Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

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

Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

Life Expectancy at Birth, Females

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Females
WORLD 75
AFRICA 65
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 74
Libya 75
Morocco 79
Sudan 68
Tunisia 78
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 64
Cape Verde 78
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 63
Ghana 66
Guinea 62
GuineaBissau 62
Liberia 62
Mali 61
Mauritania 66
Niger 63
Nigeria 54
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 62
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 67
Burundi 64
Comoros 66
Djibouti 66
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 69
Kenya 65
Madagascar 68
Malawi 69
Mauritius 77
Mayotte 75
Mozambique 63
Reunion 83
Rwanda 71
Seychelles 78
Somalia 58
South Sudan 57
Tanzania 68
Uganda 66
Zambia 65
Zimbabwe 68
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 57
Chad 55
Congo 65
Congo DR 62
Equatorial Guinea 63
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 72
SOUTHERN AFRICA 65
Botswana 68
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 56
Namibia 62
South Africa 66
NORTHERN AMERICA 80
Canada 84
United States 79
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 77
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 75
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 76
Guatemala 73
Honduras 73
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 80
Panama 81
CARIBBEAN 74
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 78
Barbados 80
Cuba 76
Curacao 80
Dominica 76
Dominican Republic 78
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 66
Jamaica 73
Martinique 83
Puerto Rico 84
St. Kitts and Nevis 75
St. Lucia 75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73
Trinidad and Tobago 78
SOUTH AMERICA 77
Argentina 79
Bolivia 68
Brazil 77
Chile 84
Colombia 77
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 80
Guyana 69
Paraguay 74
Peru 75
Suriname 72
Uruguay 81
Venezuela 76
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 77
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 80
Cyprus 84
Georgia 78
Iraq 73
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 83
Lebanon 77
Oman 76
Palestinian Territory 76
Qatar 83
Saudi Arabia 80
Syria 76
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 81
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 76
Kazakhstan 78
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 77
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 66
Bangladesh 76
Bhutan 74
India 71
Iran 77
Maldives 81
Nepal 72
Pakistan 66
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 75
Brunei 79
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 74
Laos 69
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 72
Philippines 74
Singapore 85
Thailand 80
Timor Leste 71
Vietnam 79
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 87
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 87
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 87
Mongolia 77
Taiwan 85
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 82
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 79
Lithuania 81
Norway 84
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 85
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 85
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 89
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 85
EASTERN EUROPE 76
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 76
Czechia 82
Hungary 79
Moldova 76
Poland 81
Romania 78
Russia 75
Slovakia 78
Ukraine 74
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 79
Andorra 86
Bosnia Herzegovina 80
Croatia 81
Greece 83
Italy 85
Kosovo 78
Malta 86
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 78
Slovenia 84
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 75
Fiji 72
French Polynesia 79
Guam 79
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 68
New Caledonia 85
New Zealand 84
Palau 69
Papua New Guinea 69
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 74
Tuvalu 69
Vanuatu 73
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Females
WORLD 75
AFRICA 65
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 79
Egypt 74
Libya 75
Morocco 79
Sudan 68
Tunisia 78
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 59
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 64
Cape Verde 78
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 63
Ghana 66
Guinea 62
GuineaBissau 62
Liberia 62
Mali 61
Mauritania 66
Niger 63
Nigeria 54
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 62
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 67
Burundi 64
Comoros 66
Djibouti 66
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 69
Kenya 65
Madagascar 68
Malawi 69
Mauritius 77
Mayotte 75
Mozambique 63
Reunion 83
Rwanda 71
Seychelles 78
Somalia 58
South Sudan 57
Tanzania 68
Uganda 66
Zambia 65
Zimbabwe 68
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 57
Chad 55
Congo 65
Congo DR 62
Equatorial Guinea 63
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 72
SOUTHERN AFRICA 65
Botswana 68
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 56
Namibia 62
South Africa 66
NORTHERN AMERICA 80
Canada 84
United States 79
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 77
CENTRAL AMERICA 78
Belize 75
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 76
Guatemala 73
Honduras 73
Mexico 78
Nicaragua 80
Panama 81
CARIBBEAN 74
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 78
Barbados 80
Cuba 76
Curacao 80
Dominica 76
Dominican Republic 78
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 84
Haiti 66
Jamaica 73
Martinique 83
Puerto Rico 84
St. Kitts and Nevis 75
St. Lucia 75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73
Trinidad and Tobago 78
SOUTH AMERICA 77
Argentina 79
Bolivia 68
Brazil 77
Chile 84
Colombia 77
Ecuador 80
French Guiana 80
Guyana 69
Paraguay 74
Peru 75
Suriname 72
Uruguay 81
Venezuela 76
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 77
Azerbaijan 76
Bahrain 80
Cyprus 84
Georgia 78
Iraq 73
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 83
Lebanon 77
Oman 76
Palestinian Territory 76
Qatar 83
Saudi Arabia 80
Syria 76
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 81
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 76
Kazakhstan 78
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 77
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 66
Bangladesh 76
Bhutan 74
India 71
Iran 77
Maldives 81
Nepal 72
Pakistan 66
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 75
Brunei 79
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 74
Laos 69
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 72
Philippines 74
Singapore 85
Thailand 80
Timor Leste 71
Vietnam 79
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 87
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 87
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 87
Mongolia 77
Taiwan 85
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 82
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 79
Lithuania 81
Norway 84
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 84
France 85
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 85
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 89
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 85
EASTERN EUROPE 76
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 76
Czechia 82
Hungary 79
Moldova 76
Poland 81
Romania 78
Russia 75
Slovakia 78
Ukraine 74
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 79
Andorra 86
Bosnia Herzegovina 80
Croatia 81
Greece 83
Italy 85
Kosovo 78
Malta 86
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 84
San Marino 87
Serbia 78
Slovenia 84
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 75
Fiji 72
French Polynesia 79
Guam 79
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 68
New Caledonia 85
New Zealand 84
Palau 69
Papua New Guinea 69
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 74
Tuvalu 69
Vanuatu 73

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