Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth, total (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 |
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1 | Hong Kong | 83.42 | 2011 | ||
2 | San Marino | 83.32 | 2011 | ||
3 | Switzerland | 82.7 | 2011 | ||
4 | Japan | 82.59 | 2011 | ||
5 | Iceland | 82.36 | 2011 | ||
6 | Spain | 82.33 | 2011 | ||
7 | Italy | 82.09 | 2011 | ||
8 | Malta | 82 | 2011 | ||
9 | Faeroe Islands | 81.93 | 2011 | ||
10 | Singapore | 81.89 | 2011 | ||
11 | Australia | 81.85 | 2011 | ||
12 | Sweden | 81.8 | 2011 | ||
13 | Israel | 81.76 | 2011 | ||
14 | France | 81.67 | 2011 | ||
15 | Norway | 81.3 | 2011 | ||
16 | Netherlands | 81.2 | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 81.08 | 2011 | |||
17 | Canada | 81.07 | 2011 | ||
18 | Austria | 81.03 | 2011 | ||
19 | Luxembourg | 80.99 | 2011 | ||
20 | New Zealand | 80.9 | 2011 | ||
21 | South Korea | 80.87 | 2011 | ||
22 | United Kingdom | 80.75 | 2011 | ||
23 | Greece | 80.74 | 2011 | ||
24 | Germany | 80.74 | 2011 | ||
25 | Portugal | 80.72 | 2011 | ||
26 | Ireland | 80.5 | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 80.49 | 2011 | |||
27 | Belgium | 80.49 | 2011 | ||
28 | Finland | 80.47 | 2011 | ||
29 | European Union | 80.18 | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 80 | 2011 | |||
30 | Channel Islands | 79.98 | 2011 | ||
31 | Slovenia | 79.97 | 2011 | ||
32 | Macau | 79.91 | 2011 | ||
33 | Denmark | 79.8 | 2011 | ||
34 | Lebanon | 79.56 | 2011 | ||
35 | Costa Rica | 79.49 | 2011 | ||
36 | Cyprus | 79.47 | 2011 | ||
37 | Chile | 79.31 | 2011 | ||
38 | Bermuda | 79.29 | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 79.08 | 2011 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 78.97 | 2011 | |||
39 | Cuba | 78.89 | 2011 | ||
40 | United States | 78.64 | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 78.6 | 2011 | |||
41 | Guam | 78.36 | 2011 | ||
42 | Puerto Rico | 78.36 | 2011 | ||
43 | Qatar | 78.3 | 2011 | ||
44 | Brunei | 78.18 | 2011 | ||
45 | Isle of Man | 77.97 | 2002 | ||
46 | Czech Republic | 77.87 | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 77.4 | 2011 | |||
47 | Maldives | 77.19 | 2011 | ||
48 | Albania | 77.16 | 2011 | ||
49 | Panama | 77.16 | 2011 | ||
50 | Mexico | 76.91 | 2011 | ||
51 | Croatia | 76.88 | 2011 | ||
52 | United Arab Emirates | 76.78 | 2011 | ||
53 | Uruguay | 76.76 | 2011 | ||
54 | Poland | 76.75 | 2011 | ||
55 | Dominica | 76.6 | 2002 | ||
56 | Bahrain | 76.4 | 2011 | ||
57 | Oman | 76.32 | 2011 | ||
58 | Curacao | 76.16 | 2009 | ||
59 | Estonia | 76.13 | 2011 | ||
60 | New Caledonia | 76.04 | 2011 | ||
61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.96 | 2011 | ||
62 | Slovakia | 75.96 | 2011 | ||
63 | Ecuador | 75.92 | 2011 | ||
64 | French Polynesia | 75.92 | 2011 | ||
65 | Argentina | 75.84 | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 75.81 | 2011 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 75.65 | 2011 | |||
66 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.59 | 2009 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 75.52 | 2011 | |||
67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.5 | 2011 | ||
68 | Vietnam | 75.46 | 2011 | ||
69 | Saudi Arabia | 75.29 | 2011 | ||
70 | Aruba | 75.08 | 2011 | ||
71 | China | 75.04 | 2011 | ||
72 | Libya | 74.99 | 2011 | ||
73 | Barbados | 74.97 | 2011 | ||
74 | Republic of Macedonia | 74.87 | 2011 | ||
75 | Hungary | 74.86 | 2011 | ||
