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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 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 78
Egypt 76
Libya 75
Morocco 76
Sudan 68
Tunisia 77
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 78
Cote dIvoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 66
Guinea 60
Guinea-Bissau 62
Liberia 62
Mali 60
Mauritania 66
Niger 63
Nigeria 54
Senegal 71
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 64
Comoros 66
Djibouti 65
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 68
Kenya 64
Madagascar 68
Malawi 66
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 62
Reunion 83
Rwanda 68
Seychelles 76
Somalia 57
South Sudan 56
Tanzania 68
Uganda 65
Zambia 65
Zimbabwe 62
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 56
Chad 55
Congo 65
Congo DR 62
Equatorial Guinea 63
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 70
SOUTHERN AFRICA 64
Botswana 64
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 56
Namibia 63
South Africa 64
NORTHERN AMERICA 80
Canada 84
United States 79
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 77
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 74
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 75
Guatemala 73
Honduras 73
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 80
Panama 80
CARIBBEAN 74
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 75
Barbados 79
Cuba 76
Curacao 82
Dominica 76
Dominican Republic 76
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 66
Jamaica 73
Martinique 81
Puerto Rico 85
St. Kitts-Nevis 75
Saint Lucia 75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75
Trinidad and Tobago 78
SOUTH AMERICA 78
Argentina 79
Bolivia 67
Brazil 79
Chile 84
Colombia 79
Ecuador 77
French Guiana 80
Guyana 69
Paraguay 73
Peru 73
Suriname 76
Uruguay 79
Venezuela 75
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 79
Azerbaijan 77
Bahrain 80
Cyprus 83
Georgia 78
Iraq 72
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 77
Oman 75
Palestinian Territory 76
Qatar 81
Saudi Arabia 79
Syria 75
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 81
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 75
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 74
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 76
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 65
Bangladesh 74
Bhutan 74
India 71
Iran 77
Maldives 81
Nepal 70
Pakistan 69
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 73
Brunei 81
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 70
Laos 69
Malaysia 78
Myanmar 69
Philippines 71
Singapore 86
Thailand 81
Timor-Leste 70
Vietnam 78
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 88
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 87
Mongolia 76
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 80
Lithuania 80
Norway 85
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 83
France 86
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 88
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 77
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 77
Czechia 81
Hungary 79
Moldova 75
Poland 81
Romania 75
Russia 76
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 76
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 80
Andorra 84
Bosnia-Herzegovina 80
Croatia 81
Greece 84
Italy 85
Kosovo 78
Malta 86
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 83
San Marino 89
Serbia 76
Slovenia 83
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 72
Fiji 69
French Polynesia 79
Guam 80
Kiribati 69
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 67
New Caledonia 83
New Zealand 84
Palau 71
Papua New Guinea 68
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 74
Tuvalu 69
Vanuatu 73
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Females
WORLD 75
AFRICA 64
NORTHERN AFRICA 75
Algeria 78
Egypt 76
Libya 75
Morocco 76
Sudan 68
Tunisia 77
Western Sahara 73
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 62
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 78
Cote dIvoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 66
Guinea 60
Guinea-Bissau 62
Liberia 62
Mali 60
Mauritania 66
Niger 63
Nigeria 54
Senegal 71
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 66
Burundi 64
Comoros 66
Djibouti 65
Eritrea 69
Ethiopia 68
Kenya 64
Madagascar 68
Malawi 66
Mauritius 78
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 62
Reunion 83
Rwanda 68
Seychelles 76
Somalia 57
South Sudan 56
Tanzania 68
Uganda 65
Zambia 65
Zimbabwe 62
MIDDLE AFRICA 62
Angola 65
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 56
Chad 55
Congo 65
Congo DR 62
Equatorial Guinea 63
Gabon 68
Sao Tome and Principe 70
SOUTHERN AFRICA 64
Botswana 64
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 56
Namibia 63
South Africa 64
NORTHERN AMERICA 80
Canada 84
United States 79
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 77
CENTRAL AMERICA 75
Belize 74
Costa Rica 83
El Salvador 75
Guatemala 73
Honduras 73
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 80
Panama 80
CARIBBEAN 74
Antigua and Barbuda 81
Bahamas 75
Barbados 79
Cuba 76
Curacao 82
Dominica 76
Dominican Republic 76
Grenada 78
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 66
Jamaica 73
Martinique 81
Puerto Rico 85
St. Kitts-Nevis 75
Saint Lucia 75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75
Trinidad and Tobago 78
SOUTH AMERICA 78
Argentina 79
Bolivia 67
Brazil 79
Chile 84
Colombia 79
Ecuador 77
French Guiana 80
Guyana 69
Paraguay 73
Peru 73
Suriname 76
Uruguay 79
Venezuela 75
ASIA 76
WESTERN ASIA 77
Armenia 79
Azerbaijan 77
Bahrain 80
Cyprus 83
Georgia 78
Iraq 72
Israel 85
Jordan 75
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 77
Oman 75
Palestinian Territory 76
Qatar 81
Saudi Arabia 79
Syria 75
Turkey 81
United Arab Emirates 81
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 75
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 76
Tajikistan 74
Turkmenistan 73
Uzbekistan 76
SOUTH ASIA 71
Afghanistan 65
Bangladesh 74
Bhutan 74
India 71
Iran 77
Maldives 81
Nepal 70
Pakistan 69
Sri Lanka 80
SOUTHEAST ASIA 73
Brunei 81
Cambodia 73
Indonesia 70
Laos 69
Malaysia 78
Myanmar 69
Philippines 71
Singapore 86
Thailand 81
Timor-Leste 70
Vietnam 78
EAST ASIA 82
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR 88
China, Macao SAR 87
Japan 88
Korea, North 76
Korea, South 87
Mongolia 76
Taiwan 84
EUROPE 81
NORTHERN EUROPE 83
Denmark 83
Estonia 83
Finland 84
Iceland 84
Ireland 84
Latvia 80
Lithuania 80
Norway 85
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 83
WESTERN EUROPE 84
Austria 84
Belgium 83
France 86
Germany 83
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 85
Monaco 88
Netherlands 83
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 77
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 77
Czechia 81
Hungary 79
Moldova 75
Poland 81
Romania 75
Russia 76
Slovakia 80
Ukraine 76
SOUTHERN EUROPE 84
Albania 80
Andorra 84
Bosnia-Herzegovina 80
Croatia 81
Greece 84
Italy 85
Kosovo 78
Malta 86
Montenegro 79
North Macedonia 76
Portugal 83
San Marino 89
Serbia 76
Slovenia 83
Spain 86
OCEANIA 81
Australia 85
Federated States of Micronesia 72
Fiji 69
French Polynesia 79
Guam 80
Kiribati 69
Marshall Islands 67
Nauru 67
New Caledonia 83
New Zealand 84
Palau 71
Papua New Guinea 68
Samoa 75
Solomon Islands 72
Tonga 74
Tuvalu 69
Vanuatu 73

Endnotes

Sources

2022 World Population Data Sheet

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