.10
77.84
77.77
77.68
77.56
77.54
77.50
77.45
77.41
77.38
77.18
77.14
77.10
76.79
76.74
76.68
76.60
76.60
76.46
76.45
76.30
76.25
76.15
76.12
76.05
76.01
76.00
75.95
75.81
75.66
75.50
75.33
74.89
74.82
74.76
74.69
74.29
74.17
74.15
74.12
73.90
73.58
73.57
73.52
73.36
73.32
73.16
73.07
72.92
72.74
72.62
72.56
72.36
72.36
71.94
71.75
71.73
71.16
70.48
70.44
70.24
70.20
69.40
69.39
69.39
69.38
69.24
69.17
68.93
68.92
68.90
68.68
68.40
68.36
68.18
67.91
67.62
67.22
66.70
66.45
66.33
66.21
66.13
66.06
65.70
65.50
64.69
64.62
64.54
64.51
64.34
64.18
63.87
63.40
63.26
62.69
62.56
62.39
62.23
62.09
62.05
61.93
61.70
61.69
61.68
61.51
60.83
60.60
60.28
60.24
58.23
56.83
55.92
54.77
53.97
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