Life expectancy, female - Country rankings
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Life expectancy, in years, female, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 44 countries was 81.91 years. The highest value was in Spain: 85.9 years and the lowest value was in Moldova: 73.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 85.9 | 1 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Liechtenstein | 85.6 | 2 | 1994 - 2022 |
| Faroe Isl. | 85.4 | 3 | 1973 - 2022 |
| Switzerland | 85.4 | 4 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Luxembourg | 85.3 | 5 | 1960 - 2022 |
| France | 85.2 | 6 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Italy | 85 | 7 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 84.9 | 8 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malta | 84.8 | 9 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 84.8 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Gibraltar | 84.69 | 11 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 84.5 | 12 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Norway | 84.2 | 13 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 84.1 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 83.9 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Finland | 83.8 | 16 | 1960 - 2022 |
| UK | 83.8 | 17 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cyprus | 83.67 | 18 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Austria | 83.5 | 19 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iceland | 83.4 | 20 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Greece | 83.3 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 83.2 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Germany | 83.2 | 23 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 83.2 | 24 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 82.4 | 25 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 82 | 26 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Turkey | 81.5 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Poland | 81.3 | 28 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Croatia | 80.7 | 29 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 80.6 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 80.3 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 79.6 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 79.5 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Albania | 79.47 | 34 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Romania | 79.3 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Montenegro | 78.8 | 36 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belarus | 78.38 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Serbia | 78.12 | 38 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria | 78.1 | 39 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Russia | 77.77 | 40 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 77.5 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| North Macedonia | 76.74 | 42 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ukraine | 73.9 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Moldova | 73.32 | 44 | 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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