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Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy (2024)

Where people are expected to live the longest, based on current mortality patterns.

Criteria
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined (World Bank), highest first.
Reference year
2024
Source
World Bank WDI
Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy, Life expectancy (years)
#CountryLife expectancy (years)
1Monaco86.5
2San Marino85.8
3Hong Kong85.4
4Kuwait84.6
5Switzerland84.4
6Liechtenstein84.2
7French Polynesia84.2
8Andorra84.2
9Sweden84.1
10Japan84.0
11Italy84.0
12Spain83.9
13Gibraltar83.6
14South Korea83.6
15Singapore83.3
16Macao83.3
17Israel83.2
18Luxembourg83.2
19Norway83.2
20Faroe Islands83.1
21United Arab Emirates83.1
22Australia83.1
23Ireland83.0
24France83.0
25Malta83.0
26Iceland82.8
27Qatar82.5
28Bermuda82.5
29Portugal82.4
30Finland82.3
31Belgium82.3
32Slovenia82.3
33Denmark82.3
34Canada82.1
35New Zealand82.0
36Austria82.0
37The Netherlands82.0
38Puerto Rico81.9
39Greece81.8
40Cyprus81.8
41Bahrain81.4
42United Kingdom81.4
43Chile81.4
44Maldives81.3
45Isle of Man81.1
46Costa Rica81.0
47Germany80.8
48U.S. Virgin Islands80.8
49Cayman Islands80.5
50Saint Martin80.4
51Oman80.2
52Czechia80.0
53Albania79.8
54Panama79.8
55Estonia79.3
56Saudi Arabia79.0
57Northern Mariana Islands78.9
58Croatia78.9
59New Caledonia78.9
60United States78.9
61Poland78.4
62Slovakia78.4
63Armenia78.3
64Uruguay78.3
65Cuba78.3
66Turks and Caicos Islands78.2
67Bosnia and Herzegovina78.0
68China78.0
69Jordan78.0
70Lebanon77.9
71Peru77.9
72Colombia77.9
73Montenegro77.9
74Iran77.9
75Antigua and Barbuda77.8
76Sri Lanka77.7
77Ecuador77.6
78Argentina77.5
79British Virgin Islands77.4
80Guam77.4
81Turkey77.4
82Lithuania77.2
83Curacao77.0
84Malaysia76.8
85Hungary76.7
86Tunisia76.7
87North Macedonia76.6
88Thailand76.6
89Sint Maarten76.5
90Aruba76.5
91Algeria76.5
92Romania76.5
93Latvia76.4
94Barbados76.3
95Seychelles76.3
96Cabo Verde76.2
97Brazil76.0
98Serbia76.0
99Bulgaria75.8
100Brunei75.5
101Morocco75.5
102Grenada75.4
103Mexico75.3
104Nicaragua75.1
105Bangladesh74.9
106Vietnam74.7
107Bahamas74.7
108Ukraine74.7
109Georgia74.7
110Azerbaijan74.6
111Kazakhstan74.5
112Belarus74.4
113Paraguay74.0
114Dominican Republic73.9
115Mauritius73.8
116Suriname73.8
117North Korea73.7
118Belize73.7
119Trinidad and Tobago73.6
120Russia73.4
121Bhutan73.3
122Tonga73.1
123Honduras73.0
124American Samoa73.0
125Saint Lucia72.8
126Guatemala72.7
127Venezuela72.7
128Syria72.6
129Uzbekistan72.5
130Iraq72.4
131Kyrgyzstan72.4
132Mongolia72.4
133El Salvador72.3
134Saint Kitts and Nevis72.3
135India72.2
136Tajikistan71.9
137Samoa71.8
138Egypt71.8
139Vanuatu71.7
140Jamaica71.6
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.4
142Moldova71.3
143Dominica71.3
144Indonesia71.3
145Libya71.1
146Cambodia70.8
147Solomon Islands70.7
148Nepal70.6
149Guyana70.3
150Greenland70.3
151Turkmenistan70.2
152Philippines69.9
153Sao Tome and Principe69.9
154Yemen69.4
155Palau69.4
156Botswana69.3
157Laos69.2
158Palestinian Territory69.2
159Senegal68.9
160Eritrea68.9
161Bolivia68.7
162Mauritania68.7
163Gabon68.5
164Uganda68.5
165Rwanda68.0
166Timor Leste67.9
167Pakistan67.8
168Ethiopia67.6
169Malawi67.6
170Namibia67.5
171Fiji67.5
172Micronesia67.4
173Tuvalu67.3
174Tanzania67.2
175Myanmar67.1
176Marshall Islands67.1
177Comoros67.0
178Kiribati66.6
179Zambia66.5
180Sudan66.5
181South Africa66.3
182Afghanistan66.3
183Papua New Guinea66.3
184Djibouti66.2
185Gambia66.1
186Republic of the Congo66.0
187Ghana65.7
188Haiti65.1
189Angola64.8
190Eswatini64.3
191Guinea-Bissau64.3
192Cameroon64.0
193Equatorial Guinea63.9
194Madagascar63.8
195Kenya63.8
196Burundi63.8
197Mozambique63.8
198Zimbabwe63.1
199Togo62.9
200Liberia62.3
201Nauru62.3
202Ivory Coast62.1
203Democratic Republic of the Congo62.1
204Sierra Leone62.0
205Niger61.4
206Burkina Faso61.3
207Benin61.0
208Guinea60.9
209Mali60.7
210Somalia59.0
211Lesotho57.8
212South Sudan57.7
213Central African Republic57.7
214Chad55.2
215Nigeria54.6

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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