Life expectancy by country, 2006
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Life expectancy | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 84.2 yrs | 81.1 yrs |
| 2 | Andorra | 83.4 yrs | 81.0 yrs |
| 3 | Japan | 82.4 yrs | 80.4 yrs |
| 4 | San Marino | 82.3 yrs | 79.3 yrs |
| 5 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 82.0 yrs | 79.5 yrs |
| 6 | Switzerland | 81.5 yrs | 79.0 yrs |
| 7 | Italy | 81.4 yrs | 78.4 yrs |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 81.4 yrs | 77.7 yrs |
| 9 | Australia | 81.3 yrs | 78.3 yrs |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 81.2 yrs | 71.8 yrs |
| 11 | Guernsey | 81.2 yrs | 78.1 yrs |
| 12 | Holy See | 81.2 yrs | 78.5 yrs |
| 13 | Saint Barthélemy | 81.1 yrs | 78.1 yrs |
| 14 | Gibraltar | 81.1 yrs | 78.7 yrs |
| 15 | Spain | 81.0 yrs | 78.3 yrs |
| 16 | Iceland | 80.9 yrs | 78.7 yrs |
| 17 | Israel | 80.8 yrs | 78.6 yrs |
| 18 | Sweden | 80.8 yrs | 79.0 yrs |
| 19 | France | 80.7 yrs | 78.1 yrs |
| 20 | China, Macao SAR | 80.7 yrs | 77.4 yrs |
| 21 | Singapore | 80.6 yrs | 76.0 yrs |
| 22 | Canada | 80.5 yrs | 78.3 yrs |
| 23 | Norway | 80.4 yrs | 78.2 yrs |
| 24 | Martinique | 80.4 yrs | 77.4 yrs |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 80.1 yrs | 76.8 yrs |
| 26 | Austria | 80.0 yrs | 77.0 yrs |
| 27 | New Zealand | 80.0 yrs | 76.8 yrs |
| 28 | Jersey | 79.9 yrs | 77.6 yrs |
| 29 | Netherlands | 79.8 yrs | 77.6 yrs |
| 30 | Greece | 79.8 yrs | 78.0 yrs |
| 31 | Germany | 79.6 yrs | 76.8 yrs |
| 32 | Malta | 79.6 yrs | 76.3 yrs |
| 33 | Cyprus | 79.5 yrs | 76.9 yrs |
| 34 | Finland | 79.4 yrs | 76.9 yrs |
| 35 | Belgium | 79.4 yrs | 77.2 yrs |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 79.3 yrs | 76.9 yrs |
| 37 | Ireland | 79.2 yrs | 75.8 yrs |
| 38 | Portugal | 79.1 yrs | 75.5 yrs |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 79.0 yrs | 76.4 yrs |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 79.0 yrs | 74.0 yrs |
| 41 | Bermuda | 78.9 yrs | 76.5 yrs |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 78.8 yrs | 76.2 yrs |
| 43 | Chile | 78.5 yrs | 75.5 yrs |
| 44 | Guadeloupe | 78.4 yrs | 75.8 yrs |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 78.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs |
| 46 | Réunion | 78.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs |
| 47 | Denmark | 78.2 yrs | 75.7 yrs |
| 48 | Saint Martin (French part) | 78.0 yrs | 75.9 yrs |
| 49 | Isle of Man | 78.0 yrs | 73.6 yrs |
| 50 | United States of America | 77.8 yrs | 76.2 yrs |
| 51 | Slovenia | 77.8 yrs | 74.8 yrs |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 77.8 yrs | 74.9 yrs |
| 53 | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.7 yrs | 72.4 yrs |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 77.6 yrs | 74.0 yrs |
| 55 | Mayotte | 77.5 yrs | 75.3 yrs |
| 56 | Cuba | 77.4 yrs | 74.7 yrs |
| 57 | Qatar | 77.3 yrs | 74.6 yrs |
| 58 | Albania | 77.0 yrs | 74.1 yrs |
| 59 | Saint Helena | 76.8 yrs | 73.7 yrs |
