Life expectancy, female - Country rankings
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Life expectancy, in years, female, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 77.29 years. The highest value was in Macao: 87.98 years and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 66.21 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 |
| South Korea | 85.6 | 4 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 85.2 | 5 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Israel | 84.8 | 6 | 1961 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 83.93 | 7 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 83.1 | 8 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 82.75 | 9 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 81.84 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 81.41 | 11 | 1960 - 2022 |
| China | 81.34 | 12 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 80.5 | 13 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 80.23 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 79.53 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 79.29 | 16 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 78.8 | 17 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 78.45 | 18 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 78.41 | 19 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iran | 77.45 | 20 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 77.38 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 76.79 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 76.68 | 23 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 76.6 | 24 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 76.46 | 25 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 76.3 | 26 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 76.25 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| North Korea | 76.15 | 28 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Syria | 76.12 | 29 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Oman | 76.05 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 76.01 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Palestine | 75.95 | 32 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.29 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 74.17 | 34 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 74.15 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 73.52 | 36 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 73.36 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 72.92 | 38 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 72.62 | 39 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 72.36 | 40 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Laos | 71.16 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burma | 70.48 | 42 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 70.44 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| India | 69.38 | 44 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Pakistan | 68.92 | 45 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 67.22 | 46 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Afghanistan | 66.21 | 47 | 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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