Life expectancy, female - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Life expectancy, in years, female, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 76.29 years. The highest value was in Monaco: 88.5 years and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 54.74 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Monaco 88.5 1 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 88.09 2 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 87.3 3 1960 - 2023
Japan 87.14 4 1960 - 2023
San Marino 87.1 5 1960 - 2023
Spain 86.7 6 1960 - 2023
South Korea 86.4 7 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 86.14 8 1960 - 2023
Andorra 86.11 9 1960 - 2023
Macao 86.1 10 1960 - 2023
France 85.9 11 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 85.9 12 1960 - 2023
Italy 85.8 13 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 85.74 14 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 85.5 15 1960 - 2023
Israel 85.5 16 1961 - 2023
Malta 85.3 17 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 85.24 18 1960 - 2023
Portugal 85.2 19 1960 - 2023
Singapore 85.2 20 1960 - 2023
Australia 85.1 21 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 85.1 22 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 85 23 1960 - 2023
Sweden 85 24 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 84.9 25 1960 - 2023
Norway 84.7 26 1960 - 2023
Belgium 84.6 27 1960 - 2023
Ireland 84.5 28 1960 - 2023
Finland 84.4 29 1960 - 2023
Iceland 84.4 30 1960 - 2023
Greece 84.2 31 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 84.2 32 1960 - 2023
Austria 84 33 1960 - 2023
Canada 83.89 34 1960 - 2023
Denmark 83.8 35 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 83.7 36 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 83.67 37 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 83.42 38 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 83.4 39 1960 - 2023
Qatar 83.37 40 1960 - 2023
UK 83.21 41 1960 - 2023
Estonia 83.1 42 1960 - 2023
Chile 83.08 43 1960 - 2023
Germany 83 44 1960 - 2023
Czechia 82.9 45 1960 - 2023
Maldives 82.82 46 1960 - 2023
Panama 82.56 47 1960 - 2023
Poland 82.4 48 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 81.99 49 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 81.92 50 1960 - 2023
Oman 81.88 51 1960 - 2023
Croatia 81.7 52 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 81.7 53 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 81.5 54 1960 - 2023
Albania 81.45 55 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 81.29 56 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 81.16 57 1960 - 2023
USA 81.1 58 1960 - 2023
Armenia 81 59 1960 - 2023
China 80.93 60 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 80.9 61 1960 - 2023
Thailand 80.86 62 1960 - 2023
Latvia 80.8 63 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 80.59 64 1960 - 2023
Romania 80.5 65 1960 - 2023
Colombia 80.45 66 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 80.29 67 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 80.2 68 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 80.2 69 1960 - 2023
Jordan 80.19 70 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 80.14 71 1960 - 2023
Peru 80.12 72 1960 - 2023
Hungary 80.1 73 1960 - 2023
Argentina 79.88 74 1960 - 2023
Turkey 79.86 75 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 79.73 76 1960 - 2023
Iran 79.63 77 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 79.6 78 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 79.37 79 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 79.26 80 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 79.21 81 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 79.15 82 1960 - 2023
Georgia 79.11 83 1960 - 2023
Belarus 79.07 84 1960 - 2023
Brazil 78.98 85 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 78.8 86 1960 - 2023
Aruba 78.78 87 1960 - 2023
Russia 78.73 88 1960 - 2023
Serbia 78.7 89 1960 - 2023
Barbados 78.62 90 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 78.39 91 1960 - 2023
Grenada 78.36 92 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 78.19 93 1960 - 2023
Mexico 77.81 94 1960 - 2023
Algeria 77.7 95 1960 - 2023
Morocco 77.6 96 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 77.58 97 1960 - 2023
Brunei 77.56 98 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 77.42 99 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 77.13 100 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 76.98 101 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 76.95 102 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 76.89 103 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 76.85 104 1960 - 2023
