Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2021

Countries217

1. Hong Kong85.5

Median72.3

Japan84.43 / 217

World71.2

Top 20

Hong Kong85.5

Monaco85.1

Japan84.4

Liechtenstein84.4

Switzerland83.8

Macau83.7

San Marino83.5

South Korea83.5

Australia83.3

Spain83.2

Iceland83.2

Norway83.2

Singapore83.1

Sweden83.1

Faroe Islands82.7

Italy82.6

Luxembourg82.6

Israel82.5

Andorra82.3

France82.3

Bottom 10

Niger59.5

Guinea59.4

Mali59.1

Eswatini58.2

South Sudan57.0

Somalia55.7

Lesotho54.2

Nigeria53.5

Chad53.1

Central African Republic40.3

Biggest increases since 2020

Andorra+3.7%

Liechtenstein+3.4%

Algeria+2.7%

Iraq+1.5%

Tajikistan+1.4%

Belgium+1.4%

Spain+1.2%

San Marino+1.1%

Kosovo+1.0%

Ecuador+1.0%

Biggest decreases since 2020

Central African Republic-20.4%

Botswana-6.4%

Paraguay-6.3%

Cuba-5.4%

Guyana-5.1%

Namibia-5.0%

Seychelles-5.0%

Philippines-4.9%

South Africa-4.8%

Suriname-4.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Life expectancy at birth (years)	Prior-year rank
1	Hong Kong	85.5	2
2	Monaco	85.1	1
3	Japan	84.4	3
4	Liechtenstein	84.4	26
5	Switzerland	83.8	11
6	Macau	83.7	4
7	San Marino	83.5	12
8	South Korea	83.5	6
9	Australia	83.3	8
10	Spain	83.2	19
11	Iceland	83.2	10
12	Norway	83.2	7
13	Singapore	83.1	5
14	Sweden	83.1	17
15	Faroe Islands	82.7	14
16	Italy	82.6	20
17	Luxembourg	82.6	22
18	Israel	82.5	13
19	Andorra	82.3	46
20	France	82.3	21
21	Malta	82.3	23
22	Ireland	82.3	16
23	New Zealand	82.2	18
24	Finland	81.9	25
25	Belgium	81.8	37
26	Bermuda	81.7	29
27	Canada	81.5	28
28	Denmark	81.4	27
29	Portugal	81.4	31
30	Netherlands	81.3	30
31	Austria	81.2	34
32	Qatar	81.1	40
33	Germany	80.8	35
34	Slovenia	80.7	39
35	United Kingdom	80.6	41
36	Cyprus	80.6	33
37	Isle of Man	80.4	38
38	Channel Islands	80.3	36
39	Gibraltar	80.3	9
40	St. Martin	80.2	42
41	Greece	80.1	32
42	U.S. Virgin Islands	80.1	44
43	Puerto Rico	79.8	43
44	French Polynesia	79.6	15
45	Cayman Islands	79.3	48
46	United Arab Emirates	79.1	24
47	Chile	78.9	47
48	Kuwait	78.7	49
49	Northern Mariana Islands	78.2	55
50	China	78.1	56
51	Bahrain	78.1	51
52	Maldives	78.1	50
53	Costa Rica	78.0	45
54	Thailand	77.6	63
55	Turks & Caicos Islands	77.2	61
56	Czechia	77.2	54
57	Antigua & Barbuda	77.2	65
58	New Caledonia	77.1	66
59	Saudi Arabia	77.1	59
60	Panama	77.0	75
61	Estonia	76.9	52
62	Albania	76.8	57
63	Barbados	76.6	71
64	Croatia	76.4	60
65	United States	76.3	67
66	Sri Lanka	76.3	68
67	Oman	76.0	58
68	Türkiye	75.7	72
69	Curaçao	75.7	73
70	Guam	75.4	82
71	Uruguay	75.4	53
72	Poland	75.4	74
73	British Virgin Islands	75.3	69
74	Algeria	75.2	107
75	Kosovo	75.0	98
76	Brunei	74.9	87
77	Slovakia	74.6	70
78	Bosnia & Herzegovina	74.6	78
79	Grenada	74.5	89
80	Sint Maarten	74.5	91
81	Cape Verde	74.4	102
82	Jordan	74.2	81
83	Vietnam	74.1	85
84	Hungary	74.1	83
85	Lithuania	74.0	88
86	Argentina	73.9	80
87	Malaysia	73.9	77
88	Palestinian Territories	73.9	92
89	Montenegro	73.8	79
