Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth, female (years). 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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 86.7 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | San Marino | 86.34 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 85.9 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Spain | 85.4 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | France | 85.1 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Switzerland | 85 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Faeroe Islands | 84.9 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 84.7 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | South Korea | 84.4 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Singapore | 84.3 | 2011 | ||
| =11 | Iceland | 84.1 | 2011 | ||
| =11 | Australia | 84.1 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Portugal | 84 | 2011 | ||
| =14 | Malta | 83.9 | 2011 | ||
| =14 | Austria | 83.9 | 2011 | ||
| =16 | Sweden | 83.8 | 2011 | ||
| =16 | Finland | 83.8 | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 83.71 | 2011 | |||
| =18 | Israel | 83.6 | 2011 | ||
| =18 | Luxembourg | 83.6 | 2011 | ||
| =18 | Norway | 83.6 | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Canada | 83.3 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Slovenia | 83.3 | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 83.26 | 2011 | |||
| =23 | Germany | 83.2 | 2011 | ||
| =23 | Belgium | 83.2 | 2011 | ||
| =25 | Greece | 83.1 | 2011 | ||
| =25 | Netherlands | 83.1 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | European Union | 83.09 | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 83.03 | 2011 | |||
| =28 | New Zealand | 82.8 | 2011 | ||
| =28 | Ireland | 82.8 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | United Kingdom | 82.7 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 82.27 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Chile | 82.27 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Macau | 82.25 | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 82.11 | 2011 | |||
| 34 | Channel Islands | 82.09 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Bermuda | 82.08 | 2011 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 81.96 | 2011 | |||
| 36 | Denmark | 81.9 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Costa Rica | 81.84 | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 81.81 | 2011 | |||
| 38 | Lebanon | 81.77 | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Cyprus | 81.57 | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Isle of Man | 81.5 | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Estonia | 81.3 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Guam | 81.17 | 2011 | ||
| =43 | Poland | 81.1 | 2011 | ||
| =43 | United States | 81.1 | 2011 | ||
| =43 | Czech Republic | 81.1 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Cuba | 80.98 | 2011 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 80.62 | 2011 | |||
| 47 | Uruguay | 80.32 | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Albania | 80.3 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Vietnam | 80.27 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Panama | 80.15 | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Brunei | 80.13 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Curacao | 80.1 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Croatia | 80 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Slovakia | 79.8 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Argentina | 79.61 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Mexico | 79.36 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Lithuania | 79.3 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Qatar | 79.19 | 2011 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 79.07 | 2011 | |||
| 59 | New Caledonia | 79.02 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Ecuador | 78.89 | 2011 | ||
| =61 | Latvia | 78.8 | 2011 | ||
| =61 | Dominica | 78.8 | 2002 | ||
| 63 | Hungary | 78.7 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.59 | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Oman | 78.5 | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Maldives | 78.27 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | French Polynesia | 78.25 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Cape Verde | 78.2 | 2011 | ||
| =69 | Romania | 78.2 | 2011 | ||
| =69 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 78.2 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 78.12 | 2011 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 78.1 | 2011 | |||
| 71 | Turkey | 78.09 | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.96 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | The Bahamas | 77.87 | 2011 | ||
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 77.81 | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Bulgaria | 77.8 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Armenia | 77.77 | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 77.74 | 2011 | |||
| 77 | Syria | 77.6 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Aruba | 77.56 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Georgia | 77.54 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Thailand | 77.44 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Barbados | 77.42 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Seychelles | 77.4 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Venezuela | 77.38 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Colombia | 77.34 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Serbia | 77.3 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 77.28 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Nicaragua | 77.28 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Republic of Macedonia | 77.2 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Bahrain | 77.2 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 77.16 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Malaysia | 77.07 | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 77.06 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Brazil | 77.05 | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Peru | 76.98 | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Mauritius | 76.97 | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Libya | 76.96 | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Belarus | 76.9 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Montenegro | 76.9 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Tunisia | 76.7 | 2011 | ||
| 100 | El Salvador | 76.67 | 2011 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 76.61 | 2011 | |||
| 101 | Belize | 76.56 | 2011 | ||
| 102 | China | 76.36 | 2011 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 76.3 | 2011 | |||
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 76.25 | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 76.23 | 2011 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 76.06 | 2011 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 75.94 | 2011 | |||
