Life expectancy by country, 1951
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Life expectancy | 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 72.5 yrs | — |
| 2 | Guernsey | 71.7 yrs | — |
| 3 | San Marino | 71.7 yrs | — |
| 4 | Netherlands | 71.5 yrs | — |
| 5 | Sweden | 71.4 yrs | — |
| 6 | Iceland | 71.0 yrs | — |
| 7 | Denmark | 70.9 yrs | — |
| 8 | Jersey | 69.6 yrs | — |
| 9 | New Zealand | 69.1 yrs | — |
| 10 | Australia | 68.7 yrs | — |
| 11 | Switzerland | 68.7 yrs | — |
| 12 | Canada | 68.5 yrs | — |
| 13 | Monaco | 68.4 yrs | — |
| 14 | United States of America | 68.2 yrs | — |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 68.2 yrs | — |
| 16 | Israel | 67.6 yrs | — |
| 17 | Andorra | 67.5 yrs | — |
| 18 | Germany | 67.1 yrs | — |
| 19 | Estonia | 66.8 yrs | — |
| 20 | Belgium | 66.8 yrs | — |
| 21 | Greece | 66.7 yrs | — |
| 22 | Saint Helena | 66.2 yrs | — |
| 23 | Lithuania | 66.2 yrs | — |
| 24 | France | 66.1 yrs | — |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 65.9 yrs | — |
| 26 | Uruguay | 65.8 yrs | — |
| 27 | Liechtenstein | 65.8 yrs | — |
| 28 | Finland | 65.6 yrs | — |
| 29 | Italy | 65.3 yrs | — |
| 30 | Saint Martin (French part) | 65.3 yrs | — |
| 31 | Gibraltar | 65.3 yrs | — |
| 32 | Czechia | 65.3 yrs | — |
| 33 | Holy See | 65.3 yrs | — |
| 34 | Austria | 65.2 yrs | — |
| 35 | Latvia | 65.2 yrs | — |
| 36 | Ireland | 64.8 yrs | — |
| 37 | Malta | 63.9 yrs | — |
| 38 | Isle of Man | 63.4 yrs | — |
| 39 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 63.3 yrs | — |
| 40 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 63.1 yrs | — |
| 41 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 62.7 yrs | — |
| 42 | Hungary | 62.5 yrs | — |
| 43 | Slovenia | 62.4 yrs | — |
| 44 | Argentina | 61.7 yrs | — |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 61.7 yrs | — |
| 46 | Spain | 61.5 yrs | — |
| 47 | Ukraine | 61.4 yrs | — |
| 48 | Romania | 61.2 yrs | — |
| 49 | Slovakia | 61.1 yrs | — |
| 50 | Curaçao | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 51 | Japan | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 60.7 yrs | — |
| 53 | Bermuda | 60.6 yrs | — |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 60.3 yrs | — |
| 55 | Lebanon | 60.3 yrs | — |
| 56 | Guam | 59.9 yrs | — |
| 57 | American Samoa | 59.6 yrs | — |
| 58 | Cuba | 59.4 yrs | — |
| 59 | Belarus | 59.4 yrs | — |
| 60 | Bahamas | 59.2 yrs | — |
| 61 | Croatia | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 62 | Poland | 58.9 yrs | — |
| 63 | Portugal | 58.8 yrs | — |
| 64 | China, Macao SAR | 58.8 yrs | — |
| 65 | Aruba | 58.7 yrs | — |
| 66 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 58.7 yrs | — |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 58.6 yrs | — |
| 68 | Montenegro | 58.5 yrs | — |
| 69 | Northern Mariana Islands | 58.5 yrs | — |
| 70 | Paraguay | 58.3 yrs | — |
| 71 | Georgia | 58.0 yrs | — |
| 72 | Seychelles | 58.0 yrs | — |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 57.8 yrs | — |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.3 yrs | — |
| 75 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 57.2 yrs | — |
| 76 | Jamaica | 57.1 yrs | — |
| 77 | United States Virgin Islands | 57.1 yrs | — |
| 78 | Cyprus | 56.8 yrs | — |
| 79 | Nauru | 56.8 yrs | — |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 55.9 yrs | — |
| 81 | Panama | 55.9 yrs | — |
