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Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, Females

The average number of years a newborn female infant can expect to live under current mortality rates.

Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, Females

Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, Females

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, Females
WORLD 75
AFRICA 66
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 76
Libya 76
Morocco 78
Sudan 68
Tunisia 78
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 60
Benin 63
Burkina Faso 63
Cape Verde 76
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 70
Guinea 63
Guinea-Bissau 65
Liberia 66
Mali 61
Mauritania 67
Niger 61
Nigeria 56
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 56
Togo 73
EASTERN AFRICA 68
Burundi 69
Comoros 66
Djibouti 70
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 70
Kenya 71
Madagascar 69
Malawi 75
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 57
Reunion 85
Rwanda 72
Seychelles 82
Somalia 60
South Sudan 60
Tanzania 71
Uganda 66
Zambia 67
Zimbabwe 63
MIDDLE AFRICA 63
Angola 63
Cameroon 64
Central African Republic 56
Chad 60
Congo 66
Congo, Dem. Rep. 63
Equatorial Guinea 60
Gabon 69
Sao Tome and Principe 73
SOUTHERN AFRICA 65
Botswana 67
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 60
Namibia 67
South Africa 65
NORTHERN AMERICA 81
Canada 84
United States 80
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 79
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 78
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 79
Guatemala 77
Honduras 78
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 79
Panama 82
CARIBBEAN 75
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 79
Barbados 81
Cuba 81
Curacao 82
Dominica 78
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 67
Jamaica 76
Martinique 85
Puerto Rico 84
St. Kitts-Nevis 79
Saint Lucia 78
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74
Trinidad and Tobago 76
SOUTH AMERICA 80
Argentina 81
Bolivia 77
Brazil 80
Chile 83
Colombia 80
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 83
Guyana 73
Paraguay 78
Peru 80
Suriname 76
Uruguay 81
Venezuela 75
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 78
Armenia 80
Azerbaijan 79
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 83
Georgia 78
Iraq 75
Israel 85
Jordan 77
Kuwait 83
Lebanon 81
Oman 81
Palestinian Territory 75
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 79
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 80
Yemen 68
CENTRAL ASIA 76
Kazakhstan 78
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 74
Turkmenistan 72
Uzbekistan 76
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 67
Bangladesh 75
Bhutan 73
India 71
Iran 78
Maldives 81
Nepal 71
Pakistan 71
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 76
Brunei 78
Cambodia 72
Indonesia 75
Laos 68
Malaysia 78
Myanmar 71
Philippines 76
Singapore 86
Thailand 81
Timor-Leste 72
Vietnam 76
EAST ASIA 80
China 79
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 87
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 86
Mongolia 76
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 84
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 83
Latvia 80
Lithuania 81
Norway 85
Sweden 84
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 85
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 86
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 0
Netherlands 84
Switzerland 85
EASTERN EUROPE 78
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 78
Czechia 82
Hungary 79
Moldova 75
Poland 82
Romania 79
Russia 76
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 77
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 81
Andorra 0
Bosnia-Herzegovina 79
Croatia 82
Greece 84
Italy 84
Kosovo 79
Malta 85
Montenegro 80
North Macedonia 78
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 77
Slovenia 83
Spain 85
OCEANIA 72
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 70
Fiji 72
French Polynesia 79
Guam 79
Kiribati 73
Marshall Islands 73
Nauru 61
New Caledonia 80
New Zealand 84
Palau 78
Papua New Guinea 68
Samoa 76
Solomon Islands 75
Tonga 75
Tuvalu 72
Vanuatu 72
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, Females
WORLD 75
AFRICA 66
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 76
Libya 76
Morocco 78
Sudan 68
Tunisia 78
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 60
Benin 63
Burkina Faso 63
Cape Verde 76
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 70
Guinea 63
Guinea-Bissau 65
Liberia 66
Mali 61
Mauritania 67
Niger 61
Nigeria 56
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 56
Togo 73
EASTERN AFRICA 68
Burundi 69
Comoros 66
Djibouti 70
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 70
Kenya 71
Madagascar 69
Malawi 75
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 57
Reunion 85
Rwanda 72
Seychelles 82
Somalia 60
South Sudan 60
Tanzania 71
Uganda 66
Zambia 67
Zimbabwe 63
MIDDLE AFRICA 63
Angola 63
Cameroon 64
Central African Republic 56
Chad 60
Congo 66
Congo, Dem. Rep. 63
Equatorial Guinea 60
Gabon 69
Sao Tome and Principe 73
SOUTHERN AFRICA 65
Botswana 67
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 60
Namibia 67
South Africa 65
NORTHERN AMERICA 81
Canada 84
United States 80
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 79
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 78
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 79
Guatemala 77
Honduras 78
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 79
Panama 82
CARIBBEAN 75
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 79
Barbados 81
Cuba 81
Curacao 82
Dominica 78
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 67
Jamaica 76
Martinique 85
Puerto Rico 84
St. Kitts-Nevis 79
Saint Lucia 78
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74
Trinidad and Tobago 76
SOUTH AMERICA 80
Argentina 81
Bolivia 77
Brazil 80
Chile 83
Colombia 80
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 83
Guyana 73
Paraguay 78
Peru 80
Suriname 76
Uruguay 81
Venezuela 75
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 78
Armenia 80
Azerbaijan 79
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 83
Georgia 78
Iraq 75
Israel 85
Jordan 77
Kuwait 83
Lebanon 81
Oman 81
Palestinian Territory 75
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 79
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 80
Yemen 68
CENTRAL ASIA 76
Kazakhstan 78
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 74
Turkmenistan 72
Uzbekistan 76
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 67
Bangladesh 75
Bhutan 73
India 71
Iran 78
Maldives 81
Nepal 71
Pakistan 71
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 76
Brunei 78
Cambodia 72
Indonesia 75
Laos 68
Malaysia 78
Myanmar 71
Philippines 76
Singapore 86
Thailand 81
Timor-Leste 72
Vietnam 76
EAST ASIA 80
China 79
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 87
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 86
Mongolia 76
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 84
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 83
Latvia 80
Lithuania 81
Norway 85
Sweden 84
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 85
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 86
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 0
Netherlands 84
Switzerland 85
EASTERN EUROPE 78
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 78
Czechia 82
Hungary 79
Moldova 75
Poland 82
Romania 79
Russia 76
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 77
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 81
Andorra 0
Bosnia-Herzegovina 79
Croatia 82
Greece 84
Italy 84
Kosovo 79
Malta 85
Montenegro 80
North Macedonia 78
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 77
Slovenia 83
Spain 85
OCEANIA 72
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 70
Fiji 72
French Polynesia 79
Guam 79
Kiribati 73
Marshall Islands 73
Nauru 61
New Caledonia 80
New Zealand 84
Palau 78
Papua New Guinea 68
Samoa 76
Solomon Islands 75
Tonga 75
Tuvalu 72
Vanuatu 72

Endnotes

Sources

2021 World Population Data Sheet

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