Life expectancy at birth 2026

Life expectancy at birth measures the average years a newborn is expected to live, reflecting a country's health standards and quality of life. This vital statistic highlights disparities in healthcare and living conditions across nations, making it essential for global health assessments.

236 data points•Updated 11/4/2025•World•United Nations Population Division•

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1	Monaco	89.291 years
2	China, Hong Kong SAR	89.164 years
3	French Polynesia	88.524 years
4	Japan	88.162 years
5	San Marino	88.107 years
6	Martinique	87.969 years
7	Gibraltar	87.671 years
8	South Korea	87.647 years
9	Réunion	87.534 years
10	Guadeloupe	86.958 years
11	Andorra	86.956 years
12	Spain	86.935 years
13	Saint Barthélemy	86.91 years
14	Singapore	86.696 years
15	France	86.694 years
16	Italy	86.426 years
17	Guernsey	86.336 years
18	Puerto Rico	86.253 years
19	Switzerland	86.211 years
20	Bermuda	86.179 years
21	Australia	86.172 years
22	Malta	86.084 years
23	United Arab Emirates	85.971 years
24	Portugal	85.824 years
25	Liechtenstein	85.773 years
26	China, Macao SAR	85.551 years
27	Sweden	85.504 years
28	Canada	85.288 years
29	Norway	85.202 years
30	Greece	85.109 years
31	Ireland	85.074 years
32	Finland	85.046 years
33	Slovenia	85.042 years
34	Israel	84.836 years
35	Belgium	84.767 years
36	Costa Rica	84.749 years
37	Iceland	84.664 years
38	Austria	84.598 years
39	Maldives	84.467 years
40	Denmark	84.4 years
41	Cyprus	84.312 years
42	Netherlands	84.309 years
43	Luxembourg	84.265 years
44	Chile	84.178 years
45	Oman	84.15 years
46	Qatar	84.14 years
47	Germany	84.107 years
48	Saint Martin (French part)	84.094 years
49	New Zealand	84.031 years
50	Estonia	83.895 years
51	Panama	83.806 years
52	Czech Republic	83.769 years
53	Poland	83.703 years
54	United Kingdom	83.693 years
55	Taiwan	83.692 years
56	Cayman Islands	83.57 years
57	Bahrain	83.55 years
58	Isle of Man	83.516 years
59	Slovakia	83.349 years
60	Kuwait	83.344 years
61	Uruguay	83.313 years
62	United States	83.221 years
63	Anguilla	83.211 years
64	Faroe Islands	83.105 years
65	Albania	82.799 years
66	Peru	82.779 years
67	Cuba	82.725 years
68	Bosnia and Herzegovina	82.565 years
69	Croatia	82.557 years
70	Guam	82.526 years
71	Colombia	82.525 years
72	Ecuador	82.196 years
73	Saudi Arabia	82.134 years
74	Jersey	82.06 years
75	New Caledonia	82.025 years
76	Serbia	81.991 years
77	Jordan	81.973 years
78	United States Virgin Islands	81.965 years
79	Montenegro	81.924 years
80	Latvia	81.818 years
81	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	81.809 years
82	Lithuania	81.759 years
83	Kosovo	81.749 years
84	Iran	81.666 years
85	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	81.62 years
86	Hungary	81.571 years
87	Curaçao	81.563 years
88	Argentina	81.534 years
89	North Macedonia	81.432 years
90	Sri Lanka	81.355 years
91	Lebanon	81.337 years
92	Russia	81.331 years
93	Bulgaria	81.311 years
94	Northern Mariana Islands	81.289 years
95	French Guiana	81.23 years
96	Armenia	81.193 years
97	China	81.187 years
98	Turkey	81.124 years
99	Romania	81.088 years
100	British Virgin Islands	81.072 years
101	Ukraine	81.013 years
102	Saint Helena	80.947 years
103	Tunisia	80.899 years
104	Turks and Caicos Islands	80.877 years
105	Malaysia	80.865 years
106	Antigua and Barbuda	80.844 years
107	Thailand	80.78 years
108	Georgia	80.708 years
109	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	80.594 years
110	Kazakhstan	80.451 years
111	Brazil	80.442 years
112	Wallis and Futuna Islands	80.343 years
113	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	80.216 years
114	Belarus	80.149 years
115	Mayotte	80.117 years
116	Bahamas	80.105 years
117	Cabo Verde	80.09 years
118	Mexico	80.064 years
119	Aruba	80.023 years
120	Cook Islands	79.714 years
121	Vietnam	79.707 years
122	Paraguay	79.638 years
123	Nicaragua	79.395 years
124	Mauritius	79.32 years
125	Tokelau	79.305 years
126	Montserrat	79.242 years
