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DEFINITION: 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. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco 89.73 years 2011
2 MacauMacau 84.41 years 2011
3 San MarinoSan Marino 83.01 years 2011
4 AndorraAndorra 82.43 years 2011
5 JapanJapan 82.25 years 2011
6 GuernseyGuernsey 82.16 years 2011
7 SingaporeSingapore 82.14 years 2011
8 Hong KongHong Kong 82.04 years 2011
9 AustraliaAustralia 81.81 years 2011
10 ItalyItaly 81.77 years 2011
=11 CanadaCanada 81.38 years 2011
=11 JerseyJersey 81.38 years 2011
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 81.23 years 2011
13 FranceFrance 81.19 years 2011
14 SpainSpain 81.17 years 2011
=15 SwedenSweden 81.07 years 2011
=15 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 81.07 years 2011
17 IsraelIsrael 80.96 years 2011
18 IcelandIceland 80.9 years 2011
19 AnguillaAnguilla 80.87 years 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 80.73 years 2011
20 BermudaBermuda 80.71 years 2011
21 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 80.68 years 2011
22 New ZealandNew Zealand 80.59 years 2011
23 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 80.31 years 2011
24 NorwayNorway 80.2 years 2011
25 IrelandIreland 80.19 years 2011
Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile) 80.08 years 2011
26 GermanyGermany 80.07 years 2011
=27 JordanJordan 80.05 years 2011
=27 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 80.05 years 2011
29 GreeceGreece 79.92 years 2011
30 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 79.87 years 2011
31 AustriaAustria 79.78 years 2011
=32 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 79.72 years 2011
=32 MaltaMalta 79.72 years 2011
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 79.68 years 2011
35 LuxembourgLuxembourg 79.61 years 2011
36 BelgiumBelgium 79.51 years 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 79.5 years 2011
37 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 79.33 years 2011
38 FinlandFinland 79.27 years 2011
39 MartiniqueMartinique 79.18 years 2006
40 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 79.11 years 2011
41 South KoreaSouth Korea 79.05 years 2011
42 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 78.98 years 2011
43 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 78.92 years 2011
44 European UnionEuropean Union 78.82 years 2010
45 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 78.81 years 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 78.74 years 2011
46 GibraltarGibraltar 78.68 years 2011
47 DenmarkDenmark 78.63 years 2011
48 PortugalPortugal 78.54 years 2011
49 United StatesUnited States 78.37 years 2011
50 GuamGuam 78.34 years 2011
51 TaiwanTaiwan 78.32 years 2011
52 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 78.27 years 2008
53 BahrainBahrain 78.15 years 2011
54 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 78.06 years 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 78 years 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 77.93 years 2011
55 CyprusCyprus 77.82 years 2011
56 PanamaPanama 77.79 years 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 77.79 years 2011
57 Costa RicaCosta Rica 77.72 years 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 77.72 years 2011
=58 CubaCuba 77.7 years 2011
=58 ChileChile 77.7 years 2011
60 LibyaLibya 77.65 years 2011
61 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 77.63 years 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 77.45 years 2011
62 AlbaniaAlbania 77.41 years 2011
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 77.31 years 2011
64 SloveniaSlovenia 77.3 years 2011
65 French GuianaFrench Guiana 77.27 years 2006
66 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 77.19 years 2011
67 GeorgiaGeorgia 77.12 years 2011
68 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 77.1 years 2011
69 KuwaitKuwait 77.09 years 2011
70 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 77.08 years 2011
71 ArgentinaArgentina 76.95 years 2011
72 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 76.84 years 2011
73 MayotteMayotte 76.83 years 2011
74 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 76.75 years 2011
75 United Arab EmiratesUAE 76.51 years 2011
76 MexicoMexico 76.47 years 2011
77 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 76.45 years 2008
78 UruguayUruguay 76.21 years 2011