90	Iran	73.8	100
91	Mauritius	73.7	99
92	Aruba	73.7	84
93	Lebanon	73.6	76
94	North Korea	73.4	110
95	Seychelles	73.4	64
96	Morocco	73.4	108
97	North Macedonia	73.2	96
98	Cuba	73.2	62
99	Brazil	73.0	94
100	Latvia	73.0	86
101	Tunisia	72.9	90
102	Romania	72.8	97
103	Serbia	72.8	95
104	Ecuador	72.7	122
105	American Samoa	72.7	112
106	Colombia	72.7	93
107	Bhutan	72.4	120
108	Syria	72.4	123
109	Armenia	72.3	104
110	Tonga	72.1	116
111	Belarus	72.1	121
112	Libya	72.1	115
113	Kyrgyzstan	71.9	124
114	Dominican Republic	71.8	114
115	Uzbekistan	71.7	126
116	Mongolia	71.6	129
117	Georgia	71.6	103
118	Ukraine	71.6	106
119	Peru	71.6	101
120	Venezuela	71.5	117
121	Greenland	71.3	131
122	Bulgaria	71.2	105
123	Trinidad & Tobago	71.1	113
124	Bangladesh	71.1	128
125	Samoa	71.1	137
126	Azerbaijan	71.0	140
127	Belize	70.9	125
128	Bahamas	70.8	109
129	Iraq	70.7	148
130	Nicaragua	70.5	136
131	Kazakhstan	70.1	133
132	Vanuatu	70.0	139
133	El Salvador	69.9	141
134	Russia	69.9	130
135	Dominica	69.8	132
136	Mexico	69.8	138
137	Tajikistan	69.6	155
138	Honduras	69.5	135
139	Turkmenistan	69.4	152
140	Cambodia	69.3	144
141	St. Kitts & Nevis	69.3	134
142	St. Vincent & Grenadines	69.1	149
143	St. Lucia	69.1	119
144	Jamaica	69.1	127
145	Moldova	69.0	146
146	Egypt	69.0	147
147	Suriname	68.9	118
148	Solomon Islands	68.9	150
149	Palau	68.6	154
150	Nepal	68.4	151
151	Paraguay	68.1	111
152	São Tomé & Príncipe	68.0	157
153	Guatemala	67.9	145
154	Laos	67.8	156
155	Indonesia	67.5	153
156	India	67.3	142
157	Gabon	67.1	161
158	Eritrea	66.9	162
159	Senegal	66.9	160
160	Rwanda	66.8	163
161	Mauritania	66.8	166
162	Philippines	66.7	143
163	Uganda	66.4	170
164	Timor-Leste	66.2	165
165	Micronesia	66.2	173
166	Tanzania	66.1	167
167	Yemen	66.0	169
168	Tuvalu	65.8	171
169	Pakistan	65.8	175
170	Myanmar (Burma)	65.6	168
171	Marshall Islands	65.4	176
172	Ethiopia	65.3	172
173	Comoros	65.2	174
174	Fiji	64.9	164
175	Malawi	64.8	177
176	Sudan	64.5	180
177	Papua New Guinea	64.4	181
178	Guyana	64.3	158
179	Ghana	64.3	184
180	Congo - Brazzaville	64.2	183
181	Kiribati	64.1	178
182	Gambia	63.8	182
183	Djibouti	63.8	185
184	Botswana	63.3	159
185	Angola	63.0	189
186	Haiti	62.6	187
187	Madagascar	62.5	191
188	Equatorial Guinea	62.4	193
189	Zambia	62.4	188
190	Burundi	62.1	192
191	South Africa	62.0	179
192	Guinea-Bissau	61.7	200
193	Bolivia	61.4	190
194	Togo	61.3	202
195	Nauru	61.3	197
196	Kenya	61.2	195
197	Liberia	61.2	201
198	Cameroon	61.1	194
199	Namibia	60.8	186
200	Afghanistan	60.4	198
201	Côte d’Ivoire	60.3	206
202	Mozambique	60.3	199
203	Sierra Leone	60.3	209
204	Zimbabwe	60.1	196
205	Burkina Faso	60.0	203
206	Congo - Kinshasa	60.0	204
207	Benin	59.6	205
208	Niger	59.5	207
209	Guinea	59.4	210
210	Mali	59.1	211
211	Eswatini	58.2	208
212	South Sudan	57.0	212
213	Somalia	55.7	213
214	Lesotho	54.2	214
215	Nigeria	53.5	216
216	Chad	53.1	215
217	Central African Republic	40.3	217

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