| 104 | Samoa | 75.94 | 2011 | ||
| 105 | Ukraine | 75.88 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Jamaica | 75.71 | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Honduras | 75.66 | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Iran | 75.43 | 2011 | ||
| 109 | Tonga | 75.33 | 2011 | ||
| =110 | Kuwait | 75.26 | 2011 | ||
| =110 | Jordan | 75.26 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 75.18 | 2011 | |||
| 112 | Russia | 75.1 | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Grenada | 75 | 2011 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 74.97 | 2011 | |||
| 114 | Guatemala | 74.94 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.47 | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Paraguay | 74.36 | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74 | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Suriname | 73.89 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Cambodia | 73.8 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 73.79 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 73.73 | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.7 | 2011 | ||
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.38 | 2011 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 73.29 | 2011 | |||
| 124 | Vanuatu | 73.16 | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Egypt | 73.09 | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Greenland | 72.8 | 2010 | ||
| 127 | Iraq | 72.78 | 2011 | ||
| 128 | North Korea | 72.75 | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Fiji | 72.61 | 2011 | ||
| 130 | Moldova | 72.55 | 2011 | ||
| 131 | Indonesia | 72.47 | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Algeria | 72.38 | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Kosovo | 72.3 | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Morocco | 72.21 | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Palau | 72.1 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Philippines | 71.9 | 2011 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 71.72 | 2011 | |||
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 71.39 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Mongolia | 71.21 | 2011 | ||
| 139 | Kiribati | 71.1 | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 70.97 | 2011 | |||
| 140 | Bangladesh | 70.66 | 2011 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 70.58 | 2011 | |||
| 141 | Tajikistan | 70.53 | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Federated States of Micronesia | 69.64 | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 69.46 | 2011 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 69.3 | 2011 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 69.24 | 2011 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 69.08 | 2011 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 69 | 2011 | |||
| 144 | Bolivia | 68.86 | 2011 | ||
| 145 | Laos | 68.72 | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 68.69 | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Nepal | 68.68 | 2011 | ||
| 148 | Guyana | 68.52 | 2011 | ||
| 149 | East Timor | 68.05 | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 68.01 | 2011 | ||
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 67.8 | 2000 | ||
| 152 | Bhutan | 67.79 | 2011 | ||
| 153 | India | 67.74 | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Pakistan | 67.17 | 2011 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 66.98 | 2011 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 66.94 | 2011 | |||
| 155 | Burma | 66.87 | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Namibia | 66.15 | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Madagascar | 65.31 | 2011 | ||
| 158 | Rwanda | 64.52 | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Senegal | 64.51 | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 64.32 | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Haiti | 64.18 | 2011 | ||
| 162 | Eritrea | 64.11 | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Yemen | 64.08 | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Ethiopia | 63.79 | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Gabon | 63.75 | 2011 | ||
| 166 | Sudan | 63.49 | 2011 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 63.27 | 2011 | |||
| 167 | Mauritania | 62.74 | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Djibouti | 62.4 | 2011 | ||
| 169 | Kenya | 62.12 | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Comoros | 61.83 | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Ghana | 61.73 | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Afghanistan | 61.35 | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Tanzania | 61.31 | 2011 | ||
| 174 | Liberia | 60.81 | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Benin | 60.36 | 2011 | ||
| 176 | The Gambia | 59.71 | 2011 | ||
| 177 | Republic of the Congo | 59.19 | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Uganda | 59.05 | 2011 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 58.58 | 2011 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 58 | 2011 | |||
| 179 | Niger | 57.65 | 2011 | ||
| 180 | Zambia | 57.3 | 2011 | ||
| 181 | South Africa | 57.2 | 2011 | ||
| 182 | Togo | 56.64 | 2011 | ||
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 56.46 | 2011 | ||
| 184 | Guinea | 56.38 | 2011 | ||
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 56.03 | 2011 | ||
| 186 | Somalia | 56 | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.37 | 2011 | ||
| 188 | Cameroon | 55.23 | 2011 | ||
| 189 | South Sudan | 55.09 | 2011 | ||
| 190 | Burundi | 54.96 | 2011 | ||
| 191 | Malawi | 54.23 | 2011 | ||
| 192 | Mali | 54.03 | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.56 | 2011 | ||
| 194 | Angola | 52.56 | 2011 | ||
| 195 | Nigeria | 52.02 | 2011 | ||
| 196 | Chad | 51.09 | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51.08 | 2011 | ||
| 198 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.86 | 2011 | ||
| 199 | Central African Republic | 50.66 | 2011 | ||
| 200 | Mozambique | 50.48 | 2011 | ||
| 201 | Lesotho | 48.46 | 2011 | ||
| 202 | Swaziland | 48.16 | 2011 | ||
| 203 | Botswana | 46.04 | 2011 | ||
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 45.27 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years
- Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Lebanon ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Japan ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Spain ranked second for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Singapore ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Sierra Leone has ranked last for life expectancy at birth, female > years since 1997.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Cold countries in 2011.
- 40 of the bottom 41 countries by life expectancy at birth, female > years are Sub-Saharan African.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- San Marino ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Europe in 2011.