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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
1 JapanJapan 85.63 years 2005
2 Hong KongHong Kong 84.5 years 2005
=3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 83.9 years 2005
=3 SpainSpain 83.9 years 2005
5 FranceFrance 83.8 years 2005
6 ItalyItaly 83.2 years 2005
7 AustraliaAustralia 83.16 years 2005
8 IcelandIceland 83.1 years 2005
9 SwedenSweden 82.8 years 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 82.7 years 2005
10 CanadaCanada 82.68 years 2005
11 NorwayNorway 82.5 years 2005
12 BelgiumBelgium 82.4 years 2005
13 MacauMacau 82.38 years 2005
=14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 82.3 years 2005
=14 FinlandFinland 82.3 years 2005
16 AustriaAustria 82.2 years 2005
17 IsraelIsrael 81.82 years 2005
18 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 81.81 years 2005
=19 GermanyGermany 81.8 years 2005
=19 IrelandIreland 81.8 years 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 81.8 years 2005
21 New ZealandNew Zealand 81.79 years 2005
22 CyprusCyprus 81.7 years 2005
=23 SingaporeSingapore 81.6 years 2005
=23 NetherlandsNetherlands 81.6 years 2005
25 United Arab EmiratesUAE 81.55 years 2005
26 GreeceGreece 81.5 years 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 81.45 years 2005
=27 MaltaMalta 81.4 years 2005
=27 PortugalPortugal 81.4 years 2005
29 BermudaBermuda 81.34 years 2005
30 SloveniaSlovenia 81.3 years 2005
31 ChileChile 81.24 years 2005
32 Costa RicaCosta Rica 81.2 years 2005
33 South KoreaSouth Korea 81.12 years 2005
34 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 81.1 years 2005
35 United StatesUnited States 80.67 years 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 80.49 years 2005
36 DenmarkDenmark 80.2 years 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 80.1 years 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 80.08 years 2005
37 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 79.98 years 2005
38 KuwaitKuwait 79.73 years 2005
39 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 79.52 years 2005
=40 UruguayUruguay 79.4 years 2005
=40 PolandPoland 79.4 years 2005
42 BruneiBrunei 79.38 years 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 79.32 years 2005
=43 CubaCuba 79.2 years 2005
=43 CroatiaCroatia 79.2 years 2005
45 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 79.1 years 2005
46 DominicaDominica 78.8 years 2002
47 ArgentinaArgentina 78.68 years 2005
48 AlbaniaAlbania 78.5 years 2005
49 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 78.2 years 2002
50 BarbadosBarbados 78.19 years 2004
51 EstoniaEstonia 78.14 years 2005
52 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 77.99 years 2005
53 SlovakiaSlovakia 77.9 years 2005
=54 PanamaPanama 77.89 years 2005
=54 MexicoMexico 77.89 years 2005
56 EcuadorEcuador 77.69 years 2005
57 GuamGuam 77.58 years 2005
=58 LithuaniaLithuania 77.4 years 2005
=58 LatviaLatvia 77.4 years 2005
60 Sri LankaSri Lanka 77.38 years 2005
61 VenezuelaVenezuela 77.2 years 2005
62 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 77.18 years 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 77.15 years 2005
63 SeychellesSeychelles 77 years 2002
64 HungaryHungary 76.9 years 2005
65 LibyaLibya 76.75 years 2005
66 QatarQatar 76.57 years 2005
67 MauritiusMauritius 76.52 years 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 76.5 years 2005
68 ArmeniaArmenia 76.4 years 2005
69 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 76.38 years 2005
70 BahrainBahrain 76.31 years 2005
=71 BulgariaBulgaria 76.3 years 2005
=71 GrenadaGrenada 76.3 years 2002
73 OmanOman 76.29 years 2005
74 MalaysiaMalaysia 76.06 years 2005
75 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 75.94 years 2005
76 ColombiaColombia 75.89 years 2005
77 SyriaSyria 75.67 years 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 75.6 years 2005
=78 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 75.5 years 2005
=78 TunisiaTunisia 75.5 years 2005
80 RomaniaRomania 75.4 years 2005
81 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 75.26 years 2005
82 BrazilBrazil 75.2 years 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 75.16 years 2005
83 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 75.1 years 2005
84 GeorgiaGeorgia 74.9 years 2005
85 LebanonLebanon 74.79 years 2005
86 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 74.57 years 2005
87 ThailandThailand 74.46 years 2005
88 El SalvadorEl Salvador 74.45 years 2005
89 BelarusBelarus 74.38 years 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 74.26 years 2002
=90 The BahamasThe Bahamas 74.24 years 2005
=90 BelizeBelize 74.24 years 2005
92 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 74 years 2002
93 TongaTonga 73.99 years 2005
94 UkraineUkraine 73.97 years 2005
95 SamoaSamoa 73.91 years 2005
96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 73.88 years 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 73.88 years 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 73.84 years 2005
97 TurkeyTurkey 73.8 years 2005
98 ParaguayParaguay 73.77 years 2005
99 ChinaChina 73.69 years 2005
100 JordanJordan 73.61 years 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 73.41 years 2005
101 PeruPeru 73.31 years 2005
102 PhilippinesPhilippines 73.24 years 2005
103 VietnamVietnam 73.21 years 2005
104 AlgeriaAlgeria 73.13 years 2005
