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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.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 JapanJapan 86.05 2008
2 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 85.4 2008
3 FranceFrance 85.2 2008
4 San MarinoSan Marino 85.07 2006
5 ItalyItaly 84.77 2008
6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 84.61 2008
7 SpainSpain 84.32 2008
8 AustraliaAustralia 83.7 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 83.57 2008
9 SwedenSweden 83.29 2008
=10 AustriaAustria 83.28 2008
=10 FinlandFinland 83.28 2008
=10 CanadaCanada 83.28 2008
13 IcelandIceland 83.25 2008
=14 SingaporeSingapore 83.2 2008
=14 NorwayNorway 83.2 2008
16 LuxembourgLuxembourg 83.06 2008
17 IsraelIsrael 83 2008
18 BelgiumBelgium 82.9 2008
19 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 82.68 2008
20 GermanyGermany 82.67 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 82.63 2008
21 SloveniaSlovenia 82.59 2008
22 European UnionEuropean Union 82.53 2008
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 82.47 2008
24 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 82.44 2008
25 PortugalPortugal 82.41 2008
26 GreeceGreece 82.35 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 82.35 2008
27 MaltaMalta 82.33 2008
28 IrelandIreland 82.3 2008
29 New ZealandNew Zealand 82.2 2008
30 CyprusCyprus 82.06 2008
31 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 82.03 2008
32 BermudaBermuda 81.78 2008
33 ChileChile 81.75 2008
34 Costa RicaCosta Rica 81.39 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 81.39 2008
35 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 81.3 2006
36 United StatesUnited States 81 2008
37 DenmarkDenmark 80.99 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 80.97 2008
38 CubaCuba 80.83 2008
=39 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 80.52 2008
=39 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 80.52 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 80.5 2008
41 MayotteMayotte 80.22 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 80.22 2008
42 PolandPoland 80.02 2008
43 KuwaitKuwait 79.94 2008
44 AlbaniaAlbania 79.86 2008
45 BarbadosBarbados 79.85 2008
46 BruneiBrunei 79.8 2008
47 UruguayUruguay 79.73 2008
48 CroatiaCroatia 79.6 2008
49 EstoniaEstonia 79.51 2008
50 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 79.47 2008
51 ArgentinaArgentina 79.2 2008
52 SlovakiaSlovakia 78.98 2008
53 SeychellesSeychelles 78.9 2008
54 United Arab EmiratesUAE 78.84 2008
55 DominicaDominica 78.8 2002
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 78.42 2008
56 PanamaPanama 78.34 2008
57 BelizeBelize 78.28 2008
58 HungaryHungary 78.25 2008
59 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 78.2 2002
60 EcuadorEcuador 78.17 2008
61 GuamGuam 78.03 2008
62 Sri LankaSri Lanka 78.01 2008
63 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 77.8 2008
64 LatviaLatvia 77.77 2008
65 LithuaniaLithuania 77.63 2008
66 OmanOman 77.56 2008
67 BahrainBahrain 77.55 2008
68 MexicoMexico 77.51 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 77.43 2008
69 ArubaAruba 77.4 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 77.28 2008
70 RomaniaRomania 77.22 2008
71 BulgariaBulgaria 77.03 2008
72 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 77.01 2008
=73 QatarQatar 76.97 2008
=73 LibyaLibya 76.97 2008
75 GrenadaGrenada 76.91 2008
76 ArmeniaArmenia 76.88 2008
77 MalaysiaMalaysia 76.79 2008
78 ColombiaColombia 76.76 2008
79 VenezuelaVenezuela 76.61 2008
80 BelarusBelarus 76.56 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 76.45 2008
81 VietnamVietnam 76.37 2008
82 The BahamasThe Bahamas 76.34 2008
83 NicaraguaNicaragua 76.31 2008
=84 TunisiaTunisia 76.3 2008
=84 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 76.3 2008
86 SyriaSyria 76.19 2008
87 BrazilBrazil 76.16 2008
88 El SalvadorEl Salvador 76.13 2008
89 MauritiusMauritius 76.11 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 76.11 2008
90 PeruPeru 76.02 2008
91 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 75.71 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 75.52 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 75.51 2008
92 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 75.37 2008
93 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 75.36 2008
94 JamaicaJamaica 75.28 2008
95 GeorgiaGeorgia 75.11 2008
96 SamoaSamoa 74.98 2008
97 ChinaChina 74.89 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 74.81 2008
98 TongaTonga 74.78 2008
99 HondurasHonduras 74.65 2008
100 JordanJordan 74.6 2008
101 TurkeyTurkey 74.39 2008
102 UkraineUkraine 74.28 2008
103 LebanonLebanon 74.26 2008
104 RussiaRussia 74.16 2008
105 PhilippinesPhilippines 74.13 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 74.05 2008
106 ParaguayParaguay 74.04 2008
107 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 74 2002
108 GuatemalaGuatemala 73.95 2008
=109 AlgeriaAlgeria 73.86 2008
=109 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 73.86 2008