79 ParaguayParaguay 76.19 years 2011
80 BruneiBrunei 76.17 years 2011
81 PolandPoland 76.05 years 2011
82 DominicaDominica 75.98 years 2011
83 MoroccoMorocco 75.9 years 2011
84 SlovakiaSlovakia 75.83 years 2011
85 CroatiaCroatia 75.79 years 2011
=86 EcuadorEcuador 75.73 years 2011
=86 Sri LankaSri Lanka 75.73 years 2011
88 ArubaAruba 75.72 years 2011
89 QatarQatar 75.7 years 2011
90 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 75.48 years 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 75.44 years 2011
Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile) 75.39 years 2011
91 LithuaniaLithuania 75.34 years 2011
92 TongaTonga 75.16 years 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 75.03 years 2011
=93 LebanonLebanon 75.01 years 2011
=93 TunisiaTunisia 75.01 years 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 74.81 years 2011
95 HungaryHungary 74.79 years 2011
96 Cook IslandsCook Islands 74.7 years 2011
97 SyriaSyria 74.69 years 2011
98 ChinaChina 74.68 years 2011
99 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 74.6 years 2011
100 ColombiaColombia 74.55 years 2011
101 AlgeriaAlgeria 74.5 years 2011
102 MauritiusMauritius 74.48 years 2011
103 MaldivesMaldives 74.45 years 2011
104 BarbadosBarbados 74.34 years 2011
105 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 74.32 years 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 74.31 years 2011
106 West BankWest Bank 74.29 years 2008
=107 SurinameSuriname 74.22 years 2011
=107 OmanOman 74.22 years 2011
109 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 74.21 years 2011
=110 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 74.18 years 2011
=110 ReunionReunion 74.18 years 2006
112 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 74.15 years 2011
113 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 74.11 years 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 74.08 years 2011
114 RomaniaRomania 73.98 years 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 73.96 years 2011
115 VenezuelaVenezuela 73.93 years 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 73.88 years 2011
116 MalaysiaMalaysia 73.79 years 2011
117 ThailandThailand 73.6 years 2011
118 BulgariaBulgaria 73.59 years 2011
119 SeychellesSeychelles 73.52 years 2011
120 JamaicaJamaica 73.45 years 2011
121 El SalvadorEl Salvador 73.44 years 2011
122 EstoniaEstonia 73.33 years 2011
123 ArmeniaArmenia 73.23 years 2011
=124 MontserratMontserrat 73.16 years 2011
=124 Gaza StripGaza Strip 73.16 years 2008
126 GrenadaGrenada 73.04 years 2011
127 LatviaLatvia 72.68 years 2011
128 EgyptEgypt 72.66 years 2011
129 BrazilBrazil 72.53 years 2011
130 UzbekistanUzbekistan 72.51 years 2011
131 TurkeyTurkey 72.5 years 2011
132 PeruPeru 72.47 years 2011
133 SamoaSamoa 72.4 years 2011
134 VietnamVietnam 72.18 years 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 71.96 years 2011
135 NicaraguaNicaragua 71.9 years 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 71.81 years 2011
136 PalauPalau 71.78 years 2011
137 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 71.76 years 2011
138 PhilippinesPhilippines 71.66 years 2011
139 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 71.52 years 2011
=140 MoldovaMoldova 71.37 years 2011
=140 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 71.37 years 2011
142 IndonesiaIndonesia 71.33 years 2011
143 FijiFiji 71.31 years 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 71.29 years 2011
144 BelarusBelarus 71.2 years 2011
145 The BahamasThe Bahamas 71.18 years 2011
146 GreenlandGreenland 70.96 years 2011
147 GuatemalaGuatemala 70.88 years 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 70.81 years 2011
148 Cape VerdeCape Verde 70.7 years 2011
149 HondurasHonduras 70.61 years 2011
150 IraqIraq 70.55 years 2011
151 IranIran 70.06 years 2011
152 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 70.04 years 2011
153 BangladeshBangladesh 69.75 years 2011
154 North KoreaNorth Korea 68.89 years 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 68.77 years 2011
155 UkraineUkraine 68.58 years 2011
156 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 68.52 years 2011
157 KazakhstanKazakhstan 68.51 years 2011
158 MongoliaMongolia 68.31 years 2011
159 BelizeBelize 68.23 years 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 68.04 years 2011
160 East TimorEast Timor 67.95 years 2011
