Health > Life expectancy at birth > Female > 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 |
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1 | Japan | 85.63 years | 2005 | ||
2 | Hong Kong | 84.5 years | 2005 | ||
=3 | Switzerland | 83.9 years | 2005 | ||
=3 | Spain | 83.9 years | 2005 | ||
5 | France | 83.8 years | 2005 | ||
6 | Italy | 83.2 years | 2005 | ||
7 | Australia | 83.16 years | 2005 | ||
8 | Iceland | 83.1 years | 2005 | ||
9 | Sweden | 82.8 years | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 82.7 years | 2005 | |||
10 | Canada | 82.68 years | 2005 | ||
11 | Norway | 82.5 years | 2005 | ||
12 | Belgium | 82.4 years | 2005 | ||
13 | Macau | 82.38 years | 2005 | ||
=14 | Luxembourg | 82.3 years | 2005 | ||
=14 | Finland | 82.3 years | 2005 | ||
16 | Austria | 82.2 years | 2005 | ||
17 | Israel | 81.82 years | 2005 | ||
18 | Puerto Rico | 81.81 years | 2005 | ||
=19 | Germany | 81.8 years | 2005 | ||
=19 | Ireland | 81.8 years | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 81.8 years | 2005 | |||
21 | New Zealand | 81.79 years | 2005 | ||
22 | Cyprus | 81.7 years | 2005 | ||
=23 | Singapore | 81.6 years | 2005 | ||
=23 | Netherlands | 81.6 years | 2005 | ||
25 | United Arab Emirates | 81.55 years | 2005 | ||
26 | Greece | 81.5 years | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 81.45 years | 2005 | |||
=27 | Malta | 81.4 years | 2005 | ||
=27 | Portugal | 81.4 years | 2005 | ||
29 | Bermuda | 81.34 years | 2005 | ||
30 | Slovenia | 81.3 years | 2005 | ||
31 | Chile | 81.24 years | 2005 | ||
32 | Costa Rica | 81.2 years | 2005 | ||
33 | South Korea | 81.12 years | 2005 | ||
34 | United Kingdom | 81.1 years | 2005 | ||
35 | United States | 80.67 years | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 80.49 years | 2005 | |||
36 | Denmark | 80.2 years | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 80.1 years | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 80.08 years | 2005 | |||
37 | Virgin Islands | 79.98 years | 2005 | ||
38 | Kuwait | 79.73 years | 2005 | ||
39 | Netherlands Antilles | 79.52 years | 2005 | ||
=40 | Uruguay | 79.4 years | 2005 | ||
=40 | Poland | 79.4 years | 2005 | ||
42 | Brunei | 79.38 years | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 79.32 years | 2005 | |||
=43 | Cuba | 79.2 years | 2005 | ||
=43 | Croatia | 79.2 years | 2005 | ||
45 | Czech Republic | 79.1 years | 2005 | ||
46 | Dominica | 78.8 years | 2002 | ||
47 | Argentina | 78.68 years | 2005 | ||
48 | Albania | 78.5 years | 2005 | ||
49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78.2 years | 2002 | ||
50 | Barbados | 78.19 years | 2004 | ||
51 | Estonia | 78.14 years | 2005 | ||
52 | New Caledonia | 77.99 years | 2005 | ||
53 | Slovakia | 77.9 years | 2005 | ||
=54 | Panama | 77.89 years | 2005 | ||
=54 | Mexico | 77.89 years | 2005 | ||
56 | Ecuador | 77.69 years | 2005 | ||
57 | Guam | 77.58 years | 2005 | ||
=58 | Lithuania | 77.4 years | 2005 | ||
=58 | Latvia | 77.4 years | 2005 | ||
60 | Sri Lanka | 77.38 years | 2005 | ||
61 | Venezuela | 77.2 years | 2005 | ||
62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.18 years | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 77.15 years | 2005 | |||
63 | Seychelles | 77 years | 2002 | ||
64 | Hungary | 76.9 years | 2005 | ||
65 | Libya | 76.75 years | 2005 | ||
66 | Qatar | 76.57 years | 2005 | ||
67 | Mauritius | 76.52 years | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 76.5 years | 2005 | |||
