List of countries by life expectancy
List by the World Health Organization (2015)
2015 data published in May 2016. HALE: Health-adjusted life expectancy

List of countries by life expectancy

Section Title: List by the World Health Organization (2015)
Table Section Text: 2015 data published in May 2016. HALE: Health-adjusted life expectancy

Country and regions	Both sexes rank	Both sexes life expectancy	Female rank	Female life expectancy	Male rank	Male life expectancy	Both sexes rank (HALE)	Both sexes life expectancy (HALE)

Japan	1	83.7	1	86.8	6	80.5	1	74.9

Switzerland	2	83.4	6	85.3	1	81.3	4	73.1

Singapore	3	83.1	2	86.1	10	80.0	2	73.9

Australia	4	82.8	7	84.8	3	80.9	15	71.9

Spain	4	82.8	3	85.5	9	80.1	9	72.4

Iceland	6	82.7	10	84.1	2	81.2	7	72.7

Italy	6	82.7	7	84.8	6	80.5	5	72.8

Israel	8	82.5	9	84.3	5	80.6	5	72.8

Sweden	9	82.4	12	84.0	4	80.7	12	72.0

France	9	82.4	5	85.4	16	79.4	8	72.6

South Korea	11	82.3	3	85.5	20	78.8	3	73.2

Canada	12	82.2	10	84.1	8	80.2	10	72.3

Luxembourg	13	82.0	12	84.0	13	79.8	17	71.8

Netherlands	14	81.9	20	83.6	10	80.0	11	72.2

Norway	15	81.8	17	83.7	13	79.8	12	72.0

Malta	16	81.7	17	83.7	15	79.7	18	71.7

New Zealand	17	81.6	26	83.3	10	80.0	19	71.6

Austria	18	81.5	14	83.9	19	79.0	12	72.0

Ireland	19	81.4	23	83.4	16	79.4	20	71.5

United Kingdom	20	81.2	27	83.0	16	79.4	21	71.4

Belgium	21	81.1	22	83.5	22	78.6	26	71.1

Finland	21	81.1	16	83.8	24	78.3	28	71.0

Portugal	21	81.1	14	83.9	27	78.2	21	71.4

Germany	24	81.0	23	83.4	21	78.7	23	71.3

Greece	24	81.0	20	83.6	24	78.3	15	71.9

Slovenia	26	80.8	17	83.7	28	77.9	26	71.1

Denmark	27	80.6	29	82.5	22	78.6	25	71.2

Cyprus	28	80.5	28	82.7	24	78.3	23	71.3

Chile	28	80.5	23	83.4	29	77.4	29	70.4

Costa Rica	30	79.6	30	82.2	31	77.1	31	69.7

United States	31	79.3	33	81.6	32	76.9	36	69.1

Cuba	32	79.1	34	81.4	32	76.9	35	69.2

Czech Republic	33	78.8	32	81.7	38	75.9	33	69.4

Maldives	34	78.5	41	80.2	32	76.9	32	69.6

Qatar	35	78.2	43	80.0	29	77.4	47	67.7

Croatia	36	78.0	36	81.2	42	74.7	33	69.4

Albania	37	77.8	38	80.7	39	75.1	38	68.8

Panama	37	77.8	37	81.1	42	74.7	42	68.1

Brunei	39	77.7	47	79.2	36	76.3	29	70.4

Estonia	40	77.6	31	82.0	65	72.7	37	68.9

Poland	41	77.5	35	81.3	52	73.6	39	68.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina	42	77.4	45	79.7	40	75.0	40	68.6

