Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2022

Countries217

1. Monaco85.7

Median74.2

Japan84.05 / 217

World73.0

Top 20

Monaco85.7

San Marino85.7

Liechtenstein84.1

Andorra84.0

Japan84.0

French Polynesia83.9

Hong Kong83.7

Switzerland83.6

Gibraltar83.5

Australia83.2

Spain83.1

Macau83.1

Sweden83.1

Luxembourg82.9

Singapore82.9

Faroe Islands82.8

Israel82.7

Italy82.7

South Korea82.7

Ireland82.5

Bottom 10

Benin60.5

Guinea60.4

Niger60.4

Mali60.0

South Sudan57.2

Lesotho56.8

Chad54.5

Nigeria54.1

Somalia53.9

Central African Republic18.8

Biggest increases since 2021

Bolivia+9.8%

Guyana+8.7%

Afghanistan+8.6%

Botswana+8.6%

Eswatini+8.2%

Peru+7.3%

India+6.6%

Suriname+6.3%

Paraguay+6.2%

Mexico+6.1%

Biggest decreases since 2021

Central African Republic-53.3%

Somalia-3.2%

Thailand-3.0%

Brunei-2.6%

Hong Kong-2.2%

Iceland-1.3%

Barbados-1.2%

South Korea-1.0%

Finland-0.9%

Norway-0.8%

All countries

#	Country / region	Life expectancy at birth (years)	Prior-year rank
1	Monaco	85.7	2
2	San Marino	85.7	7
3	Liechtenstein	84.1	4
4	Andorra	84.0	19
5	Japan	84.0	3
6	French Polynesia	83.9	44
7	Hong Kong	83.7	1
8	Switzerland	83.6	5
9	Gibraltar	83.5	39
10	Australia	83.2	9
11	Spain	83.1	10
12	Macau	83.1	6
13	Sweden	83.1	14
14	Luxembourg	82.9	17
15	Singapore	82.9	13
16	Faroe Islands	82.8	15
17	Israel	82.7	18
18	Italy	82.7	16
19	South Korea	82.7	8
20	Ireland	82.5	22
21	Norway	82.5	12
22	Malta	82.3	21
23	France	82.1	20
24	Iceland	82.1	11
25	Bermuda	82.1	26
26	New Zealand	82.0	23
27	Qatar	81.9	32
28	Belgium	81.7	25
29	Portugal	81.6	29
30	Netherlands	81.6	30
31	Denmark	81.3	28
32	Austria	81.3	31
33	Slovenia	81.3	34
34	Finland	81.2	24
35	Canada	81.1	27
36	United Kingdom	81.0	35
37	Channel Islands	81.0	38
38	Bahrain	81.0	51
39	Isle of Man	81.0	37
40	Greece	80.8	41
41	Maldives	80.8	52
42	Germany	80.6	33
43	Kuwait	80.6	48
44	United Arab Emirates	80.5	46
45	Cyprus	80.4	36
46	U.S. Virgin Islands	80.3	42
47	St. Martin	80.2	40
48	Cayman Islands	80.0	45
49	Puerto Rico	79.4	43
50	Panama	79.3	60
51	Costa Rica	79.3	53
52	Chile	79.2	47
53	Czechia	78.9	56
54	Albania	78.8	62
55	Northern Mariana Islands	78.5	49
56	China	78.2	50
57	Lebanon	78.0	93
58	Turks & Caicos Islands	77.9	55
59	Oman	77.9	67
60	Estonia	77.8	61
61	New Caledonia	77.7	58
62	Cuba	77.6	98
63	Kosovo	77.6	75
64	Türkiye	77.6	68
65	Croatia	77.6	64
66	Antigua & Barbuda	77.5	57
67	United States	77.4	65
68	Saudi Arabia	77.3	59
69	Sri Lanka	77.3	66
70	British Virgin Islands	77.2	73
71	Poland	77.2	72
72	Guam	77.1	70
73	Jordan	77.1	82
74	Slovakia	77.0	77
75	Peru	76.8	119
76	Iran	76.8	90
77	Bosnia & Herzegovina	76.8	78
78	Curaçao	76.7	69
79	Palestinian Territories	76.7	88
80	Ecuador	76.6	104
81	Colombia	76.5	106
82	Uruguay	76.5	71
83	Aruba	76.2	92
84	Montenegro	76.2	89
85	Sint Maarten	76.2	80
86	Algeria	76.1	74
87	Tunisia	76.0	101
88	Cape Verde	75.9	81
89	Hungary	75.9	84
90	Argentina	75.8	86
