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Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years: Countries Compared

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 JapanJapan 82.08 years 2005
2 Hong KongHong Kong 81.58 years 2005
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 81.24 years 2005
4 IcelandIceland 81.1 years 2005
5 AustraliaAustralia 80.63 years 2005
6 SpainSpain 80.57 years 2005
7 SwedenSweden 80.55 years 2005
8 ItalyItaly 80.33 years 2005
9 MacauMacau 80.28 years 2005
10 FranceFrance 80.21 years 2005
11 CanadaCanada 80.18 years 2005
12 NorwayNorway 80.04 years 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 79.77 years 2005
13 IsraelIsrael 79.72 years 2005
14 SingaporeSingapore 79.7 years 2005
15 New ZealandNew Zealand 79.62 years 2005
16 MaltaMalta 79.5 years 2005
17 BelgiumBelgium 79.48 years 2005
18 IrelandIreland 79.39 years 2005
19 AustriaAustria 79.38 years 2005
20 NetherlandsNetherlands 79.35 years 2005
21 CyprusCyprus 79.29 years 2005
=22 LuxembourgLuxembourg 79.18 years 2005
=22 United Arab EmiratesUAE 79.18 years 2005
24 GreeceGreece 78.99 years 2005
=25 Costa RicaCosta Rica 78.95 years 2005
=25 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 78.95 years 2005
27 GermanyGermany 78.93 years 2005
28 FinlandFinland 78.82 years 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 78.81 years 2005
29 BermudaBermuda 78.58 years 2005
30 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 78.55 years 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 78.16 years 2005
31 ChileChile 78.15 years 2005
32 PortugalPortugal 78.07 years 2005
33 DenmarkDenmark 77.84 years 2005
34 United StatesUnited States 77.71 years 2005
35 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 77.65 years 2005
36 SloveniaSlovenia 77.61 years 2005
37 South KoreaSouth Korea 77.57 years 2005
38 KuwaitKuwait 77.54 years 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 77.38 years 2005
39 CubaCuba 77.25 years 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 77.11 years 2005
40 BruneiBrunei 76.97 years 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 76.67 years 2005
41 DominicaDominica 76.6 years 2002
42 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 76.39 years 2005
43 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 75.91 years 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 75.85 years 2005
44 CroatiaCroatia 75.67 years 2005
45 UruguayUruguay 75.61 years 2005
46 AlbaniaAlbania 75.48 years 2005
47 BarbadosBarbados 75.4 years 2004
48 MexicoMexico 75.37 years 2005
49 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 75.28 years 2002
50 PanamaPanama 75.24 years 2005
51 GuamGuam 75.18 years 2005
52 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 75.16 years 2005
53 PolandPoland 75 years 2005
54 BahrainBahrain 74.86 years 2005
55 ArgentinaArgentina 74.83 years 2005
56 OmanOman 74.76 years 2005
=57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 74.67 years 2005
=57 EcuadorEcuador 74.67 years 2005
59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 74.41 years 2005
60 LibyaLibya 74.35 years 2005
61 VenezuelaVenezuela 74.22 years 2005
62 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 74.17 years 2005
63 QatarQatar 74.1 years 2005
64 SlovakiaSlovakia 73.9 years 2005
65 SyriaSyria 73.82 years 2005
66 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 73.76 years 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 73.73 years 2005
67 MalaysiaMalaysia 73.7 years 2005
68 TunisiaTunisia 73.45 years 2005
69 ArmeniaArmenia 73.33 years 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 73.23 years 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 73.2 years 2005
70 MauritiusMauritius 73.02 years 2005
71 GrenadaGrenada 72.97 years 2002
72 SeychellesSeychelles 72.95 years 2002
73 ColombiaColombia 72.81 years 2005
74 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 72.79 years 2005
=75 TongaTonga 72.65 years 2005
=75 HungaryHungary 72.65 years 2005
77 EstoniaEstonia 72.57 years 2005
=78 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 72.56 years 2005
=78 BulgariaBulgaria 72.56 years 2005
80 LebanonLebanon 72.54 years 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 72.47 years 2005
81 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 72.33 years 2005
82 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 72.28 years 2005
83 JordanJordan 72.02 years 2005
84 ChinaChina 71.83 years 2005
85 BelizeBelize 71.81 years 2005
86 AlgeriaAlgeria 71.73 years 2005
87 RomaniaRomania 71.71 years 2005
88 ParaguayParaguay 71.45 years 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 71.45 years 2002
89 LatviaLatvia 71.36 years 2005
90 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 71.34 years 2002
=91 GeorgiaGeorgia 71.31 years 2005
=91 El SalvadorEl Salvador 71.31 years 2005
93 TurkeyTurkey 71.29 years 2005
94 LithuaniaLithuania 71.25 years 2005
95 BrazilBrazil 71.24 years 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 71.18 years 2005
96 IranIran 71.13 years 2005
97 PhilippinesPhilippines 71.04 years 2005
98 The BahamasThe Bahamas 70.96 years 2005
=99 JamaicaJamaica 70.9 years 2005
