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Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

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

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 72
AFRICA 63
NORTHERN AFRICA 73
Algeria 76
Egypt 75
Libya 72
Morocco 74
Sudan 65
Tunisia 74
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 57
Benin 60
Burkina Faso 60
Cape Verde 74
Cote dIvoire 59
Gambia 62
Ghana 64
Guinea 59
Guinea-Bissau 60
Liberia 61
Mali 59
Mauritania 65
Niger 62
Nigeria 54
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 58
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 63
Burundi 62
Comoros 63
Djibouti 62
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 65
Kenya 61
Madagascar 65
Malawi 63
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 59
Reunion 80
Rwanda 66
Seychelles 74
Somalia 55
South Sudan 55
Tanzania 66
Uganda 63
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 59
MIDDLE AFRICA 59
Angola 62
Cameroon 60
Central African Republic 54
Chad 53
Congo 64
Congo DR 59
Equatorial Guinea 61
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 68
SOUTHERN AFRICA 61
Botswana 61
eSwatini 57
Lesotho 53
Namibia 59
South Africa 62
NORTHERN AMERICA 77
Canada 82
United States 76
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 73
CENTRAL AMERICA 71
Belize 70
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 71
Guatemala 69
Honduras 70
Mexico 70
Nicaragua 77
Panama 77
CARIBBEAN 71
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 72
Barbados 78
Cuba 74
Curacao 78
Dominica 73
Dominican Republic 73
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 76
Haiti 63
Jamaica 71
Martinique 78
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts-Nevis 72
Saint Lucia 71
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 71
Trinidad and Tobago 76
SOUTH AMERICA 74
Argentina 75
Bolivia 64
Brazil 75
Chile 81
Colombia 75
Ecuador 74
French Guiana 76
Guyana 66
Paraguay 70
Peru 69
Suriname 73
Uruguay 75
Venezuela 71
ASIA 73
WESTERN ASIA 74
Armenia 74
Azerbaijan 73
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 81
Georgia 73
Iraq 70
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 79
Lebanon 75
Oman 73
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 79
Saudi Arabia 77
Syria 72
Turkey 79
United Arab Emirates 80
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 72
Kazakhstan 70
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 69
Uzbekistan 73
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 62
Bangladesh 72
Bhutan 72
India 70
Iran 74
Maldives 80
Nepal 68
Pakistan 66
Sri Lanka 76
SOUTHEAST ASIA 70
Brunei 79
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 68
Laos 67
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 66
Philippines 69
Singapore 84
Thailand 77
Timor-Leste 68
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 79
China 78
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 85
Korea, North 74
Korea, South 84
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 83
Ireland 82
Latvia 75
Lithuania 75
Norway 83
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 81
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 82
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 86
Netherlands 81
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 73
Belarus 74
Bulgaria 74
Czechia 77
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 71
Russia 72
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 71
SOUTHERN EUROPE 81
Albania 77
Andorra 80
Bosnia-Herzegovina 77
Croatia 78
Greece 81
Italy 82
Kosovo 76
Malta 84
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 81
San Marino 87
Serbia 73
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 78
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 70
Fiji 67
French Polynesia 77
Guam 77
Kiribati 67
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 79
New Zealand 82
Palau 66
Papua New Guinea 65
Samoa 73
Solomon Islands 70
Tonga 71
Tuvalu 65
Vanuatu 70
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 72
AFRICA 63
NORTHERN AFRICA 73
Algeria 76
Egypt 75
Libya 72
Morocco 74
Sudan 65
Tunisia 74
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 57
Benin 60
Burkina Faso 60
Cape Verde 74
Cote dIvoire 59
Gambia 62
Ghana 64
Guinea 59
Guinea-Bissau 60
Liberia 61
Mali 59
Mauritania 65
Niger 62
Nigeria 54
Senegal 70
Sierra Leone 58
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 63
Burundi 62
Comoros 63
Djibouti 62
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 65
Kenya 61
Madagascar 65
Malawi 63
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 59
Reunion 80
Rwanda 66
Seychelles 74
Somalia 55
South Sudan 55
Tanzania 66
Uganda 63
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 59
MIDDLE AFRICA 59
Angola 62
Cameroon 60
Central African Republic 54
Chad 53
Congo 64
Congo DR 59
Equatorial Guinea 61
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 68
SOUTHERN AFRICA 61
Botswana 61
eSwatini 57
Lesotho 53
Namibia 59
South Africa 62
NORTHERN AMERICA 77
Canada 82
United States 76
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 73
CENTRAL AMERICA 71
Belize 70
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 71
Guatemala 69
Honduras 70
Mexico 70
Nicaragua 77
Panama 77
CARIBBEAN 71
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 72
Barbados 78
Cuba 74
Curacao 78
Dominica 73
Dominican Republic 73
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 76
Haiti 63
Jamaica 71
Martinique 78
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts-Nevis 72
Saint Lucia 71
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 71
Trinidad and Tobago 76
SOUTH AMERICA 74
Argentina 75
Bolivia 64
Brazil 75
Chile 81
Colombia 75
Ecuador 74
French Guiana 76
Guyana 66
Paraguay 70
Peru 69
Suriname 73
Uruguay 75
Venezuela 71
ASIA 73
WESTERN ASIA 74
Armenia 74
Azerbaijan 73
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 81
Georgia 73
Iraq 70
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 79
Lebanon 75
Oman 73
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 79
Saudi Arabia 77
Syria 72
Turkey 79
United Arab Emirates 80
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 72
Kazakhstan 70
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 69
Uzbekistan 73
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 62
Bangladesh 72
Bhutan 72
India 70
Iran 74
Maldives 80
Nepal 68
Pakistan 66
Sri Lanka 76
SOUTHEAST ASIA 70
Brunei 79
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 68
Laos 67
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 66
Philippines 69
Singapore 84
Thailand 77
Timor-Leste 68
Vietnam 74
EAST ASIA 79
China 78
China, Hong Kong SAR 85
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 85
Korea, North 74
Korea, South 84
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 82
Iceland 83
Ireland 82
Latvia 75
Lithuania 75
Norway 83
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 81
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 82
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 86
Netherlands 81
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 73
Belarus 74
Bulgaria 74
Czechia 77
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 71
Russia 72
Slovakia 77
Ukraine 71
SOUTHERN EUROPE 81
Albania 77
Andorra 80
Bosnia-Herzegovina 77
Croatia 78
Greece 81
Italy 82
Kosovo 76
Malta 84
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 81
San Marino 87
Serbia 73
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 78
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 70
Fiji 67
French Polynesia 77
Guam 77
Kiribati 67
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 79
New Zealand 82
Palau 66
Papua New Guinea 65
Samoa 73
Solomon Islands 70
Tonga 71
Tuvalu 65
Vanuatu 70

Endnotes

Sources

2022 World Population Data Sheet

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