List of countries by life expectancy
List by the World Health Organization (2011)
Columns: Overall rank | Country | Overall life expectancy | Male life expectancy | Male rank | Female life expectancy | Female rank
1 | Japan | 83 | 79 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland | 83 | 80 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 1 | San Marino | 83 | 82 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 4 | Italy | 82 | 80 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Singapore | 82 | 80 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Iceland | 82 | 81 | 3 | 84 | 9 | 4 | Andorra | 82 | 79 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Australia | 82 | 80 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 4 | Spain | 82 | 79 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Qatar | 82 | 83 | 1 | 81 | 35 | 4 | Israel | 82 | 80 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 4 | Monaco | 82 | 79 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 4 | France | 82 | 78 | 24 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Sweden | 82 | 80 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 4 | Canada | 82 | 80 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 4 | Luxembourg | 82 | 79 | 12 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Cyprus | 81 | 79 | 12 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Norway | 81 | 79 | 12 | 83 | 20 | 17 | New Zealand | 81 | 79 | 12 | 83 | 20 | 17 | Netherlands | 81 | 79 | 12 | 83 | 20 | 17 | Austria | 81 | 78 | 24 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Greece | 81 | 78 | 24 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Ireland | 81 | 79 | 12 | 83 | 20 | 17 | South Korea | 81 | 77 | 31 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Finland | 81 | 78 | 24 | 84 | 9 | 17 | Germany | 81 | 78 | 24 | 83 | 20 | 27 | United Kingdom | 80 | 79 | 12 | 82 | 29 | 27 | Belgium | 80 | 78 | 24 | 83 | 20 | 27 | Malta | 80 | 79 | 12 | 82 | 29 | 27 | Slovenia | 80 | 77 | 31 | 83 | 20 | 27 | Portugal | 80 | 77 | 31 | 83 | 20 | 27 | Kuwait | 80 | 80 | 4 | 80 | 42 | 33 | Denmark | 79 | 77 | 31 | 82 | 29 | 33 | Chile | 79 | 76 | 36 | 82 | 29 | 33 | Costa Rica | 79 | 77 | 31 | 81 | 35 | 33 | Bahrain | 79 | 78 | 24 | 80 | 42 | 33 | United States | 79 | 76 | 36 | 81 | 35 | 38 | Cuba | 78 | 76 | 36 | 80 | 42 | 38 | Czech Republic | 78 | 75 | 45 | 81 | 35 | 38 | Barbados | 78 | 75 | 45 | 80 | 42 | 38 | Colombia | 78 | 74 | 49 | 81 | 35 | 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 77 | 76 | 36 | 78 | 57 | 42 | Croatia | 77 | 74 | 49 | 80 | 42 | 42 | Cook Islands | 77 | 73 | 56 | 82 | 29 | 42 | Peru | 77 | 75 | 45 | 78 | 57 | 42 | Panama | 77 | 74 | 49 | 80 | 42 | 42 | Maldives | 77 | 76 | 36 | 78 | 57 | 42 | Uruguay | 77 | 73 | 56 | 80 | 42 | 49 | Estonia | 76 | 71 | 82 | 81 | 35 | 49 | Poland | 76 | 72 | 67 | 81 | 35 | 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76 | 74 | 49 | 78 | 57 | 49 | Slovakia | 76 | 72 | 67 | 80 | 42 | 49 | Ecuador | 76 | 73 | 56 | 79 | 51 | 49 | Argentina | 76 | 72 | 67 | 79 | 51 | 49 | Turkey | 76 | 73 | 56 | 78 | 57 | 49 | United Arab Emirates | 76 | 75 | 45 | 77 | 75 | 49 | Montenegro | 76 | 73 | 56 | 78 | 57 | 49 | Tunisia | 76 | 74 | 49 | 78 | 57 | 49 | China | 76 | 74 | 49 | 77 | 75 | 49 | Saudi Arabia | 76 | 74 | 49 | 80 | 42 | 61 | Venezuela | 75 | 72 | 67 | 79 | 51 | 61 | Macedonia | 75 | 73 | 56 | 77 | 75 | 61 | Vietnam | 75 | 73 | 56 | 77 | 75 | 61 | Syria | 75 | 73 | 56 | 77 | 75 | 61 | Bahamas | 75 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 57 | 61 | Hungary | 75 | 71 | 82 | 79 | 51 | 61 | Saint Lucia | 75 | 71 | 82 | 79 | 51 | 61 | Mexico | 75 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 57 | 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 73 | 56 | 76 | 87 | 61 | Jamaica | 75 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 61 | Sri Lanka | 75 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 61 | Paraguay | 75 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Dominica | 74 | 72 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 73 | Serbia | 74 | 72 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 73 | Brazil | 74 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Bulgaria | 74 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Grenada | 74 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 73 | Romania | 74 | 70 | 97 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Honduras | 74 | 72 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 73 | Thailand | 74 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 73 | Malaysia | 74 | 72 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 73 | Albania | 74 | 73 | 56 | 75 | 102 | 73 | Mauritius | 74 | 70 | 97 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Latvia | 74 | 69 | 103 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Lebanon | 74 | 72 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 73 | Lithuania | 74 | 68 | 108 | 79 | 51 | 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74 | 71 | 82 | 76 | 87 | 73 | Belize | 74 | 71 | 82 | 76 | 87 | 73 | Seychelles | 74 | 69 | 103 | 78 | 57 | 73 | Jordan | 74 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 102 | 92 | Iran | 73 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 102 | 92 | Egypt | 73 | 71 | 82 | 75 | 102 | 92 | Algeria | 73 | 71 | 82 | 74 | 110 | 92 | Nicaragua | 73 | 70 | 97 | 76 | 87 | 92 | Samoa | 73 | 70 | 97 | 76 | 87 | 92 | Dominican Republic | 73 | 72 | 67 | 73 | 115 | 98 | Suriname | 72 | 69 | 103 | 76 | 87 | 98 | Oman | 72 | 70 | 97 | 76 | 87 | 98 | Morocco | 72 | 70 | 97 | 74 | 110 | 98 | Niue | 72 | 65 | 130 | 82 | 29 | 98 | Vanuatu | 72 | 71 | 82 | 74 | 110 | 98 | Georgia | 72 | 68 | 108 | 76 | 87 | 98 | El Salvador | 72 | 68 | 108 | 76 | 87 | 98 | Tonga | 72 | 73 | 56 | 70 | 128 | 98 | Palau | 72 | 68 | 108 | 77 | 75 | 98 | Cape Verde | 72 | 68 | 108 | 76 | 87 | 108 | Nauru | 71 | 68 | 108 | 76 | 87 | 108 | Belarus | 71 | 66 | 122 | 77 | 75 | 108 | Azerbaijan | 71 | 69 | 103 | 74 | 110 | 108 | Armenia | 71 | 67 | 116 | 75 | 102 | 108 | Moldova | 71 | 67 | 116 | 75 | 102 | 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71 | 66 | 122 | 75 | 102 | 108 | Ukraine | 71 | 65 | 130 | 76 | 87 | 115 | Fiji | 70 | 67 | 116 | 72 | 119 | 115 | Bangladesh | 70 | 69 | 103 | 70 | 128 | 115 | Solomon Islands | 70 | 68 | 108 | 71 | 124 | 115 | Indonesia | 70 | 69 | 108 | 71 | 124 | 118 | Philippines | 69 | 66 | 122 | 73 | 115 | 118 | Guatemala | 69 | 66 | 122 | 73 | 115 | 118 | Iraq | 69 | 65 | 130 | 72 | 119 | 118 | Russia | 69 | 63 | 144 | 75 | 102 | 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 69 | 65 | 130 | 72 | 119 | 118 | North Korea | 69 | 65 | 130 | 72 | 119 | 118 | Micronesia | 69 | 67 | 116 | 70 | 128 | 126 | Uzbekistan | 68 | 66 | 122 | 71 | 124 | 126 | Nepal | 68 | 67 | 116 | 69 | 131 | 126 | Mongolia | 68 | 64 | 139 | 73 | 115 | 126 | Laos | 68 | 66 | 122 | 69 | 131 | 126 | Tajikistan | 68 | 67 | 116 | 69 | 131 | 131 | Bhutan | 67 | 66 | 122 | 69 | 131 | 131 | Kiribati | 67 | 65 | 130 | 71 | 124 | 131 | Bolivia | 67 | 65 | 130 | 69 | 131 | 131 | Kazakhstan | 67 | 62 | 149 | 72 | 119 | 131 | Pakistan | 67 | 66 | 122 | 68 | 136 | 136 | Madagascar | 66 | 65 | 130 | 68 | 136 | 136 | Botswana | 66 | 64 | 139 | 67 | 138 | 138 | India | 65 | 64 | 139 | 67 | 138 | 138 | Myanmar | 65 | 63 | 144 | 67 | 138 | 138 | Namibia | 65 | 64 | 139 | 66 | 143 | 138 | Libya | 65 | 58 | 160 | 74 | 110 | 138 | Cambodia | 65 | 64 | 139 | 66 | 143 | 143 | Tuvalu | 64 | 65 | 130 | 64 | 150 | 143 | Yemen | 64 | 63 | 144 | 66 | 143 | 143 | Timor-Leste | 64 | 63 | 144 | 65 | 146 | 143 | Ghana | 64 | 62 | 149 | 65 | 146 | 147 | Turkmenistan | 63 | 60 | 151 | 67 | 138 | 147 | Guyana | 63 | 60 | 151 | 67 | 138 | 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63 | 62 | 149 | 65 | 146 | 147 | Papua New Guinea | 63 | 62 | 149 | 65 | 146 | 147 | Haiti | 63 | 62 | 149 | 64 | 150 | 152 | Gabon | 62 | 61 | 150 | 64 | 150 | 152 | Sudan | 62 | 60 | 151 | 64 | 150 | 152 | Comoros | 62 | 60 | 151 | 63 | 155 | 155 | Eritrea | 61 | 59 | 156 | 64 | 150 | 155 | Senegal | 61 | 60 | 151 | 62 | 156 | 157 | Ethiopia | 60 | 59 | 156 | 62 | 156 | 157 | Kenya | 60 | 58 | 160 | 61 | 158 | 157 | Rwanda | 60 | 58 | 160 | 61 | 158 | 157 | Marshall Islands | 60 | 59 | 156 | 60 | 162 | 157 | Afghanistan | 60 | 59 | 156 | 61 | 158 | 162 | Liberia | 59 | 58 | 160 | 60 | 162 | 162 | Tanzania | 59 | 58 | 160 | 61 | 158 | 162 | Mauritania | 59 | 57 | 165 | 60 | 162 | 165 | South Africa | 58 | 57 | 165 | 60 | 162 | 165 | Djibouti | 58 | 57 | 165 | 60 | 162 | 165 | Malawi | 58 | 57 | 165 | 58 | 170 | 165 | Gambia | 58 | 57 | 165 | 60 | 162 | 165 | Republic of the Congo | 58 | 57 | 165 | 59 | 168 | 170 | Benin | 57 | 56 | 171 | 59 | 168 | 171 | Burkina Faso | 56 | 54 | 175 | 57 | 173 | 171 | Uganda | 56 | 54 | 175 | 57 | 173 | 171 | Togo | 56 | 55 | 172 | 58 | 170 | 171 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56 | 55 | 172 | 58 | 170 | 171 | Niger | 56 | 55 | 172 | 57 | 173 | 176 | Guinea | 55 | 54 | 175 | 56 | 176 | 176 | Zambia | 55 | 54 | 175 | 56 | 176 | 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 54 | 53 | 179 | 55 | 178 | 178 | Zimbabwe | 54 | 53 | 179 | 55 | 178 | 180 | Cameroon | 53 | 51 | 184 | 54 | 180 | 180 | Burundi | 53 | 52 | 181 | 54 | 180 | 180 | Mozambique | 53 | 52 | 181 | 53 | 183 | 180 | Nigeria | 53 | 52 | 181 | 54 | 180 | 184 | Chad | 51 | 50 | 185 | 53 | 183 | 184 | Angola | 51 | 50 | 185 | 53 | 183 | 184 | Mali | 51 | 50 | 185 | 53 | 183 | 187 | Guinea Bissau | 50 | 48 | 189 | 52 | 187 | 187 | Swaziland | 50 | 49 | 188 | 51 | 189 | 187 | Somalia | 50 | 48 | 189 | 52 | 187 | 187 | Lesotho | 50 | 49 | 188 | 50 | 191 | 191 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49 | 48 | 189 | 51 | 189 | 192 | Central African Republic | 48 | 47 | 192 | 50 | 191