Life Expectancy in the Countries

Life expectancy is a key index for evaluating any state, primarily because it is influenced by a vast array of factors. It is calculated annually based on statistical data collected by national institutes and international organizations. The UN Development Program uses a methodology that takes into account mortality data across different age groups to predict how many years on average a person born in a specific country will live.

Expected life expectancy is considered one of the key indicators of socio-demographic development. It reflects the effectiveness of medical care, living standards, hygiene standards, and the quality of a country's social policies. For example, high life expectancy rates are often associated with the development of medical technologies, accessibility of education, and a high level of social protection.

Life expectancy rankings by country for 2024

Rank		Life expectancyyears	The cleanest air
1	Monaco	85.9	-
2	Hong Kong SAR China	85.5	14.50
3	Macao SAR China	85.4	15.40
4	Japan	84.8	9.10
5	Australia	84.5	4.20
6	Switzerland	84	10.00
7	Malta	83.8	11.70
8	South Korea	83.7	18.30
9	Liechtenstein	83.3	8.30
10	Norway	83.2	7.00
11	Sweden	83	6.20
12	Spain Visa Digital Nomad Startup Visa Study visa Financially Independent Residence Permit	83	10.90
13	Italy Visa Digital Nomad Study visa	82.9	18.90
14	Singapore	82.8	13.30
15	Iceland	82.7	3.40
16	Canada	82.7	7.40
17	Luxembourg	82.6	7.40
18	France	82.5	11.50
19	New Zealand	82.5	4.80
20	Israel	82.3	18.80
21	Guernsey	82.2	-
22	Ireland	82	7.50
23	Finland	82	5.00
24	Belgium	81.9	10.80
25	Netherlands	81.7	11.00
26	Réunion	81.6	-
27	Austria	81.6	10.60
28	Denmark	81.4	8.60
29	Cyprus	81.2	15.60
30	Taiwan	81	13.40
31	Portugal Visa Digital Nomad Financially Independent Residence Permit Freelance visa Study visa Startup visa	81	8.10
32	San Marino	80.9	-
33	United Kingdom	80.7	8.90
34	Martinique	80.7	-
35	Slovenia	80.7	15.10
36	Jersey	80.7	-
37	Germany Freelance visa Work visa The Blue Card The Chance Card Study visa Career Counseling Career support	80.6	11.00
38	Isle of Man	80.5	-
39	Guadeloupe	80.5	-
40	St. Barthélemy	80.4	-
41	Andorra	80.4	5.40
42	St. Martin	80.4	-
43	Puerto Rico	80.2	4.30
44	Greece	80.1	19.00
45	Maldives	79.9	10.90
46	French Polynesia	79.5	-
47	Bermuda	79.3	-
48	Qatar	79.3	42.50
49	Gibraltar	79.3	-
50	Faroe Islands	79.3	-
51	New Caledonia	79	-
52	Chile	78.9	22.20
53	Bahrain	78.8	66.60
54	United Arab Emirates	78.7	45.90
55	Kuwait	78.7	55.80
56	Thailand	78.7	18.10
57	Falkland Islands	78.6	-
58	Antigua & Barbuda	78.5	-
59	Wallis & Futuna	78.4	-
60	China	78.2	30.60
61	Czechia	77.7	13.40
62	Barbados	77.6	-
63	Croatia Visa Digital Nomad	77.6	23.50
64	St. Pierre & Miquelon	77.2	-
65	United States	77.2	8.90
66	Northern Mariana Islands	77.2	-
67	Estonia	77.1	4.90
68	Costa Rica	77	7.90
69	Saudi Arabia	76.9	41.50
70	St. Helena	76.8	-
71	Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	76.8	14.70
72	Guam	76.7	-
73	Anguilla	76.6	-
74	Poland	76.5	16.30
75	Albania	76.5	14.50
76	Algeria	76.4	17.80
77	Sri Lanka	76.4	20.70
78	Montenegro Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	76.3	15.70
79	Panama	76.2	9.00
80	Turkey Visa Digital Nomad	76	21.10
81	Montserrat	75.6	-
82	Uruguay	75.4	11.30
83	Curaçao	75.4	-
84	Argentina	75.4	7.70
85	Bosnia & Herzegovina	75.3	33.60
86	Tokelau	75.2	-
87	Caribbean Netherlands	75.1	-
88	Cayman Islands	75.1	-
89	Lebanon	75	-
90	Malaysia	74.9	17.70
