Life expectancy around the world

How long a newborn can expect to live in each country in 2024: over 86 years in Monaco, 84 in Japan and Switzerland, under 56 in Chad and Nigeria. World Bank data (CC BY 4.0) on a map in the Old atlas style – paper, graticule, water lines along the coasts, a north arrow and a scale bar.

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Data: World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0)

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Life expectancy at birth, years (2024)
#CountryLife expectancy at birth, years (2024)Note
1Monaco86.5
2San Marino85.8
3Hong Kong SAR China85.4
4Kuwait84.6
5Switzerland84.4
6Liechtenstein84.2
7French Polynesia84.2
8Andorra84.2
9Sweden84.1
10Japan84
11Italy84
12Spain83.9
13South Korea83.6
14Singapore83.3
15Macao SAR China83.3
16Israel83.2
17Luxembourg83.2
18Norway83.2
19Faroe Islands83.1
20United Arab Emirates83.1
21Australia83.1
22Ireland83
23France83
24Malta83
25Iceland82.8
26Qatar82.5
27Bermuda82.5
28Portugal82.4
29Finland82.3
30Belgium82.3
31Slovenia82.3
32Denmark82.3
33Canada82.1
34New Zealand82
35Austria82
36Netherlands82
37Puerto Rico81.9
38Greece81.8
39Cyprus81.8
40Bahrain81.4
41United Kingdom81.4
42Chile81.4
43Maldives81.3
44Isle of Man81.1
45Costa Rica81
46Germany80.8
47U.S. Virgin Islands80.8
48Cayman Islands80.5
49St. Martin80.4
50Oman80.2
51Czechia80
52Albania79.8
53Panama79.8
54Estonia79.3
55Saudi Arabia79
56Northern Mariana Islands78.9
57Croatia78.9
58New Caledonia78.9
59United States78.9
60Poland78.4
61Slovakia78.4
62Armenia78.3
63Uruguay78.3
64Cuba78.3
65Kosovo78.2
66Turks & Caicos Islands78.2
67Bosnia & Herzegovina78
68China78
69Jordan78
70Lebanon77.9
71Peru77.9
72Colombia77.9
73Montenegro77.9
74Iran77.9
75Antigua & Barbuda77.8
76Sri Lanka77.7
77Ecuador77.6
78Argentina77.5
79British Virgin Islands77.4
80Guam77.4
81Türkiye77.4
82Lithuania77.2
83Curaçao77
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
96Cape Verde76.2
97Brazil76
98Serbia76
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
114Dominican Republic73.9
115Mauritius73.8
116Suriname73.8
117North Korea73.7
118Belize73.7
119Trinidad & Tobago73.6
120Russia73.4
121Bhutan73.3
122Tonga73.1
123Honduras73
124American Samoa73
125St. Lucia72.8
126Guatemala72.7
127Venezuela72.7
128Syria72.6
129Uzbekistan72.5
130Iraq72.4
131Kyrgyzstan72.4
132Mongolia72.4
133El Salvador72.3
134St. Kitts & Nevis72.3
135India72.2
136Tajikistan71.9
137Samoa71.8
138Egypt71.8
139Vanuatu71.7
140Jamaica71.6
141St. Vincent & 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
153São Tomé & Príncipe69.9
154Yemen69.4
155Palau69.4
156Botswana69.3
157Laos69.2
158Palestine69.2
159Senegal68.9
160Eritrea68.9
161Bolivia68.7
162Mauritania68.7
163Gabon68.5
164Uganda68.5
165Rwanda68
166Timor-Leste67.9
167Pakistan67.8
168Ethiopia67.6
169Malawi67.6
170Namibia67.5
171Fiji67.5
172Micronesia67.4
173Tanzania67.2
174Myanmar67.1
175Marshall Islands67.1
176Comoros67
177Kiribati66.6
178Zambia66.5
179Sudan66.5
180South Africa66.3
181Afghanistan66.3
182Papua New Guinea66.3
183Djibouti66.2
184Gambia66.1
185Republic of the Congo66
186Ghana65.7
187Haiti65.1
188Angola64.8
189Eswatini64.3
190Guinea-Bissau64.3
191Cameroon64
192Equatorial Guinea63.9
193Madagascar63.8
194Kenya63.8
195Burundi63.8
196Mozambique63.8
197Zimbabwe63.1
198Togo62.9
199Liberia62.3
200Nauru62.3
201Côte d’Ivoire62.1
202DR Congo62.1
203Sierra Leone62
204Niger61.4
205Burkina Faso61.3
206Benin61
207Guinea60.9
208Mali60.7
209Somalia59
210Lesotho57.8
211South Sudan57.7
212Central African Republic57.7
213Chad55.2
214Nigeria54.6

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