Life Expectancy

Global Ranking

in yearsSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Hong Kong	85.39	2020	1	85.08
2	Japan	84.62	2020	2	84.36
3	Macao	84.37	2020	3	84.24
4 ↑	Switzerland	83.9	2019	6	83.55
5 ↑	Singapore	83.74	2020	9	82.85
6 ↑	Italy	83.5	2019	7	83.35
7 ↑	South Korea	83.43	2020	17	82.63
8 ↑	Australia	83.2	2020	14	82.75
9 ↑	Iceland	83.16	2019	15	82.66
10 ↑	Faroe Islands	83.09	2020	12	82.79
11 ↑	Norway	82.96	2019	13	82.76
12 ↑	Malta	82.86	2019	18	82.45
13 ↓	Israel	82.7	2020	11	82.8
14 ↓	Sweden	82.41	2020	8	83.11
15 ↓	Spain	82.33	2020	5	83.83
16 ↑	Ireland	82.2	2020	19	82.2
17 ↓	France	82.18	2020	10	82.83
18 ↑	Netherlands	82.11	2019	22	81.81
19 ↑	New Zealand	82.06	2020	21	81.86
20 ↑	Finland	81.98	2019	23	81.73
21 ↑	Bermuda	81.87	2019	26	81.65
22 ↓	Liechtenstein	81.81	2020	4	84.16
23 ↓	Canada	81.75	2020	20	82.05
24 ↓	Luxembourg	81.74	2020	16	82.64
25 ↑	Denmark	81.45	2019	31	80.95
26 ↑	United Kingdom	81.2	2019	30	81.26
27 ↓	Austria	81.19	2020	24	81.69
28 ↑	Cyprus	81.14	2020	32	80.83
29 ↓	Greece	81.09	2020	27	81.64
30 ↑	Slovenia	81.08	2014	33	80.32
31 ↓	Portugal	80.98	2020	25	81.68
32 ↓	Germany	80.94	2020	29	81.29
33 ↓	Belgium	80.8	2020	28	81.6
34	Costa Rica	80.46	2020	34	80.28
35 ↑	Qatar	80.36	2020	36	79.98
36 ↓	Chile	80.18	2019	35	80.04
37	Puerto Rico	79.93	2019	37	79.78
38	Barbados	79.31	2020	38	79.19
39	Czech Republic	79.23	2019	39	79.03
40 ↑	Maldives	79.21	2020	42	78.63
41 ↓	Lebanon	79	2020	40	78.93
42 ↑	Albania	78.69	2020	43	78.57
43 ↑	Panama	78.68	2020	44	78.51
44 ↑	Estonia	78.65	2019	45	78.24
45 ↑	Uruguay	78.06	2020	47	77.91
46 ↑	United Arab Emirates	77.97	2019	49	77.81
47 ↑	Turkey	77.93	2020	50	77.69
48 ↑	Oman	77.86	2019	51	77.63
49 ↓	Croatia	77.72	2020	46	78.07
50 ↑	New Caledonia	77.63	2019	52	77.54
51 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	77.54	2020	53	77.26
52 ↑	Colombia	77.46	2020	61	76.73
53 ↑	Thailand	77.34	2020	56	77.15
54 ↑	Bahrain	77.29	2019	55	77.16
55 ↓	United States	77.28	2020	41	78.64
56 ↑	Seychelles	77.24	2020	96	74.05
57 ↑	Ecuador	77.22	2020	58	77.01
58 ↓	Slovakia	77.17	2017	54	77.17
59 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	77.15	2020	57	77.02
60 ↓	Sri Lanka	77.14	2020	59	76.81
61 ↑	Algeria	77.06	2020	64	76.69
62 ↓	Peru	76.95	2020	60	76.74
63 ↓	China	76.91	2019	62	76.7
64 ↑	Morocco	76.9	2020	65	76.68
65 ↓	Tunisia	76.89	2020	62	76.7
66 ↑	Argentina	76.81	2020	67	76.67
67 ↑	Iran	76.68	2019	69	76.48
68 ↓	Poland	76.6	2020	48	77.9
69 ↑	Malaysia	76.31	2020	72	76.16
70 ↑	Aruba	76.29	2019	73	76.15
71 ↑	Saint Lucia	76.2	2019	74	76.06
72 ↑	Brazil	76.08	2020	76	75.88
73 ↑	Brunei	76	2020	77	75.86
74 ↓	Montenegro	75.93	2020	65	76.68
75 ↓	Macedonia	75.69	2020	68	76.6
76 ↓	Hungary	75.62	2020	70	76.32
77 ↑	Romania	75.61	2019	79	75.36
78	Kuwait	75.59	2020	78	75.49
79 ↑	Vietnam	75.49	2020	80	75.32
80 ↑	Honduras	75.45	2020	83	75.09
81 ↑	Latvia	75.39	2020	86	74.78
82 ↓	Saudi Arabia	75.28	2020	81	75.13
83	Armenia	75.22	2020	83	75.09
84 ↑	Mexico	75.05	2019	85	74.99
85 ↓	Lithuania	74.93	2020	71	76.28
86 ↑	Belize	74.75	2020	87	74.5
87 ↑	Nicaragua	74.7	2020	88	74.49
88 ↑	Jordan	74.65	2020	90	74.4
89	Jamaica	74.59	2020	89	74.47
90 ↑	Guatemala	74.53	2020	91	74.3
91 ↑	Dominican Republic	74.26	2020	95	74.08
92 ↑	Paraguay	74.25	2019	94	74.13
93 ↓	Serbia	74.23	2020	75	75.94
93	Belarus	74.23	2020	93	74.18
95 ↓	Mauritius	74.18	2020	92	74.24
96 ↑	Dominica	73.95	1992	114	71.96
97	Georgia	73.92	2020	97	73.77
98 ↑	Syria	73.65	2020	106	72.7
99 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	73.63	2020	98	73.51