91	French Guiana	74.9	-
92	Slovakia	74.9	14.50
93	Grenada	74.9	3.80
94	Cook Islands	74.8	-
95	U.S. Virgin Islands	74.7	-
96	Brunei	74.6	-
97	Turks & Caicos Islands	74.6	-
98	Aruba	74.6	-
99	British Virgin Islands	74.5	-
100	Hungary Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	74.5	12.60
101	Jordan	74.3	-
102	Mayotte	74.2	-
103	Romania	74.2	17.20
104	Serbia Business Residence Permit	74.2	24.70
105	Cape Verde	74.1	-
106	Morocco	74	-
107	Sint Maarten	74	-
108	Iran	73.9	32.50
109	North Macedonia	73.8	25.60
110	Nicaragua	73.8	8.90
111	Tunisia	73.8	-
112	Cuba	73.7	-
113	Ecuador	73.7	-
114	Lithuania	73.7	13.20
115	Latvia	73.6	10.10
116	Vietnam	73.6	27.20
117	Mauritius	73.6	-
118	Palestinian Territories	73.5	-
119	North Korea	73.3	-
120	Trinidad & Tobago	73	5.10
121	Samoa	72.8	-
122	Dominica	72.8	-
123	Colombia	72.8	15.70
124	Brazil	72.8	12.20
125	Dominican Republic	72.6	-
126	Oman	72.5	-
127	American Samoa	72.5	-
128	Bangladesh	72.4	65.80
129	Peru	72.4	23.50
130	Greenland	72.4	-
131	Belarus	72.4	-
132	Syria	72.1	20.00
133	Armenia	72	31.40
134	Libya	71.9	-
135	Bulgaria Business Residence Permit	71.8	18.30
136	Bhutan	71.8	-
137	St. Kitts & Nevis	71.7	-
138	Georgia	71.7	17.00
139	Bahamas	71.6	-
140	Ukraine	71.6	9.70
141	Tajikistan	71.6	46.00
142	Seychelles	71.3	-
143	St. Lucia	71.1	-
144	Tonga	71	-
145	Mongolia	71	29.50
146	Uzbekistan	70.9	33.50
147	Niue	70.8	-
148	Western Sahara	70.8	-
149	Micronesia	70.7	-
150	El Salvador	70.7	14.20
151	Venezuela	70.6	-
152	Jamaica	70.5	-
153	Belize	70.5	5.60
154	Iraq	70.4	80.10
155	Vanuatu	70.4	-
156	Paraguay	70.3	-
157	Solomon Islands	70.3	-
158	Suriname	70.3	7.00
159	Egypt	70.2	46.50
160	Mexico	70.2	19.50
161	Honduras	70.1	10.20
162	Kyrgyzstan	70	31.10
163	St. Vincent & Grenadines	69.6	-
164	Cambodia	69.6	8.30
165	Russia	69.4	11.20
166	Azerbaijan	69.4	18.90
167	Kazakhstan	69.4	23.00
168	Turkmenistan	69.3	21.60
169	Philippines	69.3	14.90
170	Guatemala	69.2	18.60
171	Moldova	68.8	22.60
172	Nepal	68.5	40.10
173	Laos	68.1	27.60
174	Timor-Leste	67.7	-
175	Indonesia	67.6	30.40
176	São Tomé & Príncipe	67.6	-
177	Kiribati	67.4	-
178	India	67.2	53.30
179	Senegal	67.1	20.40
180	Fiji	67.1	-
181	Eritrea	66.5	-
182	Tanzania	66.2	-
183	Pakistan	66.1	70.90
184	Rwanda	66.1	44.00
185	Palau	66	-
186	Gabon	65.8	25.00
187	Guyana	65.7	12.60
188	Myanmar (Burma}	65.7	24.30
189	Papua New Guinea	65.4	-
190	Sudan	65.3	44.60
191	Marshall Islands	65.3	-
192	Ethiopia	65	31.30
193	Madagascar	64.5	23.70
194	Tuvalu	64.5	-
195	Mauritania	64.4	-
196	Yemen	63.8	-
197	Ghana	63.8	30.20
198	Bolivia	63.6	7.30
199	Nauru	63.6	-
200	Comoros	63.4	-
201	Haiti	63.2	-
202	Malawi	62.9	-
203	Uganda	62.7	39.60
204	Djibouti	62.3	-
205	South Africa	62.3	23.40
206	Gambia	62.1	-
207	Afghanistan	62	-
208	Burundi	61.7	-
209	Niger	61.6	-
210	Togo	61.6	-
211	Angola	61.6	8.80
212	Kenya	61.4	11.50
213	Zambia	61.2	24.60
214	Botswana	61.1	-
215	Liberia	60.7	-
216	Equatorial Guinea	60.6	-
217	Cameroon	60.3	-
218	Sierra Leone	60.1	-
219	Benin	59.8	-
220	Guinea-Bissau	59.7	-
221	Mozambique	59.3	-
222	Namibia	59.3	-
223	Zimbabwe	59.3	-
224	Burkina Faso	59.3	63.00
225	Congo - Kinshasa	59.2	15.50
226	Guinea	58.9	-
227	Mali	58.9	-
228	Côte d’Ivoire	58.6	22.50
229	Eswatini	57.1	-
230	Somalia	55.3	-
231	South Sudan	55	-
232	Central African Republic	53.9	-
233	Lesotho	53.1	-
234	Nigeria	52.7	36.90
235	Chad	52.5	89.70
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Top 10 countries with the highest life expectancy

