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Life expectancy at birth by country, 2024

How many years a newborn would live if current death rates held, for 217 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank.

Key facts

  • World life expectancy: 73.5 years (2024).
  • Highest: Monaco (86.5), San Marino (85.8) and Hong Kong SAR China (85.4).
  • Lowest in the list: Nigeria (54.6).
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Life expectancy at birth by country, 2024. Select a column heading to sort.
1Monaco86.52024
2San Marino85.82024
3Hong Kong SAR China85.42024
4Kuwait84.62024
5Switzerland84.42024
6Andorra84.22024
6French Polynesia84.22024
6Liechtenstein84.22024
9Sweden84.12024
10Italy84.02024
10Japan84.02024
12Spain83.92024
13Gibraltar83.62024
13South Korea83.62024
15Macao SAR China83.32024
15Singapore83.32024
17Israel83.22024
17Luxembourg83.22024
17Norway83.22024
20Australia83.12024
20Faroe Islands83.12024
20United Arab Emirates83.12024
23France83.02024
23Ireland83.02024
23Malta83.02024
26Iceland82.82024
27Bermuda82.52024
27Qatar82.52024
29Portugal82.42024
30Belgium82.32024
30Denmark82.32024
30Finland82.32024
30Slovenia82.32024
34Canada82.12024
35Austria82.02024
35Netherlands82.02024
35New Zealand82.02024
38Puerto Rico81.92024
39Cyprus81.82024
39Greece81.82024
41Bahrain81.42024
41Chile81.42024
41United Kingdom81.42024
44Maldives81.32024
45Channel Islands81.22024
46Isle of Man81.12024
47Costa Rica81.02024
48Germany80.82024
48U.S. Virgin Islands80.82024
50Cayman Islands80.52024
51St. Martin80.42024
52Oman80.22024
53Czechia80.02024
54Albania79.82024
54Panama79.82024
56Estonia79.32024
57Saudi Arabia79.02024
58Croatia78.92024
58New Caledonia78.92024
58Northern Mariana Islands78.92024
58United States78.92024
62Poland78.42024
62Slovakia78.42024
64Armenia78.32024
64Cuba78.32024
64Uruguay78.32024
67Kosovo78.22024
67Turks & Caicos Islands78.22024
69Bosnia & Herzegovina78.02024
69China78.02024
69Jordan78.02024
72Colombia77.92024
72Iran77.92024
72Lebanon77.92024
72Montenegro77.92024
72Peru77.92024
77Antigua & Barbuda77.82024
78Sri Lanka77.72024
79Ecuador77.62024
80Argentina77.52024
81British Virgin Islands77.42024
81Guam77.42024
81Türkiye77.42024
84Lithuania77.22024
85Curaçao77.02024
86Malaysia76.82024
87Hungary76.72024
87Tunisia76.72024
89North Macedonia76.62024
89Thailand76.62024
91Algeria76.52024
91Aruba76.52024
91Romania76.52024
91Sint Maarten76.52024
95Latvia76.42024
96Barbados76.32024
96Seychelles76.32024
98Cape Verde76.22024
99Brazil76.02024
99Serbia76.02024
101Bulgaria75.82024
102Brunei75.52024
102Morocco75.52024
104Grenada75.42024
105Mexico75.32024
106Nicaragua75.12024
107Bangladesh74.92024
108Bahamas74.72024
108Georgia74.72024
108Ukraine74.72024
108Vietnam74.72024
112Azerbaijan74.62024
113Kazakhstan74.52024
114Belarus74.42024
115Paraguay74.02024
116Dominican Republic73.92024
117Mauritius73.82024
117Suriname73.82024
119Belize73.72024
119North Korea73.72024
121Trinidad & Tobago73.62024
122Russia73.42024
123Bhutan73.32024
124Tonga73.12024
125American Samoa73.02024
125Honduras73.02024
127St. Lucia72.82024
128Guatemala72.72024
128Venezuela72.72024
130Syria72.62024
131Uzbekistan72.52024
132Iraq72.42024
132Kyrgyzstan72.42024
132Mongolia72.42024
135El Salvador72.32024
135St. Kitts & Nevis72.32024
137India72.22024
138Tajikistan71.92024
139Egypt71.82024
139Samoa71.82024
141Vanuatu71.72024
142Jamaica71.62024
143St. Vincent & Grenadines71.42024
144Dominica71.32024
144Indonesia71.32024
144Moldova71.32024
147Libya71.12024
148Cambodia70.82024
149Solomon Islands70.72024
150Nepal70.62024
151Greenland70.32024
151Guyana70.32024
153Turkmenistan70.22024
154Philippines69.92024
154São Tomé & Príncipe69.92024
156Palau69.42024
156Yemen69.42024
158Botswana69.32024
159Laos69.22024
159Palestinian Territories69.22024
161Eritrea68.92024
161Senegal68.92024
163Bolivia68.72024
163Mauritania68.72024
165Gabon68.52024
165Uganda68.52024
167Rwanda68.02024
168Timor-Leste67.92024
169Pakistan67.82024
170Ethiopia67.62024
170Malawi67.62024
172Fiji67.52024
172Namibia67.52024
174Micronesia67.42024
175Tuvalu67.32024
176Tanzania67.22024
177Marshall Islands67.12024
177Myanmar (Burma)67.12024
179Comoros67.02024
180Kiribati66.62024
181Sudan66.52024
181Zambia66.52024
183Afghanistan66.32024
183Papua New Guinea66.32024
183South Africa66.32024
186Djibouti66.22024
187Gambia66.12024
188Congo - Brazzaville66.02024
189Ghana65.72024
190Haiti65.12024
191Angola64.82024
192Eswatini64.32024
192Guinea-Bissau64.32024
194Cameroon64.02024
195Equatorial Guinea63.92024
196Burundi63.82024
196Kenya63.82024
196Madagascar63.82024
196Mozambique63.82024
200Zimbabwe63.12024
201Togo62.92024
202Liberia62.32024
202Nauru62.32024
204Congo - Kinshasa62.12024
204Côte d’Ivoire62.12024
206Sierra Leone62.02024
207Niger61.42024
208Burkina Faso61.32024
209Benin61.02024
210Guinea60.92024
211Mali60.72024
212Somalia59.02024
213Lesotho57.82024
214Central African Republic57.72024
214South Sudan57.72024
216Chad55.22024
217Nigeria54.62024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of the year it was born stayed the same for its whole life. It is a summary of current health, not a forecast.

Values are for both sexes. Women live longer than men in almost every country.

FAQ

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

Monaco, at 86.5 years in 2024, followed by San Marino (85.8).

What is the average life expectancy in the world?

73.5 years in 2024, for both sexes.

Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

In this list, Nigeria, at 54.6 years.

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