Suriname 76.84 105 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 76.68 106 1960 - 2023
Belize 76.5 107 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 76.5 108 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 76.5 109 1960 - 2023
Tonga 76.41 110 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 76.37 111 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 76.3 112 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 76.26 113 1960 - 2023
North Korea 75.74 114 1960 - 2023
Moldova 75.54 115 1960 - 2023
Honduras 75.5 116 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 75.4 117 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 74.97 118 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 74.88 119 1960 - 2023
Dominica 74.55 120 1960 - 2023
Syria 74.41 121 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 74.32 122 1960 - 2023
Iraq 74.06 123 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 73.99 124 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 73.98 125 1960 - 2023
Guyana 73.94 126 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 73.93 127 1960 - 2023
Egypt 73.81 128 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 73.73 129 1960 - 2023
Samoa 73.66 130 1960 - 2023
India 73.6 131 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 73.27 132 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 73.19 133 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 72.84 134 1960 - 2023
Philippines 72.82 135 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 71.98 136 1960 - 2023
Nepal 71.84 137 1960 - 2023
Palau 71.8 138 1960 - 2023
Botswana 71.7 139 1960 - 2023
Palestine 71.5 140 1990 - 2023
Yemen 71.39 141 1960 - 2023
Namibia 71.34 142 1960 - 2023
Laos 71.25 143 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 71.15 144 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 71.12 145 1960 - 2023
Uganda 71.12 146 1960 - 2023
Gabon 71.05 147 1960 - 2023
Senegal 70.75 148 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 70.73 149 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 70.7 150 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 70.66 151 1960 - 2023
Malawi 70.56 152 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 70.48 153 1960 - 2023
Libya 70.42 154 1960 - 2023
Burma 70.16 155 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 70.16 156 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 69.89 157 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 69.78 158 1960 - 2023
Sudan 69.63 159 1960 - 2023
South Africa 69.6 160 1960 - 2023
Fiji 69.36 161 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 69.09 162 1960 - 2023
Comoros 68.93 163 1960 - 2023
Zambia 68.67 164 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 68.51 165 1960 - 2023
Haiti 68.3 166 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 68.17 167 1960 - 2023
Ghana 67.94 168 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 67.54 169 1960 - 2023
Gambia 67.53 170 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 67.46 171 1960 - 2023
Angola 67.14 172 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 66.95 173 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 66.54 174 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 66.36 175 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 65.94 176 1960 - 2023
Kenya 65.92 177 1960 - 2023
Burundi 65.7 178 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 65.66 179 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 65.38 180 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 65.01 181 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 64.13 182 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 64.04 183 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 63.5 184 1960 - 2023
Liberia 63.44 185 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 63.22 186 1960 - 2023
Togo 62.92 187 1960 - 2023
Benin 62.21 188 1960 - 2023
Niger 62.13 189 1960 - 2023
Guinea 61.9 190 1960 - 2023
Mali 61.9 191 1960 - 2023
Somalia 61.39 192 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 60.01 193 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 59.29 194 1960 - 2023
Chad 57.01 195 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 54.74 196 1960 - 2023


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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. Monaco
