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Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

The average number of years that a newborn 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, Total

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 73
AFRICA 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 72
Algeria 78
Egypt 72
Libya 69
Morocco 75
Sudan 66
Tunisia 77
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 61
Burkina Faso 62
Cabo Verde 76
Cote d'Ivoire 62
Gambia 66
Ghana 66
Guinea 62
Guinea-Bissau 64
Liberia 61
Mali 60
Mauritania 68
Niger 61
Nigeria 54
Senegal 69
Sierra Leone 62
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 64
Comoros 67
Djibouti 64
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 67
Kenya 64
Madagascar 68
Malawi 67
Mauritius 75
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 64
Reunion 82
Rwanda 70
Seychelles 74
Somalia 59
South Sudan 58
Tanzania 67
Uganda 68
Zambia 66
Zimbabwe 65
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 64
Central African Republic 57
Chad 55
Congo 72
Congo, Dem. Rep. 62
Equatorial Guinea 64
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 70
SOUTHERN AFRICA 66
Botswana 69
eSwatini 64
Lesotho 57
Namibia 64
South Africa 67
NORTHERN AMERICA 78
Canada 82
United States 78
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 74
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 72
Guatemala 73
Honduras 72
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 77
Panama 80
CARIBBEAN 73
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 76
Barbados 76
Cuba 78
Curacao 77
Dominica 71
Dominican Republic 72
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 81
Haiti 65
Jamaica 71
Martinique 81
Puerto Rico 82
St. Kitts and Nevis 72
St. Lucia 73
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 70
Trinidad and Tobago 73
SOUTH AMERICA 76
Argentina 77
Bolivia 74
Brazil 76
Chile 81
Colombia 78
Ecuador 75
French Guiana 77
Guyana 70
Paraguay 74
Peru 78
Suriname 74
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 73
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 75
Armenia 75
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 81
Cyprus 82
Georgia 75
Iraq 74
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 78
Oman 80
Palestinian Territory 75
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 72
Turkey 78
United Arab Emirates 83
Yemen 65
CENTRAL ASIA 74
Kazakhstan 75
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 73
Turkmenistan 70
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 72
Afghanistan 66
Bangladesh 75
Bhutan 73
India 72
Iran 78
Maldives 81
Nepal 70
Pakistan 68
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 72
Brunei 75
Cambodia 71
Indonesia 71
Laos 67
Malaysia 77
Myanmar 70
Philippines 70
Singapore 83
Thailand 76
Timor-Leste 67
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 78
China 78
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 83
Japan 84
Korea, North 73
Korea, South 83
Mongolia 69
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 79
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Channel Islands 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 82
Ireland 82
Latvia 76
Lithuania 76
Norway 83
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 83
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 84
Netherlands 82
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 74
Belarus 75
Bulgaria 73
Czechia 80
Hungary 77
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 74
Russia 73
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 73
SOUTHERN EUROPE 82
Albania 79
Andorra 84
Bosnia-Herzegovina 75
Croatia 79
Greece 81
Italy 83
Kosovo 80
Malta 83
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 77
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 76
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 78
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 67
Fiji 67
French Polynesia 77
Guam 77
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 62
New Caledonia 77
New Zealand 82
Palau 69
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 72
Solomon Islands 71
Tonga 73
Tuvalu 67
Vanuatu 71
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 73
AFRICA 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 72
Algeria 78
Egypt 72
Libya 69
Morocco 75
Sudan 66
Tunisia 77
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 61
Burkina Faso 62
Cabo Verde 76
Cote d'Ivoire 62
Gambia 66
Ghana 66
Guinea 62
Guinea-Bissau 64
Liberia 61
Mali 60
Mauritania 68
Niger 61
Nigeria 54
Senegal 69
Sierra Leone 62
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 64
Comoros 67
Djibouti 64
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 67
Kenya 64
Madagascar 68
Malawi 67
Mauritius 75
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 64
Reunion 82
Rwanda 70
Seychelles 74
Somalia 59
South Sudan 58
Tanzania 67
Uganda 68
Zambia 66
Zimbabwe 65
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 64
Central African Republic 57
Chad 55
Congo 72
Congo, Dem. Rep. 62
Equatorial Guinea 64
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 70
SOUTHERN AFRICA 66
Botswana 69
eSwatini 64
Lesotho 57
Namibia 64
South Africa 67
NORTHERN AMERICA 78
Canada 82
United States 78
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 74
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 72
Guatemala 73
Honduras 72
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 77
Panama 80
CARIBBEAN 73
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 76
Barbados 76
Cuba 78
Curacao 77
Dominica 71
Dominican Republic 72
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 81
Haiti 65
Jamaica 71
Martinique 81
Puerto Rico 82
St. Kitts and Nevis 72
St. Lucia 73
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 70
Trinidad and Tobago 73
SOUTH AMERICA 76
Argentina 77
Bolivia 74
Brazil 76
Chile 81
Colombia 78
Ecuador 75
French Guiana 77
Guyana 70
Paraguay 74
Peru 78
Suriname 74
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 73
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 75
Armenia 75
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 81
Cyprus 82
Georgia 75
Iraq 74
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 78
Oman 80
Palestinian Territory 75
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 72
Turkey 78
United Arab Emirates 83
Yemen 65
CENTRAL ASIA 74
Kazakhstan 75
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 73
Turkmenistan 70
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 72
Afghanistan 66
Bangladesh 75
Bhutan 73
India 72
Iran 78
Maldives 81
Nepal 70
Pakistan 68
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 72
Brunei 75
Cambodia 71
Indonesia 71
Laos 67
Malaysia 77
Myanmar 70
Philippines 70
Singapore 83
Thailand 76
Timor-Leste 67
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 78
China 78
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 83
Japan 84
Korea, North 73
Korea, South 83
Mongolia 69
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 79
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Channel Islands 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 82
Ireland 82
Latvia 76
Lithuania 76
Norway 83
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 83
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 84
Netherlands 82
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 74
Belarus 75
Bulgaria 73
Czechia 80
Hungary 77
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 74
Russia 73
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 73
SOUTHERN EUROPE 82
Albania 79
Andorra 84
Bosnia-Herzegovina 75
Croatia 79
Greece 81
Italy 83
Kosovo 80
Malta 83
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 77
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 76
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 78
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 67
Fiji 67
French Polynesia 77
Guam 77
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 62
New Caledonia 77
New Zealand 82
Palau 69
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 72
Solomon Islands 71
Tonga 73
Tuvalu 67
Vanuatu 71

Endnotes

Sources

2024 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

9/11/2024

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