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This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average.
List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by life expectancy at birth, both sexes, males and females. World Population Life Expectancy with historical chart.
As of 2024, Monaco has the highest life expectancy at 86.50 years, followed by San Marino (85.82 years). Next three positions are occupied by Asian nations/regions as Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are at 3rd, 4th and 5th position, resp.
Life expectancy, averaging a person's lifespan from birth to death, varies globally due to factors like genetics, lifestyle, and healthcare access. The global life expectancy in 2023 was 70.8 years for males and 76.0 for females, with significant regional variations, from 57.7 years in Western Africa to 82.7 years in Western Europe.
The average number of years that a newborn could expect to live, if he or she were to pass through life exposed to the sex- and age-specific death rates prevailing at the time of his or her birth, for a specific year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. 227 Results. Clear Filters.
In the years 1960 to 2022, life expectancy has increased perceptibly worldwide. Starting at 50.7 years, it increased for men by 18.9 years to 69.6 years. For women, life expectancy increased by 19.9 years from 54.6 up to an average of 74.5 years since 1960.