| 60 | Czechia | 76.7 yrs | 73.8 yrs |
| 61 | Anguilla | 76.6 yrs | 74.0 yrs |
| 62 | Guam | 76.5 yrs | 74.6 yrs |
| 63 | Kuwait | 76.5 yrs | 75.6 yrs |
| 64 | Bahrain | 76.5 yrs | 73.6 yrs |
| 65 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 76.3 yrs | 73.1 yrs |
| 66 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.2 yrs | 72.3 yrs |
| 67 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 76.1 yrs | 75.6 yrs |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs |
| 69 | Uruguay | 75.9 yrs | 73.8 yrs |
| 70 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 75.9 yrs | 74.0 yrs |
| 71 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 75.9 yrs | 64.4 yrs |
| 72 | British Virgin Islands | 75.8 yrs | 74.3 yrs |
| 73 | Croatia | 75.7 yrs | 73.0 yrs |
| 74 | Lebanon | 75.7 yrs | 72.6 yrs |
| 75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.5 yrs | 73.8 yrs |
| 76 | Panama | 75.4 yrs | 72.2 yrs |
| 77 | Argentina | 75.3 yrs | 73.1 yrs |
| 78 | Oman | 75.3 yrs | 72.0 yrs |
| 79 | Poland | 75.3 yrs | 72.3 yrs |
| 80 | Maldives | 75.3 yrs | 67.7 yrs |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 75.0 yrs | 73.7 yrs |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 75.0 yrs | 71.8 yrs |
| 83 | Barbados | 75.0 yrs | 74.1 yrs |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 74.8 yrs | 71.3 yrs |
| 85 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 74.8 yrs | 73.2 yrs |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 74.8 yrs | 73.1 yrs |
| 87 | Malaysia | 74.7 yrs | 72.1 yrs |
| 88 | Montenegro | 74.7 yrs | 73.6 yrs |
| 89 | French Guiana | 74.6 yrs | 72.1 yrs |
| 90 | Slovakia | 74.4 yrs | 72.7 yrs |
| 91 | China | 74.4 yrs | 70.8 yrs |
| 92 | Montserrat | 74.3 yrs | 72.4 yrs |
| 93 | Ecuador | 74.0 yrs | 71.8 yrs |
| 94 | Curaçao | 74.0 yrs | 72.9 yrs |
| 95 | Grenada | 73.9 yrs | 72.4 yrs |
| 96 | Tunisia | 73.9 yrs | 71.3 yrs |
| 97 | Türkiye | 73.8 yrs | 70.3 yrs |
| 98 | Mexico | 73.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 73.8 yrs | 71.8 yrs |
| 100 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 73.6 yrs | 69.4 yrs |
| 101 | Tokelau | 73.6 yrs | 71.5 yrs |
| 102 | Aruba | 73.5 yrs | 72.9 yrs |
| 103 | Colombia | 73.5 yrs | 70.2 yrs |
| 104 | Bahamas | 73.5 yrs | 71.5 yrs |
| 105 | Serbia | 73.4 yrs | 72.9 yrs |
| 106 | Thailand | 73.3 yrs | 69.9 yrs |
| 107 | Hungary | 73.3 yrs | 70.6 yrs |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 73.3 yrs | 71.3 yrs |
| 109 | Estonia | 73.2 yrs | 70.0 yrs |
| 110 | Jordan | 73.2 yrs | 71.1 yrs |
| 111 | Algeria | 73.1 yrs | 68.2 yrs |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.0 yrs | 70.2 yrs |
| 113 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 73.0 yrs | 71.9 yrs |
| 114 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 72.9 yrs | 68.3 yrs |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 72.8 yrs | 69.8 yrs |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 72.8 yrs | 71.0 yrs |