In 2024, people live the longest in Monaco, where the average life expectancy reaches 85.9 years. Monaco, a small city-state on the Cote d'Azur, is a leader in access to quality medicine and a healthy lifestyle. There is a low crime rate and developed care for the older generation.

Hong Kong is in second place among centenarians, where people live to 85.5 years on average. This is also due to the high level of healthcare, advanced medical technologies and an emphasis on disease prevention. Modern research shows that the diet and lifestyle of Hong Kongers, including activity and low alcohol consumption, as well as an effective education system contribute to improving the health of the nation.

Macau ranks third in the ranking with an average age of 85.4 years. Macau, a small autonomous region of China, is known for its rapidly developing economic potential and high standard of living.

The top four includes as many as three Asian countries, and among them Japan. A country with an average life expectancy of 84.8 years cultivates a healthy lifestyle in its society, including a balanced diet, physical activity and constant medical examinations. In addition, research shows that a high degree of social connectivity and caring for loved ones also have a positive effect on life expectancy.

Australia ranks fifth (84.5 years old), followed by Switzerland (84 years old), Malta (83.8), South Korea (83.7), Liechtenstein (83.3) and Norway (83.2). All these countries place great emphasis on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And if we compare this rating with the rating on the level of medicine, it turns out that the high quality of medicine in the country does not always fully determine longevity.

Top 10 countries with the lowest life expectancy

The least people live in Chad: today it is about 52.5 years for the average person. The main causes of early mortality include a lack of affordable health care, poverty, and chronic diseases such as malaria and HIV. Local conflicts and political instability also have a negative impact on living conditions. Lack of education and lack of resources for disease prevention exacerbate the situation, leading to high infant mortality.

Nigeria is in second place. People there also die at a young age, about 52.7 years old, when adult life is only in its prime on the European part of the Earth. Nigeria is facing serious health problems, including high levels of infectious diseases, a shortage of medical facilities and a low standard of living.

And Lesotho is in third place with an average life expectancy of 53.1 years. This indicator is also associated with high levels of HIV/AIDS and other infections, as well as a lack of medical services and poverty.

This is followed by the Central African Republic with a life expectancy of only 53.9 years. It suffers from constant armed conflict, poverty and disease. After the CAR are South Sudan (55), Somalia (55.3), Eswatini (57.1), Ivory Coast (58.6), Mali (58.9) and Guinea (58.9).

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