161 BoliviaBolivia 67.57 years 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 67.56 years 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 67.45 years 2011
162 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 67.36 years 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 67.3 years 2011
163 BhutanBhutan 67.3 years 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 67.18 years 2011
164 GuyanaGuyana 67.08 years 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 66.93 years 2011
165 IndiaIndia 66.8 years 2011
166 RussiaRussia 66.29 years 2011
167 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 66.24 years 2011
168 NepalNepal 66.16 years 2011
169 TajikistanTajikistan 66.03 years 2011
170 PakistanPakistan 65.99 years 2011
171 NauruNauru 65.35 years 2011
172 BurmaBurma 64.88 years 2011
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 64.8 years 2011
173 TuvaluTuvalu 64.75 years 2011
174 VanuatuVanuatu 64.7 years 2011
175 KiribatiKiribati 64.39 years 2011
176 ComorosComoros 64.2 years 2011
177 YemenYemen 63.74 years 2011
178 MadagascarMadagascar 63.63 years 2011
179 The GambiaThe Gambia 63.51 years 2011
180 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 63.11 years 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 62.97 years 2011
181 TogoTogo 62.71 years 2011
182 CambodiaCambodia 62.67 years 2011
183 EritreaEritrea 62.52 years 2011
184 LaosLaos 62.39 years 2011
185 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 62.37 years 2011
186 HaitiHaiti 62.17 years 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 61.38 years 2011
=187 MauritaniaMauritania 61.14 years 2011
=187 DjiboutiDjibouti 61.14 years 2011
189 GhanaGhana 61 years 2011
190 BeninBenin 59.84 years 2011
191 SenegalSenegal 59.78 years 2011
192 KenyaKenya 59.48 years 2011
193 BurundiBurundi 58.78 years 2011
194 GuineaGuinea 58.11 years 2011
195 BotswanaBotswana 58.05 years 2011
196 RwandaRwanda 58.02 years 2011
197 LiberiaLiberia 57 years 2011
198 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 56.78 years 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 56.53 years 2011
199 EthiopiaEthiopia 56.19 years 2011
200 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 56.13 years 2011
201 SudanSudan 55.42 years 2011
202 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 55.33 years 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 55.19 years 2011
203 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 54.91 years 2011
204 CameroonCameroon 54.39 years 2011
205 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 53.92 years 2008
206 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 53.7 years 2011
207 NigerNiger 53.4 years 2011
208 UgandaUganda 53.24 years 2011
209 TanzaniaTanzania 52.85 years 2011
210 MaliMali 52.61 years 2011
211 GabonGabon 52.49 years 2011
212 ZambiaZambia 52.36 years 2011
213 NamibiaNamibia 52.19 years 2011
214 MozambiqueMozambique 51.78 years 2011
215 MalawiMalawi 51.7 years 2011
216 LesothoLesotho 51.63 years 2011
217 SomaliaSomalia 50.4 years 2011
218 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 50.07 years 2011
219 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.64 years 2011
220 South AfricaSouth Africa 49.33 years 2011
221 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 48.7 years 2011
222 SwazilandSwaziland 48.66 years 2011
223 ChadChad 48.33 years 2011
224 NigeriaNigeria 47.56 years 2011
225 AfghanistanAfghanistan 45.02 years 2011
226 AngolaAngola 38.76 years 2011

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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population

  • Macau ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • Monaco ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Christian countries in 2011.
  • Jordan ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
  • Japan ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
  • Singapore ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
  • Italy ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst European Union in 2011.
  • Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
  • San Marino ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
  • Canada ranked second for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Cold countries in 2011.
  • Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth > total population amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2011.
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