Life expectancy by country, 1959
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Life expectancy | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guernsey | 73.9 yrs | — |
| 2 | Norway | 73.5 yrs | — |
| 3 | Sweden | 73.4 yrs | — |
| 4 | Netherlands | 73.2 yrs | — |
| 5 | San Marino | 73.0 yrs | — |
| 6 | Iceland | 72.6 yrs | — |
| 7 | Denmark | 72.2 yrs | — |
| 8 | Andorra | 71.6 yrs | — |
| 9 | Switzerland | 71.5 yrs | — |
| 10 | Faroe Islands | 71.3 yrs | — |
| 11 | Monaco | 71.3 yrs | — |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 70.8 yrs | — |
| 13 | New Zealand | 70.8 yrs | — |
| 14 | Canada | 70.6 yrs | — |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 70.6 yrs | — |
| 16 | Jersey | 70.5 yrs | — |
| 17 | Australia | 70.4 yrs | — |
| 18 | Belgium | 70.3 yrs | — |
| 19 | France | 70.2 yrs | — |
| 20 | Gibraltar | 70.1 yrs | — |
| 21 | United States of America | 69.9 yrs | — |
| 22 | Czechia | 69.9 yrs | — |
| 23 | Greece | 69.6 yrs | — |
| 24 | Latvia | 69.5 yrs | — |
| 25 | Ireland | 69.4 yrs | — |
| 26 | Lithuania | 69.4 yrs | — |
| 27 | Italy | 69.3 yrs | — |
| 28 | Germany | 69.3 yrs | — |
| 29 | Holy See | 69.2 yrs | — |
| 30 | Slovakia | 69.0 yrs | — |
| 31 | Israel | 68.9 yrs | — |
| 32 | Finland | 68.8 yrs | — |
| 33 | Ukraine | 68.7 yrs | — |
| 34 | Estonia | 68.7 yrs | — |
| 35 | Spain | 68.7 yrs | — |
| 36 | Austria | 68.4 yrs | — |
| 37 | Malta | 68.4 yrs | — |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 68.4 yrs | — |
| 39 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 68.3 yrs | — |
| 40 | Slovenia | 68.2 yrs | — |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 68.1 yrs | — |
| 42 | Belarus | 68.0 yrs | — |
| 43 | Saint Helena | 67.7 yrs | — |
| 44 | Uruguay | 67.5 yrs | — |
| 45 | Japan | 67.5 yrs | — |
| 46 | Saint Martin (French part) | 67.4 yrs | — |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 67.4 yrs | — |
| 48 | Hungary | 67.3 yrs | — |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 66.6 yrs | — |
| 50 | Poland | 66.4 yrs | — |
| 51 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 66.0 yrs | — |
| 52 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 65.9 yrs | — |
| 53 | Bermuda | 65.7 yrs | — |
| 54 | Croatia | 65.5 yrs | — |
| 55 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 65.4 yrs | — |
| 56 | Serbia | 65.2 yrs | — |
| 57 | Curaçao | 65.1 yrs | — |
| 58 | Romania | 64.9 yrs | — |
| 59 | Singapore | 64.8 yrs | — |
| 60 | Isle of Man | 64.8 yrs | — |
| 61 | Montenegro | 64.7 yrs | — |
| 62 | American Samoa | 64.3 yrs | — |
| 63 | Argentina | 64.1 yrs | — |
| 64 | China, Macao SAR | 63.7 yrs | — |
| 65 | Aruba | 63.6 yrs | — |
| 66 | Lebanon | 63.6 yrs | — |
| 67 | Jamaica | 63.3 yrs | — |
| 68 | Barbados | 63.3 yrs | — |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 62.9 yrs | — |
| 70 | Portugal | 62.9 yrs | — |
| 71 | Cuba | 62.8 yrs | — |
| 72 | Guam | 62.6 yrs | — |
| 73 | Grenada | 62.4 yrs | — |
| 74 | Cyprus | 62.3 yrs | — |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 62.2 yrs | — |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.1 yrs | — |
| 77 | Bahamas | 62.1 yrs | — |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61.9 yrs | — |
| 79 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.8 yrs | — |
| 80 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 61.6 yrs | — |
| 81 | Martinique | 61.5 yrs | — |