76 | Syria | 74.77 | 2011 | ||
77 | The Bahamas | 74.75 | 2011 | ||
78 | Tunisia | 74.75 | 2011 | ||
79 | Malaysia | 74.67 | 2011 | ||
80 | Serbia | 74.59 | 2011 | ||
81 | Saint Lucia | 74.55 | 2011 | ||
82 | Turkey | 74.54 | 2011 | ||
83 | Montenegro | 74.54 | 2011 | ||
84 | Romania | 74.51 | 2011 | ||
85 | Armenia | 74.33 | 2011 | ||
86 | Venezuela | 74.33 | 2011 | ||
87 | Kuwait | 74.26 | 2011 | ||
88 | Peru | 74.21 | 2011 | ||
89 | Cape Verde | 74.21 | 2011 | ||
90 | Bulgaria | 74.16 | 2011 | ||
91 | Nicaragua | 74.13 | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 74.1 | 2011 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 74.05 | 2011 | |||
92 | Thailand | 74.01 | 2011 | ||
93 | Sri Lanka | 73.9 | 2011 | ||
94 | Georgia | 73.81 | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 73.7 | 2011 | |||
95 | Jordan | 73.59 | 2011 | ||
96 | Latvia | 73.58 | 2011 | ||
97 | Colombia | 73.57 | 2011 | ||
98 | Lithuania | 73.56 | 2011 | ||
99 | Belize | 73.49 | 2011 | ||
100 | Seychelles | 73.46 | 2011 | ||
101 | Iran | 73.45 | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 73.38 | 2011 | |||
102 | Brazil | 73.35 | 2011 | ||
103 | Mauritius | 73.27 | 2011 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 73.26 | 2011 | |||
104 | Honduras | 73.17 | 2011 | ||
105 | Jamaica | 73.08 | 2011 | ||
106 | Dominican Republic | 73.01 | 2011 | ||
107 | Samoa | 72.7 | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 72.62 | 2011 | |||
108 | Grenada | 72.48 | 2011 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 72.4 | 2011 | |||
109 | Tonga | 72.34 | 2011 | ||
110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.3 | 2011 | ||
111 | Paraguay | 72.11 | 2011 | ||
112 | El Salvador | 71.87 | 2011 | ||
113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 71.34 | 2002 | ||
114 | Guatemala | 71.33 | 2011 | ||
115 | Vanuatu | 71.13 | 2011 | ||
116 | Cambodia | 71.05 | 2011 | ||
117 | Ukraine | 70.81 | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 70.79 | 2011 | |||
118 | Algeria | 70.75 | 2011 | ||
119 | Egypt | 70.68 | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 70.65 | 2011 | |||
120 | Belarus | 70.65 | 2011 | ||
121 | Suriname | 70.58 | 2011 | ||
122 | Azerbaijan | 70.55 | 2011 | ||
123 | Morocco | 70.41 | 2011 | ||
124 | Indonesia | 70.39 | 2011 | ||
125 | Greenland | 70.24 | 2010 | ||
126 | Kosovo | 70.15 | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 69.99 | 2011 | |||
127 | Bangladesh | 69.89 | 2011 | ||
128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.71 | 2011 | ||
129 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.6 | 2011 | ||
130 | Fiji | 69.56 | 2011 | ||
131 | North Korea | 69.19 | 2011 | ||
132 | Palau | 69.13 | 2005 | ||
133 | Iraq | 69.02 | 2011 | ||
134 | Russia | 69 | 2011 | ||
135 | Kazakhstan | 68.89 | 2011 | ||
136 | Federated States of Micronesia | 68.74 | 2011 | ||
137 | Moldova | 68.58 | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 68.47 | 2011 | |||
138 | Philippines | 68.39 | 2011 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 68.24 | 2011 | |||
139 | Kiribati | 68.21 | 2011 | ||
140 | Uzbekistan | 67.98 | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 67.59 | 2011 | |||
141 | Nepal | 67.55 | 2011 | ||
142 | Bhutan | 67.46 | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 67.44 | 2011 | |||
143 | Laos | 67.35 | 2011 | ||
144 | Solomon Islands | 67.29 | 2011 | ||
