List of countries by life expectancy
List by the World Health Organization (2015)
Table:
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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