Life expectancy by country, 1956
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Life expectancy | 1946 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guernsey | 75.9 yrs | — |
| 2 | Norway | 73.5 yrs | — |
| 3 | Iceland | 72.9 yrs | — |
| 4 | Sweden | 72.7 yrs | — |
| 5 | Netherlands | 72.5 yrs | — |
| 6 | San Marino | 72.5 yrs | — |
| 7 | Denmark | 72.0 yrs | — |
| 8 | New Zealand | 70.7 yrs | — |
| 9 | Monaco | 70.7 yrs | — |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 70.4 yrs | — |
| 11 | Jersey | 70.4 yrs | — |
| 12 | Andorra | 70.2 yrs | — |
| 13 | Switzerland | 70.2 yrs | — |
| 14 | Australia | 70.0 yrs | — |
| 15 | Canada | 70.0 yrs | — |
| 16 | United States of America | 69.6 yrs | — |
| 17 | Czechia | 69.4 yrs | — |
| 18 | Ireland | 69.0 yrs | — |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 68.9 yrs | — |
| 20 | Belgium | 68.8 yrs | — |
| 21 | Germany | 68.6 yrs | — |
| 22 | Estonia | 68.5 yrs | — |
| 23 | Gibraltar | 68.5 yrs | — |
| 24 | France | 68.5 yrs | — |
| 25 | Slovakia | 68.4 yrs | — |
| 26 | Greece | 68.1 yrs | — |
| 27 | Finland | 68.0 yrs | — |
| 28 | Faroe Islands | 68.0 yrs | — |
| 29 | Austria | 67.7 yrs | — |
| 30 | Italy | 67.6 yrs | — |
| 31 | Latvia | 67.6 yrs | — |
| 32 | Saint Helena | 67.4 yrs | — |
| 33 | Holy See | 67.3 yrs | — |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 67.1 yrs | — |
| 35 | Uruguay | 66.9 yrs | — |
| 36 | Spain | 66.8 yrs | — |
| 37 | Malta | 66.8 yrs | — |
| 38 | Lithuania | 66.8 yrs | — |
| 39 | Israel | 66.6 yrs | — |
| 40 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 66.5 yrs | — |
| 41 | Saint Martin (French part) | 66.5 yrs | — |
| 42 | Slovenia | 66.5 yrs | — |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 66.5 yrs | — |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 66.4 yrs | — |
| 45 | Ukraine | 66.3 yrs | — |
| 46 | Hungary | 66.0 yrs | — |
| 47 | Japan | 65.6 yrs | — |
| 48 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 65.2 yrs | — |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 65.2 yrs | — |
| 50 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 65.0 yrs | — |
| 51 | Isle of Man | 65.0 yrs | — |
| 52 | Belarus | 64.5 yrs | — |
| 53 | Bermuda | 64.2 yrs | — |
| 54 | Curaçao | 63.8 yrs | — |
| 55 | Argentina | 63.6 yrs | — |
| 56 | Croatia | 63.6 yrs | — |
| 57 | Romania | 63.6 yrs | — |
| 58 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 63.5 yrs | — |
| 59 | Poland | 63.4 yrs | — |
| 60 | Singapore | 62.6 yrs | — |
| 61 | American Samoa | 62.3 yrs | — |
| 62 | Lebanon | 62.2 yrs | — |
| 63 | Aruba | 62.0 yrs | — |
| 64 | Montenegro | 62.0 yrs | — |
| 65 | Serbia | 61.9 yrs | — |
| 66 | Cuba | 61.5 yrs | — |
| 67 | Guam | 61.5 yrs | — |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 61.2 yrs | — |
| 69 | Jamaica | 61.2 yrs | — |
| 70 | Portugal | 61.2 yrs | — |
| 71 | Bahamas | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 72 | China, Macao SAR | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 73 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 60.7 yrs | — |
| 75 | Barbados | 60.5 yrs | — |
| 76 | Cyprus | 60.4 yrs | — |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.3 yrs | — |
| 78 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 60.3 yrs | — |
| 79 | Northern Mariana Islands | 60.1 yrs | — |
| 80 | Georgia | 59.9 yrs | — |
| 81 | Seychelles | 59.8 yrs | — |
| 82 | Martinique | 59.6 yrs | — |
| 83 | British Virgin Islands | 59.5 yrs | — |