2. Hong Kong
3. Liechtenstein
4. Japan
5. San Marino
6. Spain
7. South Korea
8. Gibraltar
9. Andorra
10. Macao
11. France
12. Switzerland
13. Italy
14. Bermuda
15. Faroe Isl.
16. Israel
17. Malta
18. Puerto Rico
19. Portugal
20. Singapore
21. Australia
22. Luxembourg
23. Slovenia
24. Sweden
25. New Zealand
26. Norway
27. Belgium
28. Ireland
29. Finland
30. Iceland
31. Greece
32. UA Emirates
33. Austria
34. Canada
35. Denmark
36. Kuwait
37. Cyprus
38. Costa Rica
39. Netherlands
40. Qatar
41. UK
42. Estonia
43. Chile
44. Germany
45. Czechia
46. Maldives
47. Panama
48. Poland
49. Bahrain
50. Uruguay
51. Oman
52. Croatia
53. Lithuania
54. Slovakia
55. Albania
56. N. Caledonia
57. Saudi Arabia
58. USA
59. Armenia
60. China
61. Bosnia & Herz.
62. Thailand
63. Latvia
64. Sri Lanka
65. Romania
66. Colombia
67. Ant.& Barb.
68. Montenegro
69. Ukraine
70. Jordan
71. Ecuador
72. Peru
73. Hungary
74. Argentina
75. Turkey
76. Lebanon
77. Iran
78. Bulgaria
79. Malaysia
80. Vietnam
81. Cape Verde
82. Tunisia
83. Georgia
84. Belarus
85. Brazil
86. Seychelles
87. Aruba
88. Russia
89. Serbia
90. Barbados
91. Kazakhstan
92. Grenada
93. Bahamas
94. Mexico
95. Algeria
96. Morocco
97. North Macedonia
98. Brunei
99. Nicaragua
100. Azerbaijan
101. Domin. Rep.
102. Paraguay
103. Mauritius
104. Mongolia
105. Suriname
106. Tr.&Tobago
107. Belize
108. Kyrgyzstan
109. Venezuela
110. Tonga
111. Bangladesh
112. Saint Lucia
113. El Salvador
114. North Korea
115. Moldova
116. Honduras
117. Uzbekistan
118. Bhutan
119. Guatemala
120. Dominica
121. Syria
122. St. Vincent & ...
123. Iraq
124. Jamaica
125. Tajikistan
126. Guyana
127. Vanuatu
128. Egypt
129. S.T.&Principe
130. Samoa
131. India
132. Indonesia
133. Cambodia
134. Turkmenistan
135. Philippines
136. Solomon Isl.
137. Nepal
138. Palau
139. Botswana
140. Palestine
141. Yemen
142. Namibia
143. Laos
144. Bolivia
145. Micronesia
146. Uganda
147. Gabon
148. Senegal
149. Ethiopia
150. Tuvalu
151. Eritrea
152. Malawi
153. Mauritania
154. Libya
155. Burma
156. Pakistan
157. Rwanda
158. Tanzania
159. Sudan
160. South Africa
161. Fiji
162. Papua N.G.
163. Comoros
164. Zambia
165. Djibouti
166. Haiti
167. Kiribati
168. Ghana
169. Afghanistan
170. Gambia
171. R. of Congo
172. Angola
173. Swaziland
174. Mozambique
175. G.-Bissau
176. Cameroon
177. Kenya
178. Burundi
179. Eq. Guinea
180. Madagascar
181. Zimbabwe
182. Ivory Coast
183. DR Congo
184. Sierra Leone
185. Liberia
186. Burkina Faso
187. Togo
188. Benin
189. Niger
190. Guinea
191. Mali
192. Somalia
193. Lesotho
194. C.A. Republic
195. Chad
196. Nigeria
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88.09
87.30
87.14
87.10
86.70
86.40
86.14
86.11
86.10
85.90
85.90
85.80
85.74
85.50
85.50
85.30
85.24
85.20
85.20
85.10
85.10
85.00
85.00
84.90
84.70
84.60
84.50
84.40
84.40
84.20
84.20
84.00
83.89
83.80
83.70
83.67
83.42
83.40
83.37
83.21
83.10
83.08
83.00
82.90
82.82
82.56
82.40
81.99
81.92
81.88
81.70
81.70
81.50
81.45
81.29
81.16
81.10
81.00
80.93
80.90
80.86
80.80
80.59
80.50
80.45
80.29
80.20
80.20
80.19
80.14
80.12
80.10
79.88
79.86
79.73
79.63
79.60
79.37
79.26
79.21
79.15
79.11
79.07
78.98
78.80
78.78
78.73
78.70
78.62
78.39
78.36
78.19
77.81
77.70
77.60
77.58
77.56
77.42
77.13
76.98
76.95
76.89
76.85
76.84
76.68
76.50
76.50
76.50
76.41
76.37
76.30
76.26
75.74
75.54
75.50
75.40
74.97
74.88
74.55
74.41
74.32
74.06
73.99
73.98
73.94
73.93
73.81
73.73
73.66
73.60
73.27
73.19
72.84
72.82
71.98
71.84
71.80
71.70
71.50
71.39
71.34
71.25
71.15
71.12
71.12
71.05
70.75
70.73
70.70
70.66
70.56
70.48
70.42
70.16
70.16
69.89
69.78
69.63
69.60
69.36
69.09
68.93
68.67
68.51
68.30
68.17
67.94
67.54
67.53
67.46
67.14
66.95
66.54
66.36
65.94
65.92
65.70
65.66
65.38
65.01
64.13
64.04
63.50
63.44
63.22
62.92
62.21
62.13
61.90
61.90
61.39
60.01
59.29
57.01
54.74
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