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Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

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

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 73
AFRICA 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 74
Algeria 78
Egypt 75
Libya 73
Morocco 77
Sudan 66
Tunisia 76
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 61
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 73
Cote d'Ivoire 58
Gambia 63
Ghana 69
Guinea 62
Guinea-Bissau 63
Liberia 64
Mali 60
Mauritania 65
Niger 59
Nigeria 55
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 55
Togo 71
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 67
Comoros 65
Djibouti 67
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 68
Kenya 69
Madagascar 68
Malawi 72
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 56
Reunion 81
Rwanda 69
Seychelles 77
Somalia 58
South Sudan 58
Tanzania 70
Uganda 64
Zambia 66
Zimbabwe 62
MIDDLE AFRICA 61
Angola 61
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 54
Chad 58
Congo 65
Congo, Dem. Rep. 61
Equatorial Guinea 59
Gabon 67
Sao Tome and Principe 71
SOUTHERN AFRICA 62
Botswana 65
eSwatini 59
Lesotho 58
Namibia 64
South Africa 62
NORTHERN AMERICA 78
Canada 82
United States 77
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 75
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 75
Guatemala 73
Honduras 75
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 76
Panama 79
CARIBBEAN 73
Antigua and Barbuda 78
Bahamas 76
Barbados 79
Cuba 79
Curacao 78
Dominica 75
Dominican Republic 72
Grenada 73
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 64
Jamaica 75
Martinique 82
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts-Nevis 77
Saint Lucia 76
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 72
Trinidad and Tobago 74
SOUTH AMERICA 76
Argentina 78
Bolivia 74
Brazil 76
Chile 81
Colombia 77
Ecuador 77
French Guiana 80
Guyana 70
Paraguay 75
Peru 77
Suriname 73
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 71
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 76
Armenia 77
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 77
Cyprus 81
Georgia 74
Iraq 73
Israel 83
Jordan 75
Kuwait 82
Lebanon 79
Oman 78
Palestinian Territory 74
Qatar 80
Saudi Arabia 76
Syria 74
Turkey 79
United Arab Emirates 78
Yemen 66
CENTRAL ASIA 73
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 71
Turkmenistan 68
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 65
Bangladesh 73
Bhutan 72
India 69
Iran 77
Maldives 79
Nepal 69
Pakistan 69
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 73
Brunei 77
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 73
Laos 66
Malaysia 75
Myanmar 66
Philippines 71
Singapore 84
Thailand 77
Timor-Leste 70
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 78
China 77
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 84
Korea, North 73
Korea, South 83
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 83
Ireland 82
Latvia 76
Lithuania 76
Norway 83
Sweden 82
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 83
Luxembourg 82
Monaco 0
Netherlands 82
Switzerland 83
EASTERN EUROPE 73
Belarus 75
Bulgaria 75
Czechia 79
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 78
Romania 76
Russia 72
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 72
SOUTHERN EUROPE 81
Albania 79
Andorra 0
Bosnia-Herzegovina 77
Croatia 79
Greece 82
Italy 82
Kosovo 77
Malta 83
Montenegro 77
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 74
Slovenia 81
Spain 82
OCEANIA 71
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 68
Fiji 70
French Polynesia 77
Guam 76
Kiribati 69
Marshall Islands 72
Nauru 61
New Caledonia 77
New Zealand 82
Palau 73
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 73
Tonga 72
Tuvalu 70
Vanuatu 71
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 73
AFRICA 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 74
Algeria 78
Egypt 75
Libya 73
Morocco 77
Sudan 66
Tunisia 76
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 61
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 73
Cote d'Ivoire 58
Gambia 63
Ghana 69
Guinea 62
Guinea-Bissau 63
Liberia 64
Mali 60
Mauritania 65
Niger 59
Nigeria 55
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 55
Togo 71
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 67
Comoros 65
Djibouti 67
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 68
Kenya 69
Madagascar 68
Malawi 72
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 56
Reunion 81
Rwanda 69
Seychelles 77
Somalia 58
South Sudan 58
Tanzania 70
Uganda 64
Zambia 66
Zimbabwe 62
MIDDLE AFRICA 61
Angola 61
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 54
Chad 58
Congo 65
Congo, Dem. Rep. 61
Equatorial Guinea 59
Gabon 67
Sao Tome and Principe 71
SOUTHERN AFRICA 62
Botswana 65
eSwatini 59
Lesotho 58
Namibia 64
South Africa 62
NORTHERN AMERICA 78
Canada 82
United States 77
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 75
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 75
Guatemala 73
Honduras 75
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 76
Panama 79
CARIBBEAN 73
Antigua and Barbuda 78
Bahamas 76
Barbados 79
Cuba 79
Curacao 78
Dominica 75
Dominican Republic 72
Grenada 73
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 64
Jamaica 75
Martinique 82
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts-Nevis 77
Saint Lucia 76
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 72
Trinidad and Tobago 74
SOUTH AMERICA 76
Argentina 78
Bolivia 74
Brazil 76
Chile 81
Colombia 77
Ecuador 77
French Guiana 80
Guyana 70
Paraguay 75
Peru 77
Suriname 73
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 71
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 76
Armenia 77
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 77
Cyprus 81
Georgia 74
Iraq 73
Israel 83
Jordan 75
Kuwait 82
Lebanon 79
Oman 78
Palestinian Territory 74
Qatar 80
Saudi Arabia 76
Syria 74
Turkey 79
United Arab Emirates 78
Yemen 66
CENTRAL ASIA 73
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 71
Turkmenistan 68
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 65
Bangladesh 73
Bhutan 72
India 69
Iran 77
Maldives 79
Nepal 69
Pakistan 69
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 73
Brunei 77
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 73
Laos 66
Malaysia 75
Myanmar 66
Philippines 71
Singapore 84
Thailand 77
Timor-Leste 70
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 78
China 77
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 84
Korea, North 73
Korea, South 83
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 83
Ireland 82
Latvia 76
Lithuania 76
Norway 83
Sweden 82
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 83
Luxembourg 82
Monaco 0
Netherlands 82
Switzerland 83
EASTERN EUROPE 73
Belarus 75
Bulgaria 75
Czechia 79
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 78
Romania 76
Russia 72
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 72
SOUTHERN EUROPE 81
Albania 79
Andorra 0
Bosnia-Herzegovina 77
Croatia 79
Greece 82
Italy 82
Kosovo 77
Malta 83
Montenegro 77
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 74
Slovenia 81
Spain 82
OCEANIA 71
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 68
Fiji 70
French Polynesia 77
Guam 76
Kiribati 69
Marshall Islands 72
Nauru 61
New Caledonia 77
New Zealand 82
Palau 73
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 73
Tonga 72
Tuvalu 70
Vanuatu 71

Endnotes

Sources

2021 World Population Data Sheet

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