68 | Armenia | 76.4 years | 2005 | ||
69 | French Polynesia | 76.38 years | 2005 | ||
70 | Bahrain | 76.31 years | 2005 | ||
=71 | Bulgaria | 76.3 years | 2005 | ||
=71 | Grenada | 76.3 years | 2002 | ||
73 | Oman | 76.29 years | 2005 | ||
74 | Malaysia | 76.06 years | 2005 | ||
75 | Saint Lucia | 75.94 years | 2005 | ||
76 | Colombia | 75.89 years | 2005 | ||
77 | Syria | 75.67 years | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 75.6 years | 2005 | |||
=78 | Serbia and Montenegro | 75.5 years | 2005 | ||
=78 | Tunisia | 75.5 years | 2005 | ||
80 | Romania | 75.4 years | 2005 | ||
81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75.26 years | 2005 | ||
82 | Brazil | 75.2 years | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 75.16 years | 2005 | |||
83 | Azerbaijan | 75.1 years | 2005 | ||
84 | Georgia | 74.9 years | 2005 | ||
85 | Lebanon | 74.79 years | 2005 | ||
86 | Saudi Arabia | 74.57 years | 2005 | ||
87 | Thailand | 74.46 years | 2005 | ||
88 | El Salvador | 74.45 years | 2005 | ||
89 | Belarus | 74.38 years | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 74.26 years | 2002 | |||
=90 | The Bahamas | 74.24 years | 2005 | ||
=90 | Belize | 74.24 years | 2005 | ||
92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74 years | 2002 | ||
93 | Tonga | 73.99 years | 2005 | ||
94 | Ukraine | 73.97 years | 2005 | ||
95 | Samoa | 73.91 years | 2005 | ||
96 | Cape Verde | 73.88 years | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 73.88 years | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 73.84 years | 2005 | |||
97 | Turkey | 73.8 years | 2005 | ||
98 | Paraguay | 73.77 years | 2005 | ||
99 | China | 73.69 years | 2005 | ||
100 | Jordan | 73.61 years | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 73.41 years | 2005 | |||
101 | Peru | 73.31 years | 2005 | ||
102 | Philippines | 73.24 years | 2005 | ||
103 | Vietnam | 73.21 years | 2005 | ||
104 | Algeria | 73.13 years | 2005 | ||
105 | Suriname | 73.01 years | 2005 | ||
106 | Nicaragua | 72.86 years | 2005 | ||
107 | Egypt | 72.81 years | 2005 | ||
108 | Iran | 72.76 years | 2005 | ||
109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.72 years | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 72.71 years | 2002 | |||
110 | Morocco | 72.66 years | 2005 | ||
111 | Jamaica | 72.65 years | 2005 | ||
112 | Greenland | 72.5 years | 2002 | ||
113 | Russia | 72.4 years | 2005 | ||
114 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.38 years | 2005 | ||
115 | Moldova | 72.2 years | 2005 | ||
116 | Kazakhstan | 71.85 years | 2005 | ||
117 | Dominican Republic | 71.71 years | 2005 | ||
118 | Guatemala | 71.6 years | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 71.5 years | 2005 | |||
119 | Vanuatu | 71.42 years | 2005 | ||
120 | Uzbekistan | 70.71 years | 2005 | ||
121 | Honduras | 70.69 years | 2005 | ||
122 | Fiji | 70.62 years | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 69.92 years | 2005 | |||
123 | Indonesia | 69.69 years | 2005 | ||
124 | Federated States of Micronesia | 68.81 years | 2005 | ||
125 | Mongolia | 68.48 years | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 68.46 years | 2002 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 68.05 years | 2005 | |||
126 | Marshall Islands | 67.8 years | 2000 | ||
127 | Guyana | 67.39 years | 2005 | ||
128 | Maldives | 67.35 years | 2005 | ||