| 82 | Anguilla | 55.6 yrs | — |
| 83 | Serbia | 55.6 yrs | — |
| 84 | Singapore | 55.3 yrs | — |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 55.3 yrs | — |
| 86 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.2 yrs | — |
| 87 | Tokelau | 55.1 yrs | — |
| 88 | Armenia | 55.0 yrs | — |
| 89 | Saint Barthélemy | 55.0 yrs | — |
| 90 | Niue | 55.0 yrs | — |
| 91 | Barbados | 54.7 yrs | — |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 54.5 yrs | — |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 54.5 yrs | — |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 54.3 yrs | — |
| 95 | Martinique | 54.2 yrs | — |
| 96 | Philippines | 54.1 yrs | — |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 54.0 yrs | — |
| 98 | Guadeloupe | 53.8 yrs | — |
| 99 | Grenada | 53.8 yrs | — |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 53.7 yrs | — |
| 101 | Chile | 53.5 yrs | — |
| 102 | Palau | 52.9 yrs | — |
| 103 | French Polynesia | 52.8 yrs | — |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 52.7 yrs | — |
| 105 | Mauritius | 52.5 yrs | — |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.4 yrs | — |
| 107 | Fiji | 52.2 yrs | — |
| 108 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 52.0 yrs | — |
| 109 | Qatar | 51.5 yrs | — |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 51.5 yrs | — |
| 111 | Suriname | 51.1 yrs | — |
| 112 | Kuwait | 50.6 yrs | — |
| 113 | Guyana | 50.2 yrs | — |
| 114 | Belize | 49.9 yrs | — |
| 115 | Samoa | 49.8 yrs | — |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 49.8 yrs | — |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 49.8 yrs | — |
| 118 | Tonga | 49.8 yrs | — |
| 119 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 49.7 yrs | — |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 49.6 yrs | — |
| 121 | Montserrat | 49.6 yrs | — |
| 122 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 49.4 yrs | — |
| 123 | Malaysia | 49.2 yrs | — |
| 124 | Colombia | 49.0 yrs | — |
| 125 | Brazil | 49.0 yrs | — |
| 126 | Ecuador | 48.9 yrs | — |
| 127 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 48.9 yrs | — |
| 128 | Viet Nam | 48.7 yrs | — |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.6 yrs | — |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 48.6 yrs | — |
| 131 | Réunion | 48.6 yrs | — |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 48.5 yrs | — |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.4 yrs | — |
| 134 | French Guiana | 48.4 yrs | — |
| 135 | Türkiye | 47.6 yrs | — |
| 136 | Zambia | 47.2 yrs | — |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 46.6 yrs | — |
| 138 | Botswana | 46.6 yrs | — |
| 139 | Peru | 46.5 yrs | — |
| 140 | Dominica | 46.3 yrs | — |
| 141 | Sudan | 46.2 yrs | — |
| 142 | State of Palestine | 46.0 yrs | — |
| 143 | Thailand | 45.9 yrs | — |
| 144 | Kiribati | 45.8 yrs | — |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 45.7 yrs | — |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | 45.5 yrs | — |
| 147 | Albania | 45.3 yrs | — |
| 148 | Lesotho | 45.2 yrs | — |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 44.8 yrs | — |
| 150 | Mexico | 44.8 yrs | — |
| 151 | China | 44.6 yrs | — |
| 152 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 153 | South Africa | 44.1 yrs | — |
| 154 | El Salvador | 43.8 yrs | — |
| 155 | Eswatini | 43.7 yrs | — |
| 156 | Ghana | 43.6 yrs | — |
