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Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

The average number of years that a newborn female could expect to live, based on sex- and age-specific death rates prevailing at the time of their birth, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.

Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Females
WORLD 76
AFRICA 66
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 74
Libya 70
Morocco 78
Sudan 70
Tunisia 79
Western Sahara 74
WESTERN AFRICA 60
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 64
Cabo Verde 79
Cote d'Ivoire 64
Gambia 68
Ghana 68
Guinea 63
Guinea-Bissau 66
Liberia 63
Mali 61
Mauritania 70
Niger 62
Nigeria 55
Senegal 71
Sierra Leone 64
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 69
Burundi 66
Comoros 69
Djibouti 65
Eritrea 71
Ethiopia 70
Kenya 66
Madagascar 70
Malawi 71
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 67
Reunion 85
Rwanda 71
Seychelles 78
Somalia 61
South Sudan 61
Tanzania 70
Uganda 71
Zambia 69
Zimbabwe 68
MIDDLE AFRICA 64
Angola 67
Cameroon 66
Central African Republic 59
Chad 57
Congo 74
Congo, Dem Rep 64
Equatorial Guinea 66
Gabon 71
Sao Tome and Principe 74
SOUTHERN AFRICA 69
Botswana 72
eSwatini 67
Lesotho 60
Namibia 65
South Africa 69
NORTHERN AMERICA 81
Canada 84
United States 80
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 79
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 76
Costa Rica 84
El Salvador 76
Guatemala 75
Honduras 76
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 80
Panama 83
CARIBBEAN 75
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 78
Barbados 79
Cuba 81
Curacao 80
Dominica 75
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 67
Jamaica 74
Martinique 84
Puerto Rico 85
St. Kitts and Nevis 76
St. Lucia 76
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73
Trinidad and Tobago 77
SOUTH AMERICA 79
Argentina 80
Bolivia 77
Brazil 79
Chile 83
Colombia 80
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 80
Guyana 74
Paraguay 77
Peru 80
Suriname 77
Uruguay 82
Venezuela 77
ASIA 77
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 78
Azerbaijan 78
Bahrain 82
Cyprus 84
Georgia 79
Iraq 76
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 82
Lebanon 80
Oman 82
Palestinian Territory 78
Qatar 83
Saudi Arabia 81
Syria 74
Turkey 80
United Arab Emirates 84
Yemen 66
CENTRAL ASIA 77
Kazakhstan 79
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 75
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 77
SOUTH ASIA 74
Afghanistan 68
Bangladesh 76
Bhutan 75
India 74
Iran 80
Maldives 83
Nepal 72
Pakistan 70
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 75
Brunei 77
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 73
Laos 69
Malaysia 79
Myanmar 72
Philippines 73
Singapore 85
Thailand 80
Timor-Leste 69
Vietnam 76
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 86
Japan 87
Korea, North 77
Korea, South 86
Mongolia 67
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 82
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Channel Islands 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 80
Lithuania 71
Norway 85
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 86
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 85
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 89
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 79
Belarus 80
Bulgaria 77
Czechia 83
Hungary 80
Moldova 76
Poland 81
Romania 78
Russia 78
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 80
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 81
Andorra 86
Bosnia-Herzegovina 78
Croatia 82
Greece 83
Italy 85
Kosovo 77
Malta 85
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 80
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 79
Slovenia 84
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 71
Fiji 68
French Polynesia 79
Guam 80
Kiribati 68
Marshall Islands 69
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 80
New Zealand 84
Palau 72
Papua New Guinea 69
Samoa 74
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 76
Tuvalu 71
Vanuatu 74
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Females
WORLD 76
AFRICA 66
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 74
Libya 70
Morocco 78
Sudan 70
Tunisia 79
Western Sahara 74
WESTERN AFRICA 60
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 64
Cabo Verde 79
Cote d'Ivoire 64
Gambia 68
Ghana 68
Guinea 63
Guinea-Bissau 66
Liberia 63
Mali 61
Mauritania 70
Niger 62
Nigeria 55
Senegal 71
Sierra Leone 64
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 69
Burundi 66
Comoros 69
Djibouti 65
Eritrea 71
Ethiopia 70
Kenya 66
Madagascar 70
Malawi 71
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 67
Reunion 85
Rwanda 71
Seychelles 78
Somalia 61
South Sudan 61
Tanzania 70
Uganda 71
Zambia 69
Zimbabwe 68
MIDDLE AFRICA 64
Angola 67
Cameroon 66
Central African Republic 59
Chad 57
Congo 74
Congo, Dem Rep 64
Equatorial Guinea 66
Gabon 71
Sao Tome and Principe 74
SOUTHERN AFRICA 69
Botswana 72
eSwatini 67
Lesotho 60
Namibia 65
South Africa 69
NORTHERN AMERICA 81
Canada 84
United States 80
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 79
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 76
Costa Rica 84
El Salvador 76
Guatemala 75
Honduras 76
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 80
Panama 83
CARIBBEAN 75
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 78
Barbados 79
Cuba 81
Curacao 80
Dominica 75
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 67
Jamaica 74
Martinique 84
Puerto Rico 85
St. Kitts and Nevis 76
St. Lucia 76
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73
Trinidad and Tobago 77
SOUTH AMERICA 79
Argentina 80
Bolivia 77
Brazil 79
Chile 83
Colombia 80
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 80
Guyana 74
Paraguay 77
Peru 80
Suriname 77
Uruguay 82
Venezuela 77
ASIA 77
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 78
Azerbaijan 78
Bahrain 82
Cyprus 84
Georgia 79
Iraq 76
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 82
Lebanon 80
Oman 82
Palestinian Territory 78
Qatar 83
Saudi Arabia 81
Syria 74
Turkey 80
United Arab Emirates 84
Yemen 66
CENTRAL ASIA 77
Kazakhstan 79
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 75
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 77
SOUTH ASIA 74
Afghanistan 68
Bangladesh 76
Bhutan 75
India 74
Iran 80
Maldives 83
Nepal 72
Pakistan 70
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 75
Brunei 77
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 73
Laos 69
Malaysia 79
Myanmar 72
Philippines 73
Singapore 85
Thailand 80
Timor-Leste 69
Vietnam 76
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 86
Japan 87
Korea, North 77
Korea, South 86
Mongolia 67
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 82
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Channel Islands 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 80
Lithuania 71
Norway 85
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 86
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 85
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 89
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 79
Belarus 80
Bulgaria 77
Czechia 83
Hungary 80
Moldova 76
Poland 81
Romania 78
Russia 78
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 80
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 81
Andorra 86
Bosnia-Herzegovina 78
Croatia 82
Greece 83
Italy 85
Kosovo 77
Malta 85
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 80
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 79
Slovenia 84
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 71
Fiji 68
French Polynesia 79
Guam 80
Kiribati 68
Marshall Islands 69
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 80
New Zealand 84
Palau 72
Papua New Guinea 69
Samoa 74
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 76
Tuvalu 71
Vanuatu 74

Endnotes

Sources

2024 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

9/11/2024

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