| 82 | Georgia | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 61.0 yrs | — |
| 84 | Seychelles | 60.4 yrs | — |
| 85 | Guadeloupe | 60.3 yrs | — |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 60.0 yrs | — |
| 87 | Anguilla | 59.9 yrs | — |
| 88 | Saint Barthélemy | 59.9 yrs | — |
| 89 | Paraguay | 59.9 yrs | — |
| 90 | Panama | 59.6 yrs | — |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 59.5 yrs | — |
| 92 | Dominica | 59.1 yrs | — |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 59.0 yrs | — |
| 95 | Niue | 58.8 yrs | — |
| 96 | Philippines | 58.8 yrs | — |
| 97 | Armenia | 58.7 yrs | — |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 58.2 yrs | — |
| 99 | Tokelau | 58.2 yrs | — |
| 100 | Fiji | 58.2 yrs | — |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.0 yrs | — |
| 102 | Kuwait | 57.9 yrs | — |
| 103 | Nauru | 57.9 yrs | — |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57.8 yrs | — |
| 105 | Tonga | 57.8 yrs | — |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 57.7 yrs | — |
| 107 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 57.7 yrs | — |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.6 yrs | — |
| 109 | Montserrat | 57.6 yrs | — |
| 110 | Viet Nam | 57.4 yrs | — |
| 111 | Mauritius | 57.4 yrs | — |
| 112 | Greenland | 57.3 yrs | — |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 57.3 yrs | — |
| 114 | Guyana | 57.0 yrs | — |
| 115 | Qatar | 57.0 yrs | — |
| 116 | Chile | 56.6 yrs | — |
| 117 | Belize | 56.6 yrs | — |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.5 yrs | — |
| 119 | Malaysia | 56.3 yrs | — |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 56.2 yrs | — |
| 121 | Réunion | 56.2 yrs | — |
| 122 | Colombia | 55.9 yrs | — |
| 123 | Suriname | 55.9 yrs | — |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 55.6 yrs | — |
| 125 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 55.2 yrs | — |
| 126 | Albania | 55.1 yrs | — |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.8 yrs | — |
| 128 | French Guiana | 54.7 yrs | — |
| 129 | Samoa | 54.6 yrs | — |
| 130 | Palau | 54.6 yrs | — |
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 54.0 yrs | — |
| 132 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 53.6 yrs | — |
| 133 | Mayotte | 53.4 yrs | — |
| 134 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 53.2 yrs | — |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 53.0 yrs | — |
| 136 | Republic of Korea | 52.9 yrs | — |
| 137 | Ecuador | 52.7 yrs | — |
| 138 | Brazil | 52.7 yrs | — |
| 139 | Mexico | 52.7 yrs | — |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 52.2 yrs | — |
| 141 | South Africa | 51.9 yrs | — |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 51.8 yrs | — |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.7 yrs | — |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 51.6 yrs | — |
| 145 | Jordan | 51.6 yrs | — |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 51.4 yrs | — |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 51.0 yrs | — |
| 148 | Botswana | 50.7 yrs | — |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 50.3 yrs | — |
| 150 | Zambia | 50.3 yrs | — |
| 151 | Thailand | 50.1 yrs | — |
| 152 | Türkiye | 50.1 yrs | — |
| 153 | Peru | 50.0 yrs | — |
| 154 | Lesotho | 49.9 yrs | — |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 49.7 yrs | — |