145 | Tajikistan | 67.14 | 2011 | ||
146 | Mongolia | 67.12 | 2011 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 66.96 | 2011 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 66.9 | 2011 | |||
147 | Bolivia | 66.63 | 2011 | ||
148 | East Timor | 66.49 | 2011 | ||
149 | Pakistan | 66.28 | 2011 | ||
150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66 | 2011 | ||
151 | India | 65.96 | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 65.93 | 2011 | |||
152 | Guyana | 65.88 | 2011 | ||
153 | Marshall Islands | 65.24 | 2000 | ||
154 | Turkmenistan | 65.16 | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 64.84 | 2011 | |||
155 | Burma | 64.76 | 2011 | ||
156 | Madagascar | 63.8 | 2011 | ||
157 | Namibia | 63.28 | 2011 | ||
158 | Senegal | 63.04 | 2011 | ||
159 | Rwanda | 62.92 | 2011 | ||
160 | Yemen | 62.72 | 2011 | ||
161 | Gabon | 62.69 | 2011 | ||
162 | Haiti | 62.31 | 2011 | ||
163 | Ethiopia | 62.25 | 2011 | ||
164 | Papua New Guinea | 62.16 | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 61.76 | 2011 | |||
165 | Eritrea | 61.71 | 2011 | ||
166 | Sudan | 61.68 | 2011 | ||
167 | Mauritania | 61.19 | 2011 | ||
168 | Djibouti | 60.8 | 2011 | ||
169 | Ghana | 60.79 | 2011 | ||
170 | Comoros | 60.43 | 2011 | ||
171 | Kenya | 60.37 | 2011 | ||
172 | Tanzania | 60.07 | 2011 | ||
173 | Afghanistan | 60.07 | 2011 | ||
174 | Liberia | 59.86 | 2011 | ||
175 | Benin | 58.94 | 2011 | ||
176 | The Gambia | 58.37 | 2011 | ||
177 | Uganda | 58.02 | 2011 | ||
178 | Republic of the Congo | 57.78 | 2011 | ||
179 | Niger | 57.48 | 2011 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 57.26 | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 56.62 | 2011 | |||
180 | Zimbabwe | 55.95 | 2011 | ||
181 | Zambia | 55.83 | 2011 | ||
182 | Togo | 55.81 | 2011 | ||
183 | Guinea | 55.59 | 2011 | ||
184 | Burkina Faso | 55.44 | 2011 | ||
185 | South Africa | 55.3 | 2011 | ||
186 | Somalia | 54.36 | 2011 | ||
187 | Mali | 54.19 | 2011 | ||
188 | Malawi | 54.14 | 2011 | ||
189 | Cameroon | 54.14 | 2011 | ||
190 | South Sudan | 54.05 | 2011 | ||
191 | Guinea-Bissau | 53.8 | 2011 | ||
192 | Burundi | 53.14 | 2011 | ||
193 | Equatorial Guinea | 52.08 | 2011 | ||
194 | Nigeria | 51.71 | 2011 | ||
195 | Angola | 51.06 | 2011 | ||
196 | Chad | 50.24 | 2011 | ||
197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.05 | 2011 | ||
198 | Mozambique | 49.49 | 2011 | ||
199 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.3 | 2011 | ||
200 | Central African Republic | 48.79 | 2011 | ||
201 | Swaziland | 48.66 | 2011 | ||
202 | Lesotho | 48.22 | 2011 | ||
203 | Botswana | 46.67 | 2011 | ||
204 | Sierra Leone | 45.1 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years
- Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Lebanon ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Japan ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- San Marino ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Singapore ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Spain ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst European Union in 2011.
- Sierra Leone has ranked last for life expectancy at birth, total > years since 1997.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Cold countries in 2011.
- 39 of the bottom 40 countries by life expectancy at birth, total > years are Sub-Saharan African.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Emerging markets in 2011.