111 Cape VerdeCape Verde 73.78 2008
112 MoroccoMorocco 73.59 2008
113 MaldivesMaldives 73.17 2008
114 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 72.98 2008
115 IndonesiaIndonesia 72.84 2008
116 SurinameSuriname 72.72 2008
117 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 72.58 2008
118 KazakhstanKazakhstan 72.48 2008
119 MoldovaMoldova 72.32 2008
120 VanuatuVanuatu 72.28 2008
121 ThailandThailand 72.11 2008
122 PalauPalau 72.1 2005
123 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 72 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 71.97 2008
124 IraqIraq 71.81 2008
125 FijiFiji 71.19 2008
126 UzbekistanUzbekistan 71.01 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 70.79 2008
127 GreenlandGreenland 70.7 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 70.49 2000
128 GuyanaGuyana 70.08 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 69.99 2008
129 MongoliaMongolia 69.91 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 69.87 2008
130 TajikistanTajikistan 69.5 2008
131 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 69.01 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 68.49 2008
132 BhutanBhutan 68.02 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 67.94 2008
133 BoliviaBolivia 67.88 2008
134 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 67.8 2000
135 ComorosComoros 67.63 2008
136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 67.5 2008
137 NepalNepal 67.38 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 67.35 2008
=138 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 67.22 2008
=138 BangladeshBangladesh 67.22 2008
140 PakistanPakistan 66.86 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 66.83 2008
141 LaosLaos 66.42 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 66.16 2005
142 IndiaIndia 65.24 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 64.56 2006
143 TogoTogo 64.29 2008
144 BurmaBurma 63.83 2008
145 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 63.33 2008
146 KiribatiKiribati 63.1 2005
147 HaitiHaiti 63.06 2008
148 CambodiaCambodia 62.84 2008
149 BeninBenin 62.56 2008
150 East TimorEast Timor 62.03 2008
151 MadagascarMadagascar 62 2008
152 NamibiaNamibia 61.93 2008
153 EritreaEritrea 61.84 2008
154 GabonGabon 61.81 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 61.58 2008
155 GuineaGuinea 59.89 2008
156 SudanSudan 59.73 2008
157 LiberiaLiberia 59.66 2008
158 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 58.77 2008
159 MauritaniaMauritania 58.73 2008
160 The GambiaThe Gambia 57.62 2008
161 GhanaGhana 57.54 2008
162 SenegalSenegal 57.16 2008
163 DjiboutiDjibouti 56.81 2008
164 EthiopiaEthiopia 56.66 2008
165 TanzaniaTanzania 56.45 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 56.05 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 55.51 2008
166 KenyaKenya 54.66 2008
167 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 54.54 2008
168 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 54.32 2008
169 BotswanaBotswana 54.18 2008
170 MalawiMalawi 54.06 2008
171 UgandaUganda 53.26 2008
172 South AfricaSouth Africa 53.06 2008
173 NigerNiger 52.31 2008
174 RwandaRwanda 51.96 2008
175 BurundiBurundi 51.94 2008
176 CameroonCameroon 51.64 2008
177 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 51.45 2008
178 SomaliaSomalia 51.31 2008
179 ChadChad 50.05 2008
180 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 49.42 2008
181 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 49.26 2008
182 MaliMali 49.14 2008
183 AngolaAngola 49.09 2008
184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 48.9 2008
185 MozambiqueMozambique 48.72 2008
186 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 48.51 2008
187 NigeriaNigeria 48.43 2008
188 ZambiaZambia 45.91 2008
189 LesothoLesotho 45.56 2008
190 SwazilandSwaziland 45.11 2008
191 ZimbabweZimbabwe 44.53 2008

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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy > Female

  • Japan has had the highest life expectancy > female since 1982.
  • Australia ranked first for life expectancy > female amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • France ranked second for life expectancy > female amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Kuwait ranked first for life expectancy > female amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Chile ranked first for life expectancy > female amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • 40 of the bottom 41 countries by life expectancy > female are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Liechtenstein ranked first for life expectancy > female amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Canada ranked second for life expectancy > female amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Italy ranked second for life expectancy > female amongst European Union in 2008.
  • United States ranked last for life expectancy > female amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
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