105 SurinameSuriname 73.01 years 2005
106 NicaraguaNicaragua 72.86 years 2005
107 EgyptEgypt 72.81 years 2005
108 IranIran 72.76 years 2005
109 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 72.72 years 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 72.71 years 2002
110 MoroccoMorocco 72.66 years 2005
111 JamaicaJamaica 72.65 years 2005
112 GreenlandGreenland 72.5 years 2002
113 RussiaRussia 72.4 years 2005
114 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 72.38 years 2005
115 MoldovaMoldova 72.2 years 2005
116 KazakhstanKazakhstan 71.85 years 2005
117 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 71.71 years 2005
118 GuatemalaGuatemala 71.6 years 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 71.5 years 2005
119 VanuatuVanuatu 71.42 years 2005
120 UzbekistanUzbekistan 70.71 years 2005
121 HondurasHonduras 70.69 years 2005
122 FijiFiji 70.62 years 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 69.92 years 2005
123 IndonesiaIndonesia 69.69 years 2005
124 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 68.81 years 2005
125 MongoliaMongolia 68.48 years 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 68.46 years 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 68.05 years 2005
126 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 67.8 years 2000
127 GuyanaGuyana 67.39 years 2005
128 MaldivesMaldives 67.35 years 2005
129 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 67.21 years 2005
130 BoliviaBolivia 67.02 years 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 66.95 years 1997
131 North KoreaNorth Korea 66.92 years 2005
132 TajikistanTajikistan 66.75 years 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 66.4 years 2005
133 KiribatiKiribati 66 years 2002
134 PakistanPakistan 65.46 years 2005
135 BhutanBhutan 65.25 years 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 65.19 years 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 64.96 years 2005
136 BangladeshBangladesh 64.82 years 2005
137 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 64.59 years 2005
138 IndiaIndia 64.32 years 2005
139 BurmaBurma 64.07 years 2005
140 ComorosComoros 64.02 years 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 63.89 years 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 63.77 years 2005
141 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 63.74 years 2005
142 YemenYemen 63.16 years 2005
143 NepalNepal 63.15 years 2005
144 CambodiaCambodia 60.63 years 2005
145 IraqIraq 60.4 years 1997
146 The GambiaThe Gambia 58.16 years 2005
147 SudanSudan 58.07 years 2005
148 GhanaGhana 57.97 years 2005
149 East TimorEast Timor 57.85 years 2005
150 SenegalSenegal 57.74 years 2005
151 MadagascarMadagascar 57.1 years 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 57.06 years 2005
152 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 56.97 years 2005
153 TogoTogo 56.96 years 2005
154 LaosLaos 56.95 years 2005
155 EritreaEritrea 56.81 years 2005
156 BeninBenin 55.79 years 2005
157 MauritaniaMauritania 55.3 years 2005
158 DjiboutiDjibouti 54.55 years 2005
159 GabonGabon 54.31 years 2005
160 GuineaGuinea 54.29 years 2005
161 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 54.14 years 2005
162 HaitiHaiti 53.31 years 2005
163 UgandaUganda 50.64 years 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 49.82 years 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 49.53 years 2005
164 MaliMali 49.28 years 2005
165 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 49.27 years 2005
166 SomaliaSomalia 48.97 years 2005
167 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.68 years 2005
168 KenyaKenya 48.11 years 2005
169 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 46.94 years 2005
170 NamibiaNamibia 46.81 years 2005
171 TanzaniaTanzania 46.65 years 2005
172 CameroonCameroon 46.64 years 2005
173 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 46.51 years 2005
174 RwandaRwanda 45.73 years 2005
175 BurundiBurundi 45.67 years 2005
176 ChadChad 45.11 years 2005
177 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 45.1 years 2005
178 NigerNiger 44.97 years 2005
179 AfghanistanAfghanistan 44.78 years 1987
180 NigeriaNigeria 44 years 2005
181 EthiopiaEthiopia 43.43 years 2005
182 LiberiaLiberia 43.3 years 2005
183 AngolaAngola 42.92 years 2005
184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 42.78 years 2005
185 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 42.6 years 2005
186 MozambiqueMozambique 42.25 years 2005
187 SwazilandSwaziland 40.71 years 2005
188 MalawiMalawi 40.22 years 2005
189 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 40.13 years 2005
190 ZambiaZambia 37.9 years 2005
191 ZimbabweZimbabwe 36.55 years 2005
192 LesothoLesotho 35.86 years 2005
193 BotswanaBotswana 34.47 years 2005

Citation

Health > Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years

  • Japan has had the highest life expectancy at birth > female > years since 1982.
  • Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Spain ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Israel ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
  • 30 of the bottom 31 countries by life expectancy at birth > female > years are Sub-Saharan African.
  • France ranked second for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked last for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
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