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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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Hong KongHong Kong 86.7 2011
2 San MarinoSan Marino 86.34 2011
3 JapanJapan 85.9 2011
4 SpainSpain 85.4 2011
5 FranceFrance 85.1 2011
6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 85 2011
7 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 84.9 2011
8 ItalyItaly 84.7 2011
9 South KoreaSouth Korea 84.4 2011
10 SingaporeSingapore 84.3 2011
=11 IcelandIceland 84.1 2011
=11 AustraliaAustralia 84.1 2011
13 PortugalPortugal 84 2011
=14 MaltaMalta 83.9 2011
=14 AustriaAustria 83.9 2011
=16 SwedenSweden 83.8 2011
=16 FinlandFinland 83.8 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 83.71 2011
=18 IsraelIsrael 83.6 2011
=18 LuxembourgLuxembourg 83.6 2011
=18 NorwayNorway 83.6 2011
21 CanadaCanada 83.3 2011
22 SloveniaSlovenia 83.3 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 83.26 2011
=23 GermanyGermany 83.2 2011
=23 BelgiumBelgium 83.2 2011
=25 GreeceGreece 83.1 2011
=25 NetherlandsNetherlands 83.1 2011
27 European UnionEuropean Union 83.09 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 83.03 2011
=28 New ZealandNew Zealand 82.8 2011
=28 IrelandIreland 82.8 2011
30 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 82.7 2011
31 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 82.27 2011
32 ChileChile 82.27 2011
33 MacauMacau 82.25 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 82.11 2011
34 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 82.09 2011
35 BermudaBermuda 82.08 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 81.96 2011
36 DenmarkDenmark 81.9 2011
37 Costa RicaCosta Rica 81.84 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 81.81 2011
38 LebanonLebanon 81.77 2011
39 CyprusCyprus 81.57 2011
40 Isle of ManIsle of Man 81.5 2002
41 EstoniaEstonia 81.3 2011
42 GuamGuam 81.17 2011
=43 PolandPoland 81.1 2011
=43 United StatesUnited States 81.1 2011
=43 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 81.1 2011
46 CubaCuba 80.98 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 80.62 2011
47 UruguayUruguay 80.32 2011
48 AlbaniaAlbania 80.3 2011
49 VietnamVietnam 80.27 2011
50 PanamaPanama 80.15 2011
51 BruneiBrunei 80.13 2011
52 CuracaoCuracao 80.1 2009
53 CroatiaCroatia 80 2011
54 SlovakiaSlovakia 79.8 2011
55 ArgentinaArgentina 79.61 2011
56 MexicoMexico 79.36 2011
57 LithuaniaLithuania 79.3 2011
58 QatarQatar 79.19 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 79.07 2011
59 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 79.02 2011
60 EcuadorEcuador 78.89 2011
=61 LatviaLatvia 78.8 2011
=61 DominicaDominica 78.8 2002
63 HungaryHungary 78.7 2011
64 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 78.59 2011
65 OmanOman 78.5 2011
66 MaldivesMaldives 78.27 2011
67 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 78.25 2011
68 Cape VerdeCape Verde 78.2 2011
=69 RomaniaRomania 78.2 2011
=69 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten 78.2 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 78.12 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 78.1 2011
71 TurkeyTurkey 78.09 2011
72 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 77.96 2011
73 The BahamasThe Bahamas 77.87 2011
74 United Arab EmiratesUAE 77.81 2011
75 BulgariaBulgaria 77.8 2011
76 ArmeniaArmenia 77.77 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 77.74 2011
77 SyriaSyria 77.6 2011
78 ArubaAruba 77.56 2011
79 GeorgiaGeorgia 77.54 2011
80 ThailandThailand 77.44 2011
81 BarbadosBarbados 77.42 2011
82 SeychellesSeychelles 77.4 2011
83 VenezuelaVenezuela 77.38 2011
84 ColombiaColombia 77.34 2011
85 SerbiaSerbia 77.3 2011
86 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 77.28 2011
87 NicaraguaNicaragua 77.28 2011
88 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 77.2 2011
89 BahrainBahrain 77.2 2011
90 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 77.16 2011
91 MalaysiaMalaysia 77.07 2011
92 Sri LankaSri Lanka 77.06 2011
93 BrazilBrazil 77.05 2011
94 PeruPeru 76.98 2011
95 MauritiusMauritius 76.97 2011
96 LibyaLibya 76.96 2011
97 BelarusBelarus 76.9 2011
98 MontenegroMontenegro 76.9 2011
99 TunisiaTunisia 76.7 2011
100 El SalvadorEl Salvador 76.67 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 76.61 2011
101 BelizeBelize 76.56 2011
102 ChinaChina 76.36 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 76.3 2011
103 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 76.25 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 76.23 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 76.06 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 75.94 2011
104 SamoaSamoa 75.94 2011
105 UkraineUkraine 75.88 2011