127	Suriname	79.048 years
128	Grenada	78.999 years
129	Barbados	78.915 years
130	Azerbaijan	78.86 years
131	Morocco	78.771 years
132	Algeria	78.58 years
133	Bangladesh	78.419 years
134	Brunei Darussalam	78.405 years
135	Mongolia	78.244 years
136	Seychelles	78.154 years
137	Belize	78.064 years
138	Saint Lucia	77.97 years
139	Trinidad and Tobago	77.872 years
140	Dominican Republic	77.758 years
141	Saint Kitts and Nevis	77.624 years
142	El Salvador	77.502 years
143	Honduras	77.214 years
144	Venezuela	77.187 years
145	Tonga	77.007 years
146	Guatemala	76.907 years
147	Republic of Moldova	76.722 years
148	Guyana	76.657 years
149	Kyrgyzstan	76.387 years
150	American Samoa	76.207 years
151	North Korea	76.137 years
152	India	76.093 years
153	Uzbekistan	76.082 years
154	Bhutan	75.852 years
155	Dominica	75.503 years
156	Egypt	75.491 years
157	Jamaica	75.319 years
158	Syrian Arab Republic	75.315 years
159	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	75.239 years
160	Indonesia	75.184 years
161	Tajikistan	75.175 years
162	Iraq	75.017 years
163	Vanuatu	74.942 years
164	Sao Tome and Principe	74.843 years
165	Namibia	74.683 years
166	Botswana	74.542 years
167	State of Palestine	74.425 years
168	Philippines	74.406 years
169	Western Sahara	74.298 years
170	Samoa	74.268 years
171	Cambodia	74.098 years
172	Bolivia	73.972 years
173	Turkmenistan	73.465 years
174	Nepal	73.257 years
175	Niue	73.199 years
176	Solomon Islands	73.058 years
177	Libya	72.943 years
178	Greenland	72.799 years
179	Yemen	72.721 years
180	Uganda	72.435 years
181	Laos	72.323 years
182	Palau	72.301 years
183	Ethiopia	72.181 years
184	Gabon	72.111 years
185	Senegal	72.086 years
186	Malawi	72.03 years
187	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	72.009 years
188	Eritrea	72.006 years
189	South Africa	71.983 years
190	Mauritania	71.732 years
191	Tuvalu	71.506 years
192	Pakistan	71.261 years
193	Myanmar	71.174 years
194	Sudan	71.051 years
195	Rwanda	70.823 years
196	Fiji	70.724 years
197	Zambia	70.687 years
198	Timor-Leste	70.558 years
199	Tanzania	70.526 years
200	Marshall Islands	70.252 years
201	Comoros	70.155 years
202	Papua New Guinea	70.089 years
203	Djibouti	69.873 years
204	Haiti	69.834 years
205	Eswatini	69.609 years
206	Afghanistan	69.52 years
207	Kiribati	69.479 years
208	Ghana	68.984 years
209	Gambia	68.925 years
210	Congo	68.737 years
211	Central African Republic	68.513 years
212	Mozambique	68.379 years
213	Angola	68.279 years
214	Guinea-Bissau	67.786 years
215	Cameroon	67.732 years
216	Kenya	67.257 years
217	Burundi	66.789 years
218	Zimbabwe	66.774 years
219	Equatorial Guinea	66.682 years
220	Madagascar	66.353 years
221	Côte d'Ivoire	65.278 years
222	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	65.275 years
223	Sierra Leone	64.667 years
224	Nauru	64.623 years
225	Burkina Faso	64.272 years
226	Liberia	64.254 years
227	Togo	63.989 years
228	Somalia	63.695 years
229	Niger	63.41 years
230	Benin	63.236 years
231	Mali	63.047 years
232	Guinea	62.859 years
233	Lesotho	62.254 years
234	South Sudan	61.286 years
235	Chad	58.272 years
236	Nigeria	55.576 years

↑Top 10 Countries

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

↓Bottom 10 Countries

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

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United Nations Population Division

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs conducts demographic research, supports intergovernmental processes at the United Nations in the area of population and development, and assists countries in developing their capacity to produce and analyse population data and information. The Division brings population issues to the attention of the international community by highlighting the central role of demographic trends in all aspects of sustainable development. The Division publishes datasets on the world’s population and analyzes global demographic trends.

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