| 117 | Mauritius | 72.8 yrs | 70.5 yrs |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 72.7 yrs | 70.8 yrs |
| 119 | United States Virgin Islands | 72.5 yrs | 71.6 yrs |
| 120 | American Samoa | 72.4 yrs | 71.6 yrs |
| 121 | Brazil | 72.3 yrs | 68.1 yrs |
| 122 | Peru | 72.3 yrs | 67.8 yrs |
| 123 | Armenia | 72.2 yrs | 69.2 yrs |
| 124 | Romania | 72.2 yrs | 68.8 yrs |
| 125 | Seychelles | 72.0 yrs | 70.8 yrs |
| 126 | Dominica | 72.0 yrs | 71.0 yrs |
| 127 | State of Palestine | 71.8 yrs | 70.0 yrs |
| 128 | Samoa | 71.6 yrs | 69.8 yrs |
| 129 | Paraguay | 71.6 yrs | 69.0 yrs |
| 130 | Libya | 71.6 yrs | 70.7 yrs |
| 131 | Cook Islands | 71.5 yrs | 68.7 yrs |
| 132 | Jamaica | 71.4 yrs | 71.3 yrs |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 71.4 yrs | 67.5 yrs |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 71.3 yrs | 65.5 yrs |
| 135 | Georgia | 71.0 yrs | 70.6 yrs |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 71.0 yrs | 69.6 yrs |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 71.0 yrs | 65.2 yrs |
| 138 | Lithuania | 71.0 yrs | 70.2 yrs |
| 139 | Tonga | 70.7 yrs | 68.8 yrs |
| 140 | Belize | 70.5 yrs | 69.4 yrs |
| 141 | Latvia | 70.5 yrs | 68.6 yrs |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.4 yrs | 70.5 yrs |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.4 yrs | 68.0 yrs |
| 144 | El Salvador | 69.6 yrs | 65.5 yrs |
| 145 | Belarus | 69.4 yrs | 68.6 yrs |
| 146 | Honduras | 69.4 yrs | 67.3 yrs |
| 147 | Morocco | 69.2 yrs | 65.2 yrs |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 69.1 yrs | 68.2 yrs |
| 149 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 69.1 yrs | 60.8 yrs |
| 150 | Guatemala | 68.8 yrs | 64.5 yrs |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 68.5 yrs | 62.7 yrs |
| 152 | Egypt | 68.5 yrs | 65.7 yrs |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | 68.4 yrs | 66.3 yrs |
| 154 | Philippines | 68.2 yrs | 66.7 yrs |
| 155 | Greenland | 68.1 yrs | 64.3 yrs |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 68.0 yrs | 66.7 yrs |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 67.9 yrs | 64.8 yrs |
| 158 | Indonesia | 67.7 yrs | 65.5 yrs |
| 159 | Suriname | 67.6 yrs | 63.1 yrs |
| 160 | Ukraine | 67.5 yrs | 67.1 yrs |
| 161 | Niue | 67.1 yrs | 66.4 yrs |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 67.0 yrs | 60.8 yrs |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 66.6 yrs | 63.5 yrs |
| 164 | Palau | 66.6 yrs | 63.5 yrs |
| 165 | Bhutan | 66.5 yrs | 60.0 yrs |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 66.5 yrs | 65.5 yrs |
| 167 | Fiji | 66.1 yrs | 66.2 yrs |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 66.0 yrs | 58.9 yrs |
| 169 | Nepal | 65.9 yrs | 60.0 yrs |
| 170 | Yemen | 65.8 yrs | 60.9 yrs |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.8 yrs | 63.5 yrs |
| 172 | Kazakhstan | 65.7 yrs | 63.5 yrs |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 65.7 yrs | 60.7 yrs |
| 174 | Kiribati | 65.6 yrs | 63.5 yrs |
