How long do people live in each country?

A baby born in Monaco in 2024 could expect to live 86.5 years; in Nigeria, 54.6. The United States was at 78.9, China at 78.0 and India at 72.2. Search 217 countries and territories. These are estimates, most from the United Nations' population models, and they are revised as new data comes in.

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Key facts

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, years. Written from the data below.

  • Monaco has the highest figure, 86.5, followed by San Marino (85.8) and Hong Kong (85.4).
  • Nigeria has the lowest figure, 54.6, followed by Chad (55.2) and South Sudan (57.7).
  • The highest is 1.6 times the lowest.
  • World: 73.5. Of the 217 compared, 121 are above it and 96 below.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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Country Life expectancy at birth, years
Monaco 86.5
San Marino 85.8
Hong Kong 85.4
Kuwait 84.6
Switzerland 84.4
Andorra 84.2
French Polynesia 84.2
Liechtenstein 84.2
Sweden 84.1
Italy 84
Japan 84
Spain 83.9
Gibraltar 83.6
South Korea 83.6
Macao 83.3
Singapore 83.3
Israel 83.2
Luxembourg 83.2
Norway 83.2
Australia 83.1
Faroe Islands 83.1
United Arab Emirates 83.1
France 83
Ireland 83
Malta 83
Iceland 82.8
Bermuda 82.5
Qatar 82.5
Portugal 82.4
Belgium 82.3
Denmark 82.3
Finland 82.3
Slovenia 82.3
Canada 82.1
Austria 82
Netherlands 82
New Zealand 82
Puerto Rico 81.9
Cyprus 81.8
Greece 81.8
Bahrain 81.4
Chile 81.4
United Kingdom 81.4
Maldives 81.3
Channel Islands 81.2
Isle of Man 81.1
Costa Rica 81
Germany 80.8
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 80.8
Cayman Islands 80.5
St. Martin (French part) 80.4
Oman 80.2
Czechia 80
Albania 79.8
Panama 79.8
Estonia 79.3
Saudi Arabia 79
Croatia 78.9
New Caledonia 78.9
Northern Mariana Islands 78.9
United States 78.9
Poland 78.4
Slovakia 78.4
Armenia 78.3
Cuba 78.3
Uruguay 78.3
Kosovo 78.2
Turks and Caicos Islands 78.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 78
China 78
Jordan 78
Colombia 77.9
Iran 77.9
Lebanon 77.9
Montenegro 77.9
Peru 77.9
Antigua and Barbuda 77.8
Sri Lanka 77.7
Ecuador 77.6
Argentina 77.5
British Virgin Islands 77.4
Guam 77.4
Türkiye 77.4
Lithuania 77.2
Curacao 77
Malaysia 76.8
Hungary 76.7
Tunisia 76.7
North Macedonia 76.6
Thailand 76.6
Algeria 76.5
Aruba 76.5
Romania 76.5
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 76.5
Latvia 76.4
Barbados 76.3
Seychelles 76.3
Cabo Verde 76.2
Brazil 76
Serbia 76
Bulgaria 75.8
Brunei 75.5
Morocco 75.5
Grenada 75.4
Mexico 75.3
Nicaragua 75.1
Bangladesh 74.9
Georgia 74.7
The Bahamas 74.7
Ukraine 74.7
Vietnam 74.7
Azerbaijan 74.6
Kazakhstan 74.5
Belarus 74.4
Paraguay 74
Dominican Republic 73.9
Mauritius 73.8
Suriname 73.8
Belize 73.7
North Korea 73.7
Trinidad and Tobago 73.6
Russia 73.4
Bhutan 73.3
Tonga 73.1
American Samoa 73
Honduras 73
St. Lucia 72.8
Guatemala 72.7
Venezuela 72.7
Syria 72.6
Uzbekistan 72.5
Iraq 72.4
Kyrgyzstan 72.4
Mongolia 72.4
El Salvador 72.3
St. Kitts and Nevis 72.3
India 72.2
Tajikistan 71.9
Egypt 71.8
Samoa 71.8
Vanuatu 71.7
Jamaica 71.6
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 71.4
Dominica 71.3
Indonesia 71.3
Moldova 71.3
Libya 71.1
Cambodia 70.8
Solomon Islands 70.7
Nepal 70.6
Greenland 70.3
Guyana 70.3
Turkmenistan 70.2
Philippines 69.9
Sao Tome and Principe 69.9
Palau 69.4
Yemen 69.4
Botswana 69.3
Laos 69.2
West Bank and Gaza 69.2
Eritrea 68.9
Senegal 68.9
Bolivia 68.7
Mauritania 68.7
Gabon 68.5
Uganda 68.5
Rwanda 68
Timor-Leste 67.9
Pakistan 67.8
Ethiopia 67.6
Malawi 67.6
Fiji 67.5
Namibia 67.5
Micronesia 67.4
Tuvalu 67.3
Tanzania 67.2
Marshall Islands 67.1
Myanmar 67.1
Comoros 67
Kiribati 66.6
Sudan 66.5
Zambia 66.5
Afghanistan 66.3
Papua New Guinea 66.3
South Africa 66.3
Djibouti 66.2
The Gambia 66.1
Congo (Republic) 66
Ghana 65.7
Haiti 65.1
Angola 64.8
Eswatini 64.3
Guinea-Bissau 64.3
Cameroon 64
Equatorial Guinea 63.9
Burundi 63.8
Kenya 63.8
Madagascar 63.8
Mozambique 63.8
Zimbabwe 63.1
Togo 62.9
Liberia 62.3
Nauru 62.3
Congo (Democratic Republic) 62.1
Côte d'Ivoire 62.1
Sierra Leone 62
Niger 61.4
Burkina Faso 61.3
Benin 61
Guinea 60.9
Mali 60.7
Somalia 59
Lesotho 57.8
Central African Republic 57.7
South Sudan 57.7
Chad 55.2
Nigeria 54.6
World 73.5

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