| 84 | Grenada | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 85 | Saint Barthélemy | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 86 | Paraguay | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 58.5 yrs | — |
| 88 | Anguilla | 58.2 yrs | — |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 57.9 yrs | — |
| 90 | Panama | 57.9 yrs | — |
| 91 | Guadeloupe | 57.6 yrs | — |
| 92 | Nauru | 57.6 yrs | — |
| 93 | Armenia | 57.4 yrs | — |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 57.4 yrs | — |
| 95 | Philippines | 57.3 yrs | — |
| 96 | Niue | 57.2 yrs | — |
| 97 | French Polynesia | 57.2 yrs | — |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 57.1 yrs | — |
| 99 | Tokelau | 57.0 yrs | — |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 56.8 yrs | — |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.4 yrs | — |
| 102 | Fiji | 56.2 yrs | — |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 55.9 yrs | — |
| 104 | Tonga | 55.7 yrs | — |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 55.7 yrs | — |
| 106 | Chile | 55.5 yrs | — |
| 107 | Viet Nam | 55.5 yrs | — |
| 108 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 55.5 yrs | — |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 55.2 yrs | — |
| 110 | Guyana | 55.2 yrs | — |
| 111 | Mauritius | 55.1 yrs | — |
| 112 | Dominica | 55.0 yrs | — |
| 113 | Qatar | 54.9 yrs | — |
| 114 | Kuwait | 54.9 yrs | — |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.9 yrs | — |
| 116 | Réunion | 54.9 yrs | — |
| 117 | Montserrat | 54.6 yrs | — |
| 118 | Suriname | 54.1 yrs | — |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.9 yrs | — |
| 120 | Palau | 53.9 yrs | — |
| 121 | Belize | 53.9 yrs | — |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.9 yrs | — |
| 123 | Malaysia | 53.7 yrs | — |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 53.3 yrs | — |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 53.2 yrs | — |
| 126 | Samoa | 52.8 yrs | — |
| 127 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 52.8 yrs | — |
| 128 | Colombia | 52.5 yrs | — |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 51.8 yrs | — |
| 130 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 51.8 yrs | — |
| 131 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 51.7 yrs | — |
| 132 | French Guiana | 51.5 yrs | — |
| 133 | Brazil | 51.3 yrs | — |
| 134 | Greenland | 51.1 yrs | — |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 51.1 yrs | — |
| 136 | Albania | 50.9 yrs | — |
| 137 | Ecuador | 50.9 yrs | — |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 50.6 yrs | — |
| 139 | Mexico | 50.4 yrs | — |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 50.2 yrs | — |
| 141 | Mayotte | 49.9 yrs | — |
| 142 | Türkiye | 49.5 yrs | — |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 49.4 yrs | — |
| 144 | South Africa | 49.2 yrs | — |
| 145 | Zambia | 49.1 yrs | — |
| 146 | Botswana | 49.0 yrs | — |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 48.8 yrs | — |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 48.7 yrs | — |
| 149 | Thailand | 48.6 yrs | — |
| 150 | Lesotho | 48.6 yrs | — |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.5 yrs | — |
| 152 | Peru | 48.4 yrs | — |
| 153 | Sudan | 48.1 yrs | — |
| 154 | Jordan | 48.0 yrs | — |
| 155 | China | 47.8 yrs | — |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 47.7 yrs | — |
| 157 | State of Palestine | 47.6 yrs | — |