129 | Turkmenistan | 67.21 years | 2005 | ||
130 | Bolivia | 67.02 years | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 66.95 years | 1997 | |||
131 | North Korea | 66.92 years | 2005 | ||
132 | Tajikistan | 66.75 years | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 66.4 years | 2005 | |||
133 | Kiribati | 66 years | 2002 | ||
134 | Pakistan | 65.46 years | 2005 | ||
135 | Bhutan | 65.25 years | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 65.19 years | 2005 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 64.96 years | 2005 | |||
136 | Bangladesh | 64.82 years | 2005 | ||
137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 64.59 years | 2005 | ||
138 | India | 64.32 years | 2005 | ||
139 | Burma | 64.07 years | 2005 | ||
140 | Comoros | 64.02 years | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 63.89 years | 2005 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 63.77 years | 2005 | |||
141 | Solomon Islands | 63.74 years | 2005 | ||
142 | Yemen | 63.16 years | 2005 | ||
143 | Nepal | 63.15 years | 2005 | ||
144 | Cambodia | 60.63 years | 2005 | ||
145 | Iraq | 60.4 years | 1997 | ||
146 | The Gambia | 58.16 years | 2005 | ||
147 | Sudan | 58.07 years | 2005 | ||
148 | Ghana | 57.97 years | 2005 | ||
149 | East Timor | 57.85 years | 2005 | ||
150 | Senegal | 57.74 years | 2005 | ||
151 | Madagascar | 57.1 years | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 57.06 years | 2005 | |||
152 | Papua New Guinea | 56.97 years | 2005 | ||
153 | Togo | 56.96 years | 2005 | ||
154 | Laos | 56.95 years | 2005 | ||
155 | Eritrea | 56.81 years | 2005 | ||
156 | Benin | 55.79 years | 2005 | ||
157 | Mauritania | 55.3 years | 2005 | ||
158 | Djibouti | 54.55 years | 2005 | ||
159 | Gabon | 54.31 years | 2005 | ||
160 | Guinea | 54.29 years | 2005 | ||
161 | Congo, Republic of the | 54.14 years | 2005 | ||
162 | Haiti | 53.31 years | 2005 | ||
163 | Uganda | 50.64 years | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 49.82 years | 2005 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 49.53 years | 2005 | |||
164 | Mali | 49.28 years | 2005 | ||
165 | Burkina Faso | 49.27 years | 2005 | ||
166 | Somalia | 48.97 years | 2005 | ||
167 | South Africa | 48.68 years | 2005 | ||
168 | Kenya | 48.11 years | 2005 | ||
169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.94 years | 2005 | ||
170 | Namibia | 46.81 years | 2005 | ||
171 | Tanzania | 46.65 years | 2005 | ||
172 | Cameroon | 46.64 years | 2005 | ||
173 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.51 years | 2005 | ||
174 | Rwanda | 45.73 years | 2005 | ||
175 | Burundi | 45.67 years | 2005 | ||
176 | Chad | 45.11 years | 2005 | ||
177 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.1 years | 2005 | ||
178 | Niger | 44.97 years | 2005 | ||
179 | Afghanistan | 44.78 years | 1987 | ||
180 | Nigeria | 44 years | 2005 | ||
181 | Ethiopia | 43.43 years | 2005 | ||
182 | Liberia | 43.3 years | 2005 | ||
183 | Angola | 42.92 years | 2005 | ||
184 | Sierra Leone | 42.78 years | 2005 | ||
185 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.6 years | 2005 | ||
186 | Mozambique | 42.25 years | 2005 | ||
187 | Swaziland | 40.71 years | 2005 | ||
188 | Malawi | 40.22 years | 2005 | ||
189 | Central African Republic | 40.13 years | 2005 | ||
190 | Zambia | 37.9 years | 2005 | ||
191 | Zimbabwe | 36.55 years | 2005 | ||
192 | Lesotho | 35.86 years | 2005 | ||
193 | Botswana | 34.47 years | 2005 |