100 ↓	Bulgaria	73.61	2020	82	75.11
101 ↓	Samoa	73.45	2020	99	73.32
102 ↑	El Salvador	73.32	2019	103	72.87
103 ↓	Kazakhstan	73.18	2019	100	73.15
104	Cape Verde	73.17	2020	104	72.78
105 ↓	Solomon Islands	73.13	2020	102	73
106 ↓	Libya	73.08	2020	105	72.72
107 ↑	Azerbaijan	73	2019	111	72.27
108	Bangladesh	72.87	2020	108	72.59
109 ↓	Bahamas	72.85	2014	107	72.62
110 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	72.66	2020	109	72.53
111	North Korea	72.45	2020	111	72.27
112 ↓	Grenada	72.43	2020	110	72.4
113 ↑	Bhutan	72.08	2020	118	71.78
114 ↓	Venezuela	72.07	2020	113	72.06
115	Moldova	72.01	2020	115	71.9
116 ↑	Egypt	71.99	2019	117	71.82
117 ↑	Indonesia	71.91	2020	122	71.28
118 ↑	Uzbekistan	71.85	2020	119	71.72
119 ↑	Suriname	71.8	2020	121	71.36
120 ↑	Bolivia	71.77	2020	124	70.94
121 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	71.6	2019	120	71.4
122 ↑	Philippines	71.36	2020	123	71.23
123 ↓	Russia	71.34	2020	101	73.08
124 ↓	Ukraine	71.19	2020	116	71.83
125 ↑	Tajikistan	71.1	2019	126	70.88
126 ↑	Nepal	71.07	2020	128	70.48
127 ↓	Tonga	71.02	2020	125	70.91
128 ↑	Vanuatu	70.62	2020	129	70.47
129 ↑	Iraq	70.6	2019	130	70.45
130 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	70.58	2020	134	69.67
131	Mongolia	70.06	2020	131	69.87
132	Cambodia	70.05	2020	132	69.82
133	Guyana	70.02	2020	133	69.77
134 ↑	Botswana	69.79	2020	135	69.28
135 ↑	Rwanda	69.33	2020	136	69.02
136 ↓	Palau	69.13	2005	127	70.49
137	Kiribati	68.61	2020	137	68.12
138	Turkmenistan	68.31	2020	138	68.07
139	India	68.29	2014	139	67.93
140 ↑	Senegal	68.21	2020	141	67.67
141 ↑	Laos	67.92	2019	142	67.61
142 ↓	Micronesia	67.88	2019	140	67.75
143	Fiji	67.56	2020	143	67.44
144 ↑	Madagascar	67.39	2020	151	65.93
145 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	67.36	2020	144	67.13
146 ↓	Pakistan	67.27	2019	145	66.77
147 ↑	Djibouti	67.11	2019	152	65.89
148	Kenya	66.99	2020	148	66.34
149 ↓	Ethiopia	66.95	2020	146	66.6
150 ↓	Gabon	66.69	2020	147	66.47
151 ↓	Eritrea	66.68	2020	149	66.32
152 ↓	Yemen	66.18	2020	150	66.1
153	Tanzania	65.82	2020	153	65.01
154 ↑	Afghanistan	65.17	2020	155	64.49
155 ↑	Sudan	65.1	2018	159	64.17
156 ↓	Mauritania	64.93	2019	154	64.7
157	Republic of the Congo	64.8	2020	157	64.29
158 ↑	Papua New Guinea	64.72	2020	161	64.01
159 ↓	Malawi	64.69	2020	158	64.26
160 ↓	Comoros	64.53	2020	156	64.32
161 ↓	Liberia	64.42	2020	160	64.1
162 ↑	Ghana	64.35	2020	166	62.42
163 ↓	Haiti	64.32	2020	162	64
164	Namibia	64.04	2020	164	63.37
165 ↓	South Africa	63.86	2018	163	63.54
166 ↓	Uganda	63.71	2020	165	62.52
167 ↑	Zambia	62.46	2016	177	59.75
168 ↓	Niger	62.42	2019	167	62.02
169	Gambia	62.38	2020	169	61.74
170 ↓	Benin	62.08	2020	168	61.77
171 ↓	Burkina Faso	61.98	2020	170	61.58
172	Guinea	61.96	2020	172	61.19
173 ↓	Burundi	61.92	2020	170	61.58
174 ↓	Angola	61.49	2020	173	60.78
175 ↓	Togo	61.34	2020	174	60.76
176 ↑	Zimbabwe	61.19	2018	181	58.41
177 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	60.97	2020	175	60.37
178 ↓	Swaziland	60.72	2020	176	60.19
179 ↓	Mozambique	60.16	2018	178	59.31
180 ↓	Mali	59.69	2020	178	59.31
181 ↓	Cameroon	59.63	2020	180	59.29
182	Equatorial Guinea	59.06	2020	182	58.4
183	Guinea-Bissau	58.63	2020	183	58.32
184	Ivory Coast	58.1	2020	184	57.78
185	Somalia	57.7	2020	185	57.4
186	Lesotho	54.84	2020	186	54.33
187 ↑	Sierra Leone	54.7	2019	188	54.31
188 ↓	Nigeria	54.69	2019	186	54.33
189	Chad	54.51	2020	189	54.24
190	Central African Republic	53.68	2020	190	53.28

Definition of Life Expectancy

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.