=99 ThailandThailand 70.9 years 2005
101 SamoaSamoa 70.74 years 2005
102 Cape VerdeCape Verde 70.71 years 2005
103 PeruPeru 70.66 years 2005
104 VietnamVietnam 70.65 years 2005
105 EgyptEgypt 70.53 years 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 70.42 years 2005
106 NicaraguaNicaragua 70.39 years 2005
107 MoroccoMorocco 70.38 years 2005
108 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 69.97 years 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 69.86 years 2002
109 SurinameSuriname 69.71 years 2005
110 VanuatuVanuatu 69.49 years 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 69.3 years 2005
111 GreenlandGreenland 68.86 years 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 68.74 years 2005
112 HondurasHonduras 68.57 years 2005
113 BelarusBelarus 68.48 years 2005
114 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 68.34 years 2005
115 FijiFiji 68.33 years 2005
116 MoldovaMoldova 68.26 years 2005
117 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 68.13 years 2005
118 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 68.07 years 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 68.01 years 2005
119 UkraineUkraine 67.96 years 2005
120 GuatemalaGuatemala 67.85 years 2005
121 IndonesiaIndonesia 67.79 years 2005
122 MaldivesMaldives 67.64 years 2005
123 UzbekistanUzbekistan 67.37 years 2005
124 MongoliaMongolia 66.84 years 2005
125 KazakhstanKazakhstan 66.25 years 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 66.06 years 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 65.84 years 2005
126 RussiaRussia 65.47 years 2005
127 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 65.24 years 2000
128 PakistanPakistan 64.86 years 2005
129 BoliviaBolivia 64.85 years 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 64.55 years 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 64.52 years 1997
130 GuyanaGuyana 64.26 years 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 64.06 years 2005
131 TajikistanTajikistan 64.02 years 2005
132 BhutanBhutan 63.98 years 2005
133 North KoreaNorth Korea 63.92 years 2005
134 BangladeshBangladesh 63.9 years 2005
135 IndiaIndia 63.5 years 2005
136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 63.49 years 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 63.16 years 2005
137 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 62.94 years 2005
138 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 62.86 years 2005
139 KiribatiKiribati 62.82 years 2002
140 NepalNepal 62.65 years 2005
141 ComorosComoros 62.64 years 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 62.49 years 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 62.07 years 2005
142 YemenYemen 61.73 years 2005
143 BurmaBurma 61.11 years 2005
144 IraqIraq 58.81 years 1997
145 GhanaGhana 57.48 years 2005
146 CambodiaCambodia 57.03 years 2005
147 The GambiaThe Gambia 56.79 years 2005
148 East TimorEast Timor 56.72 years 2005
149 SudanSudan 56.66 years 2005
150 SenegalSenegal 56.45 years 2005
151 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 56.39 years 2005
152 MadagascarMadagascar 55.82 years 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 55.79 years 2005
153 LaosLaos 55.67 years 2005
154 TogoTogo 55.1 years 2005
155 BeninBenin 54.99 years 2005
156 EritreaEritrea 54.9 years 2005
157 GuineaGuinea 54.05 years 2005
158 GabonGabon 53.83 years 2005
159 MauritaniaMauritania 53.66 years 2005
160 DjiboutiDjibouti 53.39 years 2005
161 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 52.81 years 2005
162 HaitiHaiti 52.61 years 2005
163 UgandaUganda 49.95 years 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 49.04 years 2005
164 KenyaKenya 48.99 years 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 48.69 years 2005
165 MaliMali 48.62 years 2005
166 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 48.48 years 2005
167 SomaliaSomalia 47.73 years 2005
168 South AfricaSouth Africa 47.66 years 2005
169 NamibiaNamibia 46.93 years 2005
170 TanzaniaTanzania 46.3 years 2005
171 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 46.18 years 2005
172 CameroonCameroon 46.06 years 2005
173 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 45.12 years 2005
174 NigerNiger 44.93 years 2005
175 AfghanistanAfghanistan 44.67 years 1987
176 BurundiBurundi 44.65 years 2005
177 RwandaRwanda 44.12 years 2005
178 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 44.03 years 2005
179 ChadChad 44.02 years 2005
180 NigeriaNigeria 43.83 years 2005
181 EthiopiaEthiopia 42.65 years 2005
182 LiberiaLiberia 42.47 years 2005
183 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 42.28 years 2005
184 MozambiqueMozambique 41.81 years 2005
185 SwazilandSwaziland 41.46 years 2005
186 AngolaAngola 41.42 years 2005
187 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 41.36 years 2005
188 MalawiMalawi 40.52 years 2005
189 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 39.43 years 2005
190 ZambiaZambia 38.41 years 2005
191 ZimbabweZimbabwe 37.26 years 2005
192 LesothoLesotho 35.16 years 2005
193 BotswanaBotswana 34.97 years 2005

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