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Life expectancy at birth by country, 2024

How many years a newborn would live if current death rates held, for 217 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank.

Key facts

  • World life expectancy: 73.5 years (2024).
  • Highest: Monaco (86.5), San Marino (85.8) and Hong Kong SAR China (85.4).
  • Lowest in the list: Nigeria (54.6).
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Life expectancy at birth by country, 2024. Select a column heading to sort.
1Monaco86.52024
2San Marino85.82024
3Hong Kong SAR China85.42024
4Kuwait84.62024
5Switzerland84.42024
6Liechtenstein84.22024
7Andorra84.22024
7French Polynesia84.22024
9Sweden84.12024
10Japan84.02024
11Italy84.02024
12Spain83.92024
13Gibraltar83.62024
13South Korea83.62024
15Singapore83.42024
16Macao SAR China83.32024
17Israel83.22024
17Luxembourg83.22024
19Norway83.22024
20Faroe Islands83.12024
21United Arab Emirates83.12024
22Australia83.12024
23Ireland83.02024
24France83.02024
25Malta83.02024
26Iceland82.82024
27Qatar82.52024
28Bermuda82.52024
29Portugal82.42024
30Finland82.32024
31Belgium82.32024
32Slovenia82.32024
33Denmark82.32024
34Canada82.12024
35New Zealand82.02024
36Austria82.02024
37Netherlands82.02024
38Puerto Rico81.92024
39Greece81.82024
40Cyprus81.82024
41Bahrain81.42024
42United Kingdom81.42024
43Chile81.42024
44Maldives81.32024
45Channel Islands81.22024
46Isle of Man81.12024
47Costa Rica81.02024
48Germany80.82024
49U.S. Virgin Islands80.82024
50Cayman Islands80.52024
51St. Martin80.42024
52Oman80.32024
53Czechia80.02024
54Albania79.82024
54Panama79.82024
56Estonia79.32024
57Saudi Arabia79.02024
58Northern Mariana Islands79.02024
59Croatia78.92024
60New Caledonia78.92024
61United States78.92024
62Poland78.42024
63Slovakia78.42024
64Armenia78.32024
65Uruguay78.32024
66Cuba78.32024
67Kosovo78.22024
68Turks & Caicos Islands78.22024
69Bosnia & Herzegovina78.02024
70China78.02024
71Jordan78.02024
72Lebanon77.92024
72Peru77.92024
74Colombia77.92024
75Montenegro77.92024
76Iran77.92024
77Antigua & Barbuda77.82024
78Sri Lanka77.72024
79Ecuador77.62024
80Argentina77.52024
81British Virgin Islands77.42024
82Guam77.42024
82Türkiye77.42024
84Lithuania77.22024
85Curaçao77.02024
86Malaysia76.82024
87Hungary76.72024
88Tunisia76.72024
89North Macedonia76.62024
90Thailand76.62024
91Sint Maarten76.52024
92Aruba76.52024
93Algeria76.52024
94Romania76.52024
95Latvia76.42024
96Barbados76.32024
97Seychelles76.32024
98Cape Verde76.22024
99Brazil76.02024
100Serbia76.02024
101Bulgaria75.82024
102Brunei75.52024
103Morocco75.52024
104Grenada75.42024
105Mexico75.32024
106Nicaragua75.12024
107Bangladesh74.92024
108Vietnam74.72024
109Bahamas74.72024
110Ukraine74.72024
111Georgia74.72024
112Azerbaijan74.62024
113Kazakhstan74.52024
114Belarus74.42024
115Paraguay74.02024
116Dominican Republic73.92024
117Mauritius73.82024
118Suriname73.82024
119Belize73.72024
119North Korea73.72024
121Trinidad & Tobago73.62024
122Russia73.42024
123Bhutan73.32024
124Tonga73.12024
125Honduras73.02024
126American Samoa73.02024
127St. Lucia72.92024
128Guatemala72.82024
129Venezuela72.72024
130Syria72.62024
131Uzbekistan72.52024
132Iraq72.42024
133Kyrgyzstan72.42024
133Mongolia72.42024
135El Salvador72.32024
136St. Kitts & Nevis72.32024
137India72.22024
138Tajikistan71.92024
139Samoa71.82024
140Egypt71.82024
141Vanuatu71.72024
142Jamaica71.62024
143St. Vincent & Grenadines71.42024
144Moldova71.32024
145Dominica71.32024
145Indonesia71.32024
147Libya71.12024
148Cambodia70.82024
149Solomon Islands70.72024
150Nepal70.62024
151Guyana70.32024
152Greenland70.32024
153Turkmenistan70.22024
154Philippines70.02024
155São Tomé & Príncipe69.92024
156Yemen69.42024
157Palau69.42024
158Botswana69.32024
159Laos69.22024
160Palestinian Territories69.22024
161Senegal68.92024
162Eritrea68.92024
163Bolivia68.72024
164Mauritania68.72024
165Gabon68.52024
166Uganda68.52024
167Rwanda68.02024
168Timor-Leste67.92024
169Pakistan67.82024
170Ethiopia67.62024
171Malawi67.62024
172Namibia67.52024
173Fiji67.52024
174Micronesia67.42024
175Tuvalu67.32024
176Tanzania67.22024
177Myanmar (Burma)67.12024
178Marshall Islands67.12024
179Comoros67.02024
180Kiribati66.62024
181Zambia66.52024
182Sudan66.52024
183South Africa66.32024
184Afghanistan66.32024
185Papua New Guinea66.32024
186Djibouti66.22024
187Gambia66.12024
188Congo - Brazzaville66.02024
189Ghana65.72024
190Haiti65.12024
191Angola64.82024
192Eswatini64.32024
193Guinea-Bissau64.32024
194Cameroon64.02024
195Equatorial Guinea63.92024
196Madagascar63.82024
197Kenya63.82024
198Burundi63.82024
199Mozambique63.82024
200Zimbabwe63.12024
201Togo62.92024
202Liberia62.32024
203Nauru62.32024
204Côte d’Ivoire62.12024
205Congo - Kinshasa62.12024
206Sierra Leone62.02024
207Niger61.42024
208Burkina Faso61.32024
209Benin61.02024
210Guinea60.92024
211Mali60.72024
212Somalia59.02024
213Lesotho57.82024
214South Sudan57.72024
215Central African Republic57.72024
216Chad55.22024
217Nigeria54.62024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-14

About this data

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of the year it was born stayed the same for its whole life. It is a summary of current health, not a forecast.

Values are for both sexes. Women live longer than men in almost every country.

FAQ

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

Monaco, at 86.5 years in 2024, followed by San Marino (85.8).

What is the average life expectancy in the world?

73.5 years in 2024, for both sexes.

Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

In this list, Nigeria, at 54.6 years.

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