High income OECD countries Compared by Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 82.08 years | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Switzerland | 81.24 years | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 81.1 years | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 80.63 years | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Spain | 80.57 years | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 80.55 years | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 80.33 years | 2005 | ||
| 8 | France | 80.21 years | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Canada | 80.18 years | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Norway | 80.04 years | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Israel | 79.72 years | 2005 | ||
| 12 | New Zealand | 79.62 years | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Belgium | 79.48 years | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Ireland | 79.39 years | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 79.38 years | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Netherlands | 79.35 years | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Luxembourg | 79.18 years | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Greece | 78.99 years | 2005 | ||
| 19 | United Kingdom | 78.95 years | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Germany | 78.93 years | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Finland | 78.82 years | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Chile | 78.15 years | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Portugal | 78.07 years | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Denmark | 77.84 years | 2005 | ||
| 25 | United States | 77.71 years | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Slovenia | 77.61 years | 2005 | ||
| 27 | South Korea | 77.57 years | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Czech Republic | 75.91 years | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Poland | 75 years | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Slovakia | 73.9 years | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Estonia | 72.57 years | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years
- Japan has had the highest life expectancy at birth > total > years since 1975.
- Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Spain ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst European Union in 2005.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Mauritius ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Israel ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
- Iceland ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total > years amongst NATO countries in 2005.
