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 78
Egypt 72
Libya 72
Morocco 77
Sudan 66
Tunisia 76
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 60
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 74
Cote d'Ivoire 59
Gambia 63
Ghana 64
Guinea 61
GuineaBissau 60
Liberia 60
Mali 59
Mauritania 65
Niger 62
Nigeria 54
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 64
Burundi 62
Comoros 64
Djibouti 63
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 66
Kenya 62
Madagascar 65
Malawi 67
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 60
Reunion 80
Rwanda 70
Seychelles 74
Somalia 56
South Sudan 56
Tanzania 66
Uganda 64
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 65
MIDDLE AFRICA 60
Angola 62
Cameroon 60
Central African Republic 54
Chad 53
Congo 63
Congo DR 60
Equatorial Guinea 61
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 69
SOUTHERN AFRICA 62
Botswana 66
eSwatini 56
Lesotho 53
Namibia 58
South Africa 63
NORTHERN AMERICA 77
Canada 82
United States 76
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 74
CENTRAL AMERICA 74
Belize 71
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 71
Guatemala 69
Honduras 71
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 77
Panama 78
CARIBBEAN 72
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 74
Barbados 78
Cuba 74
Curacao 77
Dominica 73
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 64
Jamaica 71
Martinique 80
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts and Nevis 72
St. Lucia 71
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 70
Trinidad and Tobago 75
SOUTH AMERICA 74
Argentina 76
Bolivia 65
Brazil 73
Chile 81
Colombia 74
Ecuador 78
French Guiana 76
Guyana 66
Paraguay 70
Peru 73
Suriname 70
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 71
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 74
Armenia 72
Azerbaijan 74
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 82
Georgia 74
Iraq 71
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 74
Oman 74
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 72
Turkey 78
United Arab Emirates 79
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 73
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 70
Turkmenistan 69
Uzbekistan 74
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 63
Bangladesh 74
Bhutan 72
India 70
Iran 75
Maldives 80
Nepal 70
Pakistan 65
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 72
Brunei 78
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 71
Laos 67
Malaysia 73
Myanmar 67
Philippines 72
Singapore 83
Thailand 76
Timor Leste 69
Vietnam 75
EAST ASIA 79
China 79
China, Hong Kong SAR 84
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 84
Korea, North 74
Korea, South 84
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 81
Estonia 78
Finland 81
Iceland 82
Ireland 82
Latvia 74
Lithuania 76
Norway 87
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 87
Netherlands 81
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 72
Belarus 74
Bulgaria 72
Czechia 79
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 74
Russia 70
Slovakia 75
Ukraine 69
SOUTHERN EUROPE 82
Albania 77
Andorra 84
Bosnia Herzegovina 77
Croatia 78
Greece 80
Italy 83
Kosovo 76
Malta 84
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 76
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 79
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 71
Fiji 70
French Polynesia 77
Guam 76
Kiribati 62
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 81
New Zealand 82
Palau 65
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 73
Solomon Islands 71
Tonga 71
Tuvalu 65
Vanuatu 70
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Total
WORLD 72
AFRICA 63
NORTHERN AFRICA 73
Algeria 78
Egypt 72
Libya 72
Morocco 77
Sudan 66
Tunisia 76
Western Sahara 71
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 60
Burkina Faso 62
Cape Verde 74
Cote d'Ivoire 59
Gambia 63
Ghana 64
Guinea 61
GuineaBissau 60
Liberia 60
Mali 59
Mauritania 65
Niger 62
Nigeria 54
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 62
EASTERN AFRICA 64
Burundi 62
Comoros 64
Djibouti 63
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 66
Kenya 62
Madagascar 65
Malawi 67
Mauritius 74
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 60
Reunion 80
Rwanda 70
Seychelles 74
Somalia 56
South Sudan 56
Tanzania 66
Uganda 64
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 65
MIDDLE AFRICA 60
Angola 62
Cameroon 60
Central African Republic 54
Chad 53
Congo 63
Congo DR 60
Equatorial Guinea 61
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 69
SOUTHERN AFRICA 62
Botswana 66
eSwatini 56
Lesotho 53
Namibia 58
South Africa 63
NORTHERN AMERICA 77
Canada 82
United States 76
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 74
CENTRAL AMERICA 74
Belize 71
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 71
Guatemala 69
Honduras 71
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 77
Panama 78
CARIBBEAN 72
Antigua and Barbuda 79
Bahamas 74
Barbados 78
Cuba 74
Curacao 77
Dominica 73
Dominican Republic 74
Grenada 75
Guadeloupe 80
Haiti 64
Jamaica 71
Martinique 80
Puerto Rico 80
St. Kitts and Nevis 72
St. Lucia 71
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 70
Trinidad and Tobago 75
SOUTH AMERICA 74
Argentina 76
Bolivia 65
Brazil 73
Chile 81
Colombia 74
Ecuador 78
French Guiana 76
Guyana 66
Paraguay 70
Peru 73
Suriname 70
Uruguay 78
Venezuela 71
ASIA 74
WESTERN ASIA 74
Armenia 72
Azerbaijan 74
Bahrain 79
Cyprus 82
Georgia 74
Iraq 71
Israel 83
Jordan 73
Kuwait 80
Lebanon 74
Oman 74
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 82
Saudi Arabia 78
Syria 72
Turkey 78
United Arab Emirates 79
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 73
Kazakhstan 74
Kyrgyzstan 72
Tajikistan 70
Turkmenistan 69
Uzbekistan 74
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 63
Bangladesh 74
Bhutan 72
India 70
Iran 75
Maldives 80
Nepal 70
Pakistan 65
Sri Lanka 77
SOUTHEAST ASIA 72
Brunei 78
Cambodia 70
Indonesia 71
Laos 67
Malaysia 73
Myanmar 67
Philippines 72
Singapore 83
Thailand 76
Timor Leste 69
Vietnam 75
EAST ASIA 79
China 79
China, Hong Kong SAR 84
China, Macao SAR 84
Japan 84
Korea, North 74
Korea, South 84
Mongolia 71
Taiwan 81
EUROPE 78
NORTHERN EUROPE 81
Denmark 81
Estonia 78
Finland 81
Iceland 82
Ireland 82
Latvia 74
Lithuania 76
Norway 87
Sweden 83
United Kingdom 81
WESTERN EUROPE 82
Austria 81
Belgium 82
France 82
Germany 81
Liechtenstein 84
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 87
Netherlands 81
Switzerland 84
EASTERN EUROPE 72
Belarus 74
Bulgaria 72
Czechia 79
Hungary 76
Moldova 71
Poland 77
Romania 74
Russia 70
Slovakia 75
Ukraine 69
SOUTHERN EUROPE 82
Albania 77
Andorra 84
Bosnia Herzegovina 77
Croatia 78
Greece 80
Italy 83
Kosovo 76
Malta 84
Montenegro 76
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 81
San Marino 85
Serbia 76
Slovenia 81
Spain 83
OCEANIA 79
Australia 83
Federated States of Micronesia 71
Fiji 70
French Polynesia 77
Guam 76
Kiribati 62
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 64
New Caledonia 81
New Zealand 82
Palau 65
Papua New Guinea 66
Samoa 73
Solomon Islands 71
Tonga 71
Tuvalu 65
Vanuatu 70

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