| 158 | Cook Islands | 47.3 yrs | — |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 47.1 yrs | — |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 46.9 yrs | — |
| 161 | El Salvador | 46.6 yrs | — |
| 162 | Kiribati | 46.5 yrs | — |
| 163 | Iraq | 46.4 yrs | — |
| 164 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 46.3 yrs | — |
| 165 | Ghana | 45.8 yrs | — |
| 166 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 45.7 yrs | — |
| 167 | Namibia | 45.7 yrs | — |
| 168 | Rwanda | 45.2 yrs | — |
| 169 | Eswatini | 45.1 yrs | — |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 45.0 yrs | — |
| 171 | Indonesia | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 172 | Congo | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 173 | Nicaragua | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 174 | Honduras | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 175 | India | 44.1 yrs | — |
| 176 | Bahrain | 44.1 yrs | — |
| 177 | Gabon | 43.6 yrs | — |
| 178 | Kenya | 43.5 yrs | — |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3 yrs | — |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 43.1 yrs | — |
| 181 | Uganda | 43.0 yrs | — |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 42.8 yrs | — |
| 183 | Togo | 42.8 yrs | — |
| 184 | Somalia | 42.7 yrs | — |
| 185 | Burundi | 42.4 yrs | — |
| 186 | Djibouti | 42.3 yrs | — |
| 187 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 42.2 yrs | — |
| 188 | United Republic of Tanzania | 42.0 yrs | — |
| 189 | Madagascar | 41.7 yrs | — |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.7 yrs | — |
| 191 | Haiti | 41.6 yrs | — |
| 192 | Bangladesh | 41.6 yrs | — |
| 193 | Tunisia | 41.4 yrs | — |
| 194 | Mongolia | 41.4 yrs | — |
| 195 | Guatemala | 41.3 yrs | — |
| 196 | Myanmar | 41.2 yrs | — |
| 197 | Morocco | 41.2 yrs | — |
| 198 | Mauritania | 41.1 yrs | — |
| 199 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41.0 yrs | — |
| 200 | Egypt | 41.0 yrs | — |
| 201 | Algeria | 40.9 yrs | — |
| 202 | Pakistan | 40.6 yrs | — |
| 203 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40.6 yrs | — |
| 204 | Cambodia | 40.5 yrs | — |
| 205 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.9 yrs | — |
| 206 | Mozambique | 39.6 yrs | — |
| 207 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.5 yrs | — |
| 208 | Comoros | 39.4 yrs | — |
| 209 | Senegal | 38.9 yrs | — |
| 210 | Cameroon | 38.4 yrs | — |
| 211 | Liberia | 38.1 yrs | — |
| 212 | Chad | 37.9 yrs | — |
| 213 | Nepal | 37.9 yrs | — |
| 214 | Ethiopia | 37.8 yrs | — |
| 215 | Central African Republic | 37.8 yrs | — |
| 216 | Benin | 37.3 yrs | — |
| 217 | Western Sahara | 37.2 yrs | — |
| 218 | Angola | 37.1 yrs | — |
| 219 | Maldives | 37.1 yrs | — |
| 220 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.8 yrs | — |
| 221 | Nigeria | 36.5 yrs | — |
| 222 | Guinea | 36.1 yrs | — |
| 223 | Niger | 36.0 yrs | — |
| 224 | Libya | 36.0 yrs | — |
| 225 | Eritrea | 35.6 yrs | — |
| 226 | Bhutan | 35.6 yrs | — |
| 227 | Burkina Faso | 34.8 yrs | — |
| 228 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.5 yrs | — |
| 229 | Malawi | 33.9 yrs | — |
| 230 | Gambia | 32.8 yrs | — |
| 231 | Oman | 32.4 yrs | — |
| 232 | South Sudan | 31.6 yrs | — |
| 233 | Yemen | 31.3 yrs | — |
| 234 | Sierra Leone | 31.3 yrs | — |
| 235 | Timor-Leste | 31.0 yrs | — |
| 236 | Afghanistan | 30.8 yrs | — |
| 237 | Mali | 29.9 yrs | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.