| 156 | Iraq | 49.7 yrs | — |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 49.3 yrs | — |
| 158 | Sudan | 49.2 yrs | — |
| 159 | Bahrain | 49.0 yrs | — |
| 160 | State of Palestine | 48.8 yrs | — |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | 48.1 yrs | — |
| 162 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 48.1 yrs | — |
| 163 | El Salvador | 48.0 yrs | — |
| 164 | Namibia | 47.8 yrs | — |
| 165 | Kiribati | 47.5 yrs | — |
| 166 | Kenya | 47.5 yrs | — |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 47.5 yrs | — |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 47.0 yrs | — |
| 169 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 46.9 yrs | — |
| 170 | Congo | 46.8 yrs | — |
| 171 | Ghana | 46.7 yrs | — |
| 172 | Rwanda | 46.5 yrs | — |
| 173 | Honduras | 46.4 yrs | — |
| 174 | Indonesia | 46.2 yrs | — |
| 175 | Eswatini | 46.1 yrs | — |
| 176 | Nicaragua | 46.1 yrs | — |
| 177 | Gabon | 45.8 yrs | — |
| 178 | India | 45.3 yrs | — |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 45.1 yrs | — |
| 180 | Uganda | 45.0 yrs | — |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | 44.8 yrs | — |
| 182 | Guatemala | 44.3 yrs | — |
| 183 | Egypt | 43.7 yrs | — |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 43.7 yrs | — |
| 185 | Mongolia | 43.7 yrs | — |
| 186 | Tunisia | 43.4 yrs | — |
| 187 | Myanmar | 43.4 yrs | — |
| 188 | Somalia | 43.3 yrs | — |
| 189 | Togo | 43.3 yrs | — |
| 190 | Pakistan | 43.3 yrs | — |
| 191 | Djibouti | 43.1 yrs | — |
| 192 | Burundi | 43.1 yrs | — |
| 193 | Haiti | 43.0 yrs | — |
| 194 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 43.0 yrs | — |
| 195 | Madagascar | 43.0 yrs | — |
| 196 | Mauritania | 42.9 yrs | — |
| 197 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 42.8 yrs | — |
| 198 | Morocco | 42.7 yrs | — |
| 199 | United Republic of Tanzania | 42.5 yrs | — |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.5 yrs | — |
| 201 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.1 yrs | — |
| 202 | Cambodia | 41.6 yrs | — |
| 203 | Algeria | 40.9 yrs | — |
| 204 | Mozambique | 40.9 yrs | — |
| 205 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40.8 yrs | — |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.6 yrs | — |
| 207 | Comoros | 40.5 yrs | — |
| 208 | China | 40.2 yrs | — |
| 209 | Cameroon | 39.8 yrs | — |
| 210 | Senegal | 39.5 yrs | — |
| 211 | Libya | 39.3 yrs | — |
| 212 | Ethiopia | 39.2 yrs | — |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 39.1 yrs | — |
| 214 | Chad | 39.0 yrs | — |
| 215 | Nepal | 38.4 yrs | — |
| 216 | Benin | 38.4 yrs | — |
| 217 | Western Sahara | 38.3 yrs | — |
| 218 | Liberia | 38.1 yrs | — |
| 219 | Maldives | 37.9 yrs | — |
| 220 | Angola | 37.7 yrs | — |
| 221 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.3 yrs | — |
| 222 | Eritrea | 37.0 yrs | — |
| 223 | Nigeria | 37.0 yrs | — |
| 224 | Guinea | 36.5 yrs | — |
| 225 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.5 yrs | — |
| 226 | Niger | 36.1 yrs | — |
| 227 | Bhutan | 36.1 yrs | — |
| 228 | Burkina Faso | 35.7 yrs | — |
| 229 | Malawi | 34.8 yrs | — |
| 230 | Oman | 34.5 yrs | — |
| 231 | Gambia | 34.1 yrs | — |
| 232 | Yemen | 32.9 yrs | — |
| 233 | Sierra Leone | 32.6 yrs | — |
| 234 | Afghanistan | 32.3 yrs | — |
| 235 | Timor-Leste | 32.0 yrs | — |
| 236 | Mali | 30.3 yrs | — |
| 237 | South Sudan | 27.8 yrs | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.