Life Expectancy at Birth

Global ranking of 50 countries by life expectancy at birth

🥇 Highest

Hong Kong

85.247

📊 Countries Tracked

Latest data year: 2023

🏁 Lowest

Malaysia

76.657

#	Country	Region	Life Expectancy at Birth
🥇	Hong Kong	Asia	85.247
🥈	Switzerland	Europe	84.056
🥉	Japan	Asia	84.041
4	Spain	Europe	83.883
5	Italy	Europe	83.700
6	South Korea	Asia	83.429
7	Luxembourg	Europe	83.359
8	Sweden	Europe	83.310
9	Israel	Asia	83.195
10	Kuwait	Asia	83.188
11	Norway	Europe	83.112
12	Australia	Oceania	83.051
13	New Zealand	Oceania	83.005
14	France	Europe	82.929
15	United Arab Emirates	Asia	82.909
16	Singapore	Asia	82.895
17	Ireland	Europe	82.861
18	Belgium	Europe	82.398
19	Qatar	Asia	82.368
20	Portugal	Europe	82.281
21	Slovenia	Europe	81.978
22	Netherlands	Europe	81.915
23	Denmark	Europe	81.854
24	Finland	Europe	81.685
25	Canada	Americas	81.647
26	Austria	Europe	81.541
27	Greece	Europe	81.537
28	United Kingdom	Europe	81.238
29	Chile	Americas	81.167
30	Costa Rica	Americas	80.799
31	Germany	Europe	80.541
32	Oman	Asia	80.031
33	Czechia	Europe	79.878
34	Panama	Americas	79.594
35	Saudi Arabia	Asia	78.732
36	Poland	Europe	78.507
37	Croatia	Europe	78.473
38	United States	Americas	78.385
39	Uruguay	Americas	78.138
40	Slovakia	Europe	78.017
41	China	Asia	77.953
42	Peru	Americas	77.740
43	Colombia	Americas	77.725
44	Sri Lanka	Asia	77.483
45	Argentina	Americas	77.395
46	Ecuador	Americas	77.392
47	Turkey	Asia	77.156
48	Lithuania	Europe	76.988
49	Hungary	Europe	76.771
50	Malaysia	Asia	76.657

Life Expectancy at Birth — Global Overview

This ranking compares life expectancy at birth across 50 countries worldwide. Data is sourced from the World Bank and reflects the most recently available statistics. Click any country to see detailed demographics data including historical trends.

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