91	Barbados	75.7	63
92	Lithuania	75.6	85
93	Malaysia	75.4	87
94	Thailand	75.3	54
95	Serbia	75.2	103
96	Morocco	75.2	96
97	Romania	75.2	102
98	Grenada	75.2	79
99	Brazil	74.9	99
100	Armenia	74.8	109
101	Seychelles	74.5	95
102	Vietnam	74.5	83
103	Bahamas	74.5	128
104	Nicaragua	74.5	130
105	Libya	74.5	112
106	North Macedonia	74.4	97
107	Latvia	74.3	100
108	Bangladesh	74.3	124
109	Dominican Republic	74.2	114
110	Bulgaria	74.2	122
111	Georgia	74.1	117
112	Azerbaijan	74.1	126
113	Belarus	74.1	111
114	Mexico	74.0	136
115	North Korea	73.6	94
116	Mauritius	73.5	91
117	Kazakhstan	73.5	131
118	Trinidad & Tobago	73.3	123
119	Suriname	73.3	147
120	Brunei	72.9	76
121	Syria	72.8	108
122	Bhutan	72.8	107
123	American Samoa	72.8	105
124	Honduras	72.7	138
125	St. Lucia	72.7	143
126	Ukraine	72.7	118
127	Tonga	72.6	110
128	Venezuela	72.6	120
129	Russia	72.5	134
130	Paraguay	72.3	151
131	Belize	72.2	127
132	Uzbekistan	72.1	115
133	Kyrgyzstan	72.0	113
134	Iraq	72.0	129
135	El Salvador	72.0	133
136	Mongolia	71.9	116
137	India	71.7	156
138	Tajikistan	71.6	137
139	Samoa	71.6	125
140	Moldova	71.5	145
141	Jamaica	71.5	144
142	Vanuatu	71.3	132
143	Greenland	71.2	121
144	Guatemala	71.2	153
145	St. Vincent & Grenadines	71.2	142
146	Dominica	71.1	135
147	Egypt	71.0	146
148	Indonesia	70.9	155
149	Cambodia	70.5	140
150	Solomon Islands	70.4	148
151	St. Kitts & Nevis	70.3	141
152	Nepal	70.1	150
153	Turkmenistan	69.9	139
154	Guyana	69.9	178
155	Philippines	69.5	162
156	São Tomé & Príncipe	69.2	152
157	Palau	68.9	149
158	Botswana	68.7	184
159	Laos	68.7	154
160	Mauritania	68.3	161
161	Yemen	68.0	167
162	Eritrea	67.8	158
163	Senegal	67.8	159
164	Gabon	67.7	157
165	Uganda	67.7	163
166	Rwanda	67.5	160
167	Bolivia	67.4	193
168	Pakistan	67.4	169
169	Timor-Leste	67.4	164
170	Fiji	67.1	174
171	Micronesia	67.0	165
172	Ethiopia	66.9	172
173	Tanzania	66.9	166
174	Tuvalu	66.9	168
175	Marshall Islands	66.7	171
176	Myanmar (Burma)	66.5	170
177	Comoros	66.5	173
178	Kiribati	66.3	181
179	Malawi	66.0	175
180	Sudan	65.7	176
181	Afghanistan	65.6	200
182	Djibouti	65.5	183
183	South Africa	65.5	191
184	Zambia	65.3	189
185	Papua New Guinea	65.3	177
186	Ghana	65.2	179
187	Congo - Brazzaville	65.0	180
188	Gambia	64.9	182
189	Angola	64.2	185
190	Namibia	64.2	199
191	Haiti	63.9	186
192	Guinea-Bissau	63.6	192
193	Kenya	63.5	196
194	Equatorial Guinea	63.4	188
195	Madagascar	63.1	187
196	Eswatini	63.0	211
197	Mozambique	63.0	202
198	Burundi	62.9	190
199	Cameroon	62.4	198
200	Zimbabwe	62.4	204
201	Togo	62.3	194
202	Liberia	61.9	197
203	Nauru	61.9	195
204	Côte d’Ivoire	61.6	201
205	Sierra Leone	61.3	203
206	Congo - Kinshasa	61.0	206
207	Burkina Faso	60.7	205
208	Benin	60.5	207
209	Guinea	60.4	209
210	Niger	60.4	208
211	Mali	60.0	210
212	South Sudan	57.2	212
213	Lesotho	56.8	214
214	Chad	54.5	216
215	Nigeria	54.1	215
216	Somalia	53.9	213
217	Central African Republic	18.8	217

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