United Arab Emirates	43	77.1	57	78.6	35	76.4	44	67.9

Uruguay	44	77.0	40	80.4	56	73.3	44	67.9

Bahrain	45	76.9	71	77.9	37	76.2	55	67.0

Mexico	46	76.7	46	79.5	48	73.9	52	67.4

Slovakia	46	76.7	41	80.2	62	72.9	42	68.1

Oman	48	76.6	47	79.2	40	75.0	63	66.7

Antigua and Barbuda	49	76.4	57	78.6	46	74.1	50	67.5

Argentina	50	76.3	44	79.9	65	72.7	49	67.6

Jamaica	51	76.2	57	78.6	48	73.9	58	66.9

Ecuador	51	76.2	53	79.0	53	73.5	55	67.0

China	53	76.1	80	77.6	44	74.6	41	68.5

Montenegro	53	76.1	65	78.1	46	74.1	44	67.9

Bahamas	53	76.1	50	79.1	62	72.9	65	66.6

Vietnam	56	76.0	38	80.7	81	71.3	65	66.6

Hungary	57	75.9	50	79.1	71	72.3	52	67.4

Turkey	58	75.8	54	78.9	68	72.6	73	66.2

Macedonia	59	75.7	76	77.8	53	73.5	50	67.5

Algeria	60	75.6	81	77.5	50	73.8	75	66.0

Serbia	60	75.6	61	78.4	62	72.9	47	67.7

Iran	62	75.5	86	76.6	45	74.5	65	66.6

Peru	62	75.5	66	78.0	59	73.1	80	65.6

Barbados	62	75.5	71	77.9	59	73.1	65	66.6

Tunisia	65	75.3	76	77.8	61	73.0	63	66.7

Saint Lucia	66	75.2	71	77.9	68	72.6	74	66.1

Malaysia	67	75.0	83	77.3	65	72.7	70	66.5

Romania	67	75.0	55	78.8	78	71.4	59	66.8

Brazil	67	75.0	56	78.7	78	71.4	81	65.5

Lebanon	70	74.9	87	76.5	53	73.5	79	65.7

Thailand	70	74.9	66	78.0	74	71.9	59	66.8

Sri Lanka	70	74.9	63	78.3	75	71.6	55	67.0

Armenia	73	74.8	79	77.7	75	71.6	59	66.8

Nicaragua	73	74.8	71	77.9	77	71.5	103	63.7

Colombia	73	74.8	61	78.4	84	71.2	85	65.1

Kuwait	76	74.7	93	76.0	51	73.7	78	65.8

Honduras	77	74.6	85	77.0	71	72.3	90	64.9

Mauritius	77	74.6	76	77.8	78	71.4	59	66.8

Latvia	77	74.6	47	79.2	95	69.6	54	67.1

Saudi Arabia	80	74.5	93	76.0	58	73.2	96	64.5

Bulgaria	80	74.5	66	78.0	86	71.1	72	66.4

Georgia	82	74.4	63	78.3	91	70.3	70	66.5

Morocco	83	74.3	99	75.4	56	73.3	90	64.9

Jordan	84	74.1	96	75.9	70	72.5	88	65.0

Venezuela	84	74.1	60	78.5	94	70.0	83	65.2

Paraguay	86	74.0	93	76.0	73	72.2	83	65.2

Samoa	86	74.0	81	77.5	87	70.9	65	66.6

Dominican Republic	88	73.9	84	77.1	87	70.9	85	65.1

Grenada	89	73.6	91	76.1	84	71.2	88	65.0

Lithuania	89	73.6	50	79.1	104	68.1	75	66.0

Tonga	91	73.5	88	76.4	89	70.6	75	66.0

El Salvador	91	73.5	71	77.9	99	68.8	98	64.1

Cape Verde	93	73.3	103	75.0	81	71.3	97	64.4

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	94	73.2	100	75.2	81	71.3	94	64.6

