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How long do people live?

Life expectancy, 210 countries & territories. Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns stayed the same throughout life (period life expectancy at birth).

lowest≥ 66 years≥ 69.4 years≥ 72.8 years≥ 76.3 years≥ 78.3 years≥ 82.3 years no data

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank· 2024

Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (54.6 years) to the highest value (86.5 years).

The ranking

1 Monaco 86.5 years 2024
2 San Marino 85.8 years 2024
3 Hong Kong (China) 85.4 years 2024
4 Kuwait 84.6 years 2024
5 Switzerland 84.4 years 2024
6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years 2024
7 French Polynesia (France) 84.2 years 2024
8 Andorra 84.2 years 2024
9 Sweden 84.1 years 2024
10 Japan 84 years 2024
11 Italy 84 years 2024
12 Spain 83.9 years 2024
13 Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 83.6 years 2024
14 South Korea 83.6 years 2024
15 Singapore 83.3 years 2024
16 Macau (China) 83.3 years 2024
17 Israel 83.2 years 2024
18 Luxembourg 83.2 years 2024
19 Norway 83.2 years 2024
20 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 83.1 years 2024
21 United Arab Emirates 83.1 years 2024
22 Australia 83.1 years 2024
23 Ireland 83 years 2024
24 France 83 years 2024
25 Malta 83 years 2024
26 Iceland 82.8 years 2024
27 Qatar 82.5 years 2024
28 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 82.5 years 2024
29 Portugal 82.4 years 2024
30 Finland 82.3 years 2024
31 Belgium 82.3 years 2024
32 Slovenia 82.3 years 2024
33 Denmark 82.3 years 2024
34 Canada 82.1 years 2024
35 New Zealand 82 years 2024
36 Austria 82 years 2024
37 Netherlands 82 years 2024
38 Puerto Rico (United States) 81.9 years 2024
39 Greece 81.8 years 2024
40 Cyprus 81.8 years 2024
41 Bahrain 81.4 years 2024
42 United Kingdom 81.4 years 2024
43 Chile 81.4 years 2024
44 Maldives 81.3 years 2024
45 Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 81.1 years 2024
46 Costa Rica 81 years 2024
47 Germany 80.8 years 2024
48 United States Virgin Islands (United States) 80.8 years 2024
49 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 80.5 years 2024
50 Oman 80.2 years 2024