| 175 | Mongolia | 65.6 yrs | 61.0 yrs |
| 176 | India | 65.4 yrs | 61.0 yrs |
| 177 | Cambodia | 64.9 yrs | 56.8 yrs |
| 178 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 64.9 yrs | 64.3 yrs |
| 179 | Guyana | 64.8 yrs | 62.7 yrs |
| 180 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 64.5 yrs | 60.3 yrs |
| 181 | Mauritania | 64.5 yrs | 58.9 yrs |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 64.3 yrs | 62.7 yrs |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 64.2 yrs | 62.8 yrs |
| 184 | Iraq | 64.0 yrs | 64.6 yrs |
| 185 | Pakistan | 63.6 yrs | 60.5 yrs |
| 186 | Gabon | 63.3 yrs | 61.3 yrs |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.0 yrs | 60.6 yrs |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 62.0 yrs | 61.1 yrs |
| 189 | Myanmar | 62.0 yrs | 59.2 yrs |
| 190 | Timor-Leste | 61.9 yrs | 48.3 yrs |
| 191 | Senegal | 61.8 yrs | 57.1 yrs |
| 192 | Eritrea | 61.5 yrs | 55.5 yrs |
| 193 | Comoros | 61.2 yrs | 58.1 yrs |
| 194 | Madagascar | 61.1 yrs | 55.5 yrs |
| 195 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61.1 yrs | 56.8 yrs |
| 196 | Haiti | 60.7 yrs | 56.1 yrs |
| 197 | Sudan | 60.4 yrs | 57.6 yrs |
| 198 | Ghana | 60.0 yrs | 57.0 yrs |
| 199 | Gambia | 59.7 yrs | 54.9 yrs |
| 200 | Congo | 59.5 yrs | 55.2 yrs |
| 201 | Nauru | 59.4 yrs | 60.1 yrs |
| 202 | Kenya | 59.1 yrs | 55.6 yrs |
| 203 | Djibouti | 59.0 yrs | 56.3 yrs |
| 204 | Afghanistan | 58.5 yrs | 52.8 yrs |
| 205 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58.5 yrs | 51.1 yrs |
| 206 | Rwanda | 58.3 yrs | 42.5 yrs |
| 207 | Benin | 58.0 yrs | 55.6 yrs |
| 208 | Liberia | 57.5 yrs | 45.0 yrs |
| 209 | Equatorial Guinea | 56.4 yrs | 52.1 yrs |
| 210 | Uganda | 56.1 yrs | 47.8 yrs |
| 211 | Togo | 56.1 yrs | 53.8 yrs |
| 212 | Ethiopia | 55.4 yrs | 48.7 yrs |
| 213 | Cameroon | 55.3 yrs | 53.2 yrs |
| 214 | Botswana | 55.1 yrs | 54.3 yrs |
| 215 | Guinea | 54.9 yrs | 50.5 yrs |
| 216 | South Sudan | 54.6 yrs | 32.1 yrs |
| 217 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54.5 yrs | 49.4 yrs |
| 218 | Mali | 54.3 yrs | 48.5 yrs |
| 219 | Niger | 54.2 yrs | 46.3 yrs |
| 220 | South Africa | 54.2 yrs | 61.1 yrs |
| 221 | Guinea-Bissau | 54.1 yrs | 48.8 yrs |
| 222 | Burundi | 54.0 yrs | 44.8 yrs |
| 223 | Burkina Faso | 53.8 yrs | 49.7 yrs |
| 224 | Malawi | 53.6 yrs | 44.0 yrs |
| 225 | Namibia | 53.2 yrs | 56.6 yrs |
| 226 | Angola | 53.0 yrs | 46.4 yrs |
| 227 | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.9 yrs | 51.6 yrs |
| 228 | Mozambique | 52.8 yrs | 47.1 yrs |
| 229 | Zambia | 52.7 yrs | 45.8 yrs |
| 230 | Somalia | 50.9 yrs | 50.5 yrs |
| 231 | Nigeria | 49.9 yrs | 45.8 yrs |
| 232 | Sierra Leone | 49.5 yrs | 43.5 yrs |
| 233 | Chad | 48.8 yrs | 47.5 yrs |
| 234 | Central African Republic | 48.7 yrs | 47.7 yrs |
| 235 | Zimbabwe | 47.1 yrs | 49.0 yrs |
| 236 | Eswatini | 44.6 yrs | 53.3 yrs |
| 237 | Lesotho | 43.2 yrs | 55.1 yrs |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.