Seychelles	94	73.2	66	78.0	98	69.1	81	65.5

Libya	96	72.7	98	75.6	92	70.1	101	63.8

Azerbaijan	96	72.7	97	75.8	95	69.6	93	64.7

Belarus	98	72.3	66	78.0	119	66.5	85	65.1

Moldova	99	72.1	90	76.2	106	67.9	92	64.8

Vanuatu	100	72.0	107	74.0	92	70.1	94	64.6

Guatemala	101	71.9	100	75.2	102	68.5	116	62.1

Bangladesh	102	71.8	113	73.1	89	70.6	111	62.3

Suriname	103	71.6	105	74.7	101	68.6	107	63.1

Ukraine	104	71.3	91	76.1	120	66.3	98	64.1

Trinidad and Tobago	105	71.2	104	74.8	106	67.9	104	63.3

Kyrgyzstan	106	71.1	102	75.1	111	67.2	101	63.8

Egypt	107	70.9	111	73.2	99	68.8	113	62.2

Bolivia	108	70.7	110	73.3	103	68.2	113	62.2

North Korea	109	70.6	107	74.0	113	67.0	100	64.0

Russia	110	70.5	89	76.3	127	64.7	104	63.3

Kazakhstan	111	70.2	105	74.7	123	65.7	104	63.3

Belize	112	70.1	113	73.1	110	67.5	111	62.3

Fiji	113	69.9	113	73.1	113	67.0	108	62.9

Bhutan	114	69.8	126	70.1	97	69.5	120	61.2

Tajikistan	115	69.7	109	73.6	116	66.6	116	62.1

Micronesia	116	69.4	124	70.6	104	68.1	109	62.5

Uzbekistan	116	69.4	116	72.7	122	66.1	110	62.4

Solomon Islands	118	69.2	121	70.8	106	67.9	116	62.1

Nepal	118	69.2	121	70.8	109	67.7	121	61.1

Indonesia	120	69.1	119	71.2	112	67.1	113	62.2

Iraq	121	68.9	118	71.8	121	66.2	124	60.0

Mongolia	122	68.8	111	73.2	127	64.7	119	62.0

Cambodia	123	68.7	123	70.7	116	66.6	130	58.9

Philippines	124	68.5	117	72.0	126	65.3	121	61.1

India	125	68.3	128	69.9	115	66.9	126	59.5

Timor-Leste	125	68.3	126	70.1	116	66.6	123	60.7

Sao Tome and Principe	127	67.5	130	69.4	124	65.6	128	59.1

Senegal	128	66.7	132	68.6	130	64.6	132	58.3

Myanmar	129	66.6	133	68.5	130	64.6	127	59.2

Pakistan	130	66.4	137	67.5	125	65.5	134	57.8

Kiribati	131	66.3	131	68.8	136	63.7	128	59.1

Turkmenistan	131	66.3	125	70.5	143	62.2	125	59.8

Guyana	133	66.2	133	68.5	134	63.9	130	58.9

Rwanda	134	66.1	120	71.1	150	60.9	140	56.6

Gabon	135	66.0	138	67.2	127	64.7	137	57.2

Namibia	136	65.8	135	68.3	139	63.1	136	57.5

Yemen	137	65.7	138	67.2	132	64.3	135	57.7

Laos	137	65.7	138	67.2	133	64.1	133	57.9

Botswana	137	65.7	136	68.1	137	63.3	138	56.9

Madagascar	140	65.5	141	67.0	134	63.9	138	56.9

Ethiopia	141	64.8	143	66.8	140	62.8	143	56.1

Congo	142	64.7	144	66.3	138	63.2	140	56.6

Eritrea	142	64.7	141	67.0	141	62.4	145	55.9

Syria	144	64.5	128	69.9	154	59.9	143	56.1

Sudan	145	64.1	146	65.9	141	62.4	145	55.9

Comoros	146	63.5	151	65.2	144	61.9	145	55.9

Djibouti	146	63.5	150	65.3	145	61.8	148	55.8

Haiti	146	63.5	148	65.5	147	61.5	150	55.4

Kenya	149	63.4	147	65.8	148	61.1	149	55.6

Mauritania	150	63.1	153	64.6	146	61.6	152	55.1

Papua New Guinea	151	62.9	149	65.4	152	60.6	142	56.4

South Africa	151	62.9	145	66.2	158	59.3	153	54.5

Ghana	153	62.4	155	63.9	149	61.0	151	55.3

Uganda	154	62.3	154	64.3	153	60.3	156	54.0

Niger	155	61.8	158	62.8	150	60.9	154	54.2

Tanzania	155	61.8	156	63.8	154	59.9	155	54.1

Zambia	155	61.8	152	64.7	161	59.0	158	53.6

Liberia	158	61.4	157	62.9	156	59.8	160	52.7

Gambia	159	61.1	159	62.5	156	59.8	157	53.8

Zimbabwe	160	60.7	160	62.3	161	59.0	163	52.3

Afghanistan	161	60.5	161	61.9	158	59.3	164	52.2

Benin	162	60.0	164	61.1	163	58.8	162	52.5

Burkina Faso	163	59.9	167	60.5	160	59.1	161	52.6

Togo	163	59.9	164	61.1	164	58.6	159	52.8

DR Congo	165	59.8	163	61.5	165	58.3	166	51.7

Burundi	166	59.6	162	61.6	168	57.7	164	52.2

Guinea	167	59.0	171	59.8	166	58.2	166	51.7

Guinea-Bissau	168	58.9	167	60.5	169	57.2	168	51.5

Eswatini (Swaziland)	168	58.9	164	61.1	171	56.6	172	50.9

Malawi	170	58.3	170	59.9	170	56.7	169	51.2

Mali	171	58.2	175	58.3	166	58.2	171	51.1

Equatorial Guinea	171	58.2	169	60.0	171	56.6	169	51.2

Mozambique	173	57.6	172	59.4	175	55.7	175	49.6

South Sudan	174	57.3	173	58.6	173	56.1	174	49.9

Cameroon	174	57.3	173	58.6	174	55.9	173	50.3

Somalia	176	55.0	176	56.6	176	53.5	176	47.8

Nigeria	177	54.5	177	55.6	177	53.4	177	47.7

Lesotho	178	53.7	178	55.4	179	51.7	179	46.6

Cote d'Ivoire	179	53.3	180	54.4	178	52.3	178	47.0

Chad	180	53.1	179	54.5	179	51.7	180	46.1

Central African Republic	181	52.5	181	54.1	181	50.9	181	45.9

Angola	182	52.4	182	54.0	181	50.9	182	45.8

Sierra Leone	183	50.1	183	50.8	183	49.3	183	44.4

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