106 JamaicaJamaica 75.71 2011
107 HondurasHonduras 75.66 2011
108 IranIran 75.43 2011
109 TongaTonga 75.33 2011
=110 KuwaitKuwait 75.26 2011
=110 JordanJordan 75.26 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 75.18 2011
112 RussiaRussia 75.1 2011
113 GrenadaGrenada 75 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 74.97 2011
114 GuatemalaGuatemala 74.94 2011
115 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 74.47 2011
116 ParaguayParaguay 74.36 2011
117 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 74 2002
118 SurinameSuriname 73.89 2011
119 CambodiaCambodia 73.8 2011
120 KazakhstanKazakhstan 73.79 2011
121 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 73.73 2011
122 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 73.7 2011
123 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 73.38 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 73.29 2011
124 VanuatuVanuatu 73.16 2011
125 EgyptEgypt 73.09 2011
126 GreenlandGreenland 72.8 2010
127 IraqIraq 72.78 2011
128 North KoreaNorth Korea 72.75 2011
129 FijiFiji 72.61 2011
130 MoldovaMoldova 72.55 2011
131 IndonesiaIndonesia 72.47 2011
132 AlgeriaAlgeria 72.38 2011
133 KosovoKosovo 72.3 2011
134 MoroccoMorocco 72.21 2011
135 PalauPalau 72.1 2005
136 PhilippinesPhilippines 71.9 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 71.72 2011
137 UzbekistanUzbekistan 71.39 2011
138 MongoliaMongolia 71.21 2011
139 KiribatiKiribati 71.1 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 70.97 2011
140 BangladeshBangladesh 70.66 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 70.58 2011
141 TajikistanTajikistan 70.53 2011
142 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 69.64 2011
143 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 69.46 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 69.3 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 69.24 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 69.08 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 69 2011
144 BoliviaBolivia 68.86 2011
145 LaosLaos 68.72 2011
146 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 68.69 2011
147 NepalNepal 68.68 2011
148 GuyanaGuyana 68.52 2011
149 East TimorEast Timor 68.05 2011
150 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 68.01 2011
151 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 67.8 2000
152 BhutanBhutan 67.79 2011
153 IndiaIndia 67.74 2011
154 PakistanPakistan 67.17 2011
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 66.98 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 66.94 2011
155 BurmaBurma 66.87 2011
156 NamibiaNamibia 66.15 2011
157 MadagascarMadagascar 65.31 2011
158 RwandaRwanda 64.52 2011
159 SenegalSenegal 64.51 2011
160 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 64.32 2011
161 HaitiHaiti 64.18 2011
162 EritreaEritrea 64.11 2011
163 YemenYemen 64.08 2011
164 EthiopiaEthiopia 63.79 2011
165 GabonGabon 63.75 2011
166 SudanSudan 63.49 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 63.27 2011
167 MauritaniaMauritania 62.74 2011
168 DjiboutiDjibouti 62.4 2011
169 KenyaKenya 62.12 2011
170 ComorosComoros 61.83 2011
171 GhanaGhana 61.73 2011
172 AfghanistanAfghanistan 61.35 2011
173 TanzaniaTanzania 61.31 2011
174 LiberiaLiberia 60.81 2011
175 BeninBenin 60.36 2011
176 The GambiaThe Gambia 59.71 2011
177 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 59.19 2011
178 UgandaUganda 59.05 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 58.58 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 58 2011
179 NigerNiger 57.65 2011
180 ZambiaZambia 57.3 2011
181 South AfricaSouth Africa 57.2 2011
182 TogoTogo 56.64 2011
183 ZimbabweZimbabwe 56.46 2011
184 GuineaGuinea 56.38 2011
185 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 56.03 2011
186 SomaliaSomalia 56 2011
187 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 55.37 2011
188 CameroonCameroon 55.23 2011
189 South SudanSouth Sudan 55.09 2011
190 BurundiBurundi 54.96 2011
191 MalawiMalawi 54.23 2011
192 MaliMali 54.03 2011
193 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 53.56 2011
194 AngolaAngola 52.56 2011
195 NigeriaNigeria 52.02 2011
196 ChadChad 51.09 2011
197 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 51.08 2011
198 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 50.86 2011
199 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 50.66 2011
200 MozambiqueMozambique 50.48 2011
201 LesothoLesotho 48.46 2011
202 SwazilandSwaziland 48.16 2011
203 BotswanaBotswana 46.04 2011
204 Sierra LeoneSierra 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.
  • Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth, female > years amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2011.
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