| 157 | Mayotte | 43.6 yrs | — |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.5 yrs | — |
| 159 | Rwanda | 43.5 yrs | — |
| 160 | Algeria | 43.3 yrs | — |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 42.9 yrs | — |
| 162 | Namibia | 42.5 yrs | — |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 42.2 yrs | — |
| 164 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 42.1 yrs | — |
| 165 | Togo | 42.1 yrs | — |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 42.0 yrs | — |
| 167 | Jordan | 42.0 yrs | — |
| 168 | Somalia | 41.7 yrs | — |
| 169 | India | 41.6 yrs | — |
| 170 | Honduras | 41.6 yrs | — |
| 171 | United Republic of Tanzania | 41.2 yrs | — |
| 172 | Burundi | 41.2 yrs | — |
| 173 | Greenland | 41.1 yrs | — |
| 174 | Djibouti | 41.0 yrs | — |
| 175 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 40.9 yrs | — |
| 176 | Indonesia | 40.8 yrs | — |
| 177 | Tuvalu | 40.8 yrs | — |
| 178 | Nicaragua | 40.8 yrs | — |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 40.5 yrs | — |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.4 yrs | — |
| 181 | Congo | 40.3 yrs | — |
| 182 | Uganda | 40.2 yrs | — |
| 183 | Gabon | 40.0 yrs | — |
| 184 | Madagascar | 39.9 yrs | — |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 39.6 yrs | — |
| 186 | Bahrain | 39.3 yrs | — |
| 187 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.2 yrs | — |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.1 yrs | — |
| 189 | Morocco | 39.1 yrs | — |
| 190 | Iraq | 39.0 yrs | — |
| 191 | Cambodia | 39.0 yrs | — |
| 192 | Mongolia | 39.0 yrs | — |
| 193 | Mauritania | 38.9 yrs | — |
| 194 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 38.7 yrs | — |
| 195 | Tunisia | 38.7 yrs | — |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.5 yrs | — |
| 197 | Guatemala | 38.3 yrs | — |
| 198 | Haiti | 38.1 yrs | — |
| 199 | Bangladesh | 38.1 yrs | — |
| 200 | Kenya | 38.0 yrs | — |
| 201 | Liberia | 38.0 yrs | — |
| 202 | Mozambique | 37.7 yrs | — |
| 203 | Nepal | 37.6 yrs | — |
| 204 | Maldives | 37.1 yrs | — |
| 205 | Senegal | 36.9 yrs | — |
| 206 | Myanmar | 36.5 yrs | — |
| 207 | Angola | 36.0 yrs | — |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 35.9 yrs | — |
| 209 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.9 yrs | — |
| 210 | Niger | 35.9 yrs | — |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 35.8 yrs | — |
| 212 | Nigeria | 35.7 yrs | — |
| 213 | Benin | 35.7 yrs | — |
| 214 | Guinea | 35.6 yrs | — |
| 215 | Chad | 35.5 yrs | — |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | 35.5 yrs | — |
| 217 | Pakistan | 35.4 yrs | — |
| 218 | Egypt | 35.3 yrs | — |
| 219 | Bhutan | 35.3 yrs | — |
| 220 | Western Sahara | 35.3 yrs | — |
| 221 | Comoros | 34.3 yrs | — |
| 222 | Cameroon | 33.9 yrs | — |
| 223 | Eritrea | 33.6 yrs | — |
| 224 | Libya | 33.5 yrs | — |
| 225 | Burkina Faso | 33.4 yrs | — |
| 226 | Malawi | 32.8 yrs | — |
| 227 | Gambia | 31.4 yrs | — |
| 228 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.4 yrs | — |
| 229 | South Sudan | 30.6 yrs | — |
| 230 | Oman | 29.8 yrs | — |
| 231 | Timor-Leste | 29.5 yrs | — |
| 232 | Yemen | 29.3 yrs | — |
| 233 | Sierra Leone | 29.3 yrs | — |
| 234 | Mali | 28.9 yrs | — |
| 235 | Afghanistan | 28.6 yrs | — |
| 236 | Republic of Korea | 26.6 yrs | — |
| 237 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 17.7 yrs | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.