Life expectancy at birth around the world

How long a baby born today can expect to live, by country (World Bank, 2024 where available, otherwise 2023; 215 countries). The histogram beside the map shows how countries are spread: the median country is at about 75 years, with a long tail of lower values, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.

What the map shows

Under 60 (6)

Central African Republic, Chad, Lesotho, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan

60 – 65 (21)

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nauru, Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zimbabwe

65 – 70 (37)

Afghanistan, Bolivia, Botswana, Comoros, Djibouti, East Timor, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, The Gambia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

70 – 75 (47)

American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Cambodia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Paraguay, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam

75 – 80 (53)

Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Ecuador, Estonia, Grenada, Guam, Hungary, Iran, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, North Macedonia, Panama, People's Republic of China, Peru, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, Uruguay

80+ (51)

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saint Martin, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Virgin Islands

Data table (215 regions)

Region	Value
Monaco	86.5 years
San Marino	85.8 years
Hong Kong	85.4 years
Kuwait	84.6 years
Switzerland	84.4 years
Andorra	84.2 years
French Polynesia	84.2 years
Liechtenstein	84.2 years
Sweden	84.1 years
Italy	84.0 years
Japan	84.0 years
Spain	83.9 years
South Korea	83.6 years
Macau	83.3 years
Singapore	83.3 years
Israel	83.2 years
Luxembourg	83.2 years
Norway	83.2 years
Australia	83.1 years
Faroe Islands	83.1 years
United Arab Emirates	83.1 years
France	83.0 years
Ireland	83.0 years
Malta	83.0 years
Iceland	82.8 years
Bermuda	82.5 years
Qatar	82.5 years
Portugal	82.4 years
Belgium	82.3 years
Denmark	82.3 years
Finland	82.3 years
Slovenia	82.3 years
Canada	82.1 years
Austria	82.0 years
Netherlands	82.0 years
New Zealand	82.0 years
Puerto Rico	81.9 years
Cyprus	81.8 years
Greece	81.8 years
Bahrain	81.4 years
Chile	81.4 years
United Kingdom	81.4 years
Maldives	81.3 years
Isle of Man	81.1 years
Costa Rica	81.0 years
Germany	80.8 years
United States Virgin Islands	80.8 years
Cayman Islands	80.5 years
Saint Martin	80.4 years
Oman	80.2 years
Czech Republic	80.0 years
Albania	79.8 years
Panama	79.8 years
Estonia	79.3 years
Saudi Arabia	79.0 years
Croatia	78.9 years
New Caledonia	78.9 years
Northern Mariana Islands	78.9 years
United States of America	78.9 years
Poland	78.4 years
Slovakia	78.4 years
Armenia	78.3 years
Cuba	78.3 years
Uruguay	78.3 years
Kosovo	78.2 years
Turks and Caicos Islands	78.2 years
Bosnia and Herzegovina	78.0 years
People's Republic of China	78.0 years
Jordan	78.0 years
Colombia	77.9 years
Iran	77.9 years
Lebanon	77.9 years
Montenegro	77.9 years
Peru	77.9 years
Antigua and Barbuda	77.8 years
Sri Lanka	77.7 years
Ecuador	77.6 years
Argentina	77.5 years
British Virgin Islands	77.4 years
Guam	77.4 years
Turkey	77.4 years
Lithuania	77.2 years
Curaçao	77.0 years
Malaysia	76.8 years
Hungary	76.7 years
Tunisia	76.7 years
North Macedonia	76.6 years
Thailand	76.6 years
Algeria	76.5 years
Aruba	76.5 years
Romania	76.5 years
Sint Maarten	76.5 years
Latvia	76.4 years
Barbados	76.3 years
Seychelles	76.3 years
Cape Verde	76.2 years
Brazil	76.0 years
Serbia	76.0 years
Bulgaria	75.8 years
Brunei	75.5 years
Morocco	75.5 years
Grenada	75.4 years
Mexico	75.3 years
Nicaragua	75.1 years
Bangladesh	74.9 years
The Bahamas	74.7 years
Georgia	74.7 years
Ukraine	74.7 years
Vietnam	74.7 years
Azerbaijan	74.6 years
Kazakhstan	74.5 years
Belarus	74.4 years
Paraguay	74.0 years
Dominican Republic	73.9 years
Mauritius	73.8 years
Suriname	73.8 years
Belize	73.7 years
North Korea	73.7 years
Trinidad and Tobago	73.6 years
Russia	73.4 years
Bhutan	73.3 years
Tonga	73.1 years
American Samoa	73.0 years
Honduras	73.0 years
Saint Lucia	72.8 years
Guatemala	72.7 years
Venezuela	72.7 years
Syria	72.6 years
Uzbekistan	72.5 years
Iraq	72.4 years
Kyrgyzstan	72.4 years
Mongolia	72.4 years
El Salvador	72.3 years
Saint Kitts and Nevis	72.3 years
India	72.2 years
Tajikistan	71.9 years
Egypt	71.8 years
Samoa	71.8 years
Vanuatu	71.7 years
Jamaica	71.6 years
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	71.4 years
Dominica	71.3 years
Indonesia	71.3 years
Moldova	71.3 years
Libya	71.1 years
Cambodia	70.8 years
Solomon Islands	70.7 years
Nepal	70.6 years
Greenland	70.3 years
Guyana	70.3 years
Turkmenistan	70.2 years
Philippines	69.9 years
São Tomé and Príncipe	69.9 years
Palau	69.4 years
Yemen	69.4 years
Botswana	69.3 years
Laos	69.2 years
Palestine	69.2 years
Eritrea	68.9 years
Senegal	68.9 years
Bolivia	68.7 years
Mauritania	68.7 years
Gabon	68.5 years
Uganda	68.5 years
Rwanda	68.0 years
East Timor	67.9 years
Pakistan	67.8 years
Ethiopia	67.6 years
Malawi	67.6 years
Fiji	67.5 years
Namibia	67.5 years
Federated States of Micronesia	67.4 years
Tuvalu	67.3 years
Tanzania	67.2 years
Marshall Islands	67.1 years
Myanmar	67.1 years
Comoros	67.0 years
Kiribati	66.6 years
Sudan	66.5 years
Zambia	66.5 years
Afghanistan	66.3 years
Papua New Guinea	66.3 years
South Africa	66.3 years
Djibouti	66.2 years
The Gambia	66.1 years
Republic of the Congo	66.0 years
Ghana	65.7 years
Haiti	65.1 years
Angola	64.8 years
Eswatini	64.3 years
Guinea-Bissau	64.3 years
Cameroon	64.0 years
Equatorial Guinea	63.9 years
Burundi	63.8 years
Kenya	63.8 years
Madagascar	63.8 years
Mozambique	63.8 years
Zimbabwe	63.1 years
Togo	62.9 years
Liberia	62.3 years
Nauru	62.3 years
Democratic Republic of the Congo	62.1 years
Ivory Coast	62.1 years
Sierra Leone	62.0 years
Niger	61.4 years
Burkina Faso	61.3 years
Benin	61.0 years
Guinea	60.9 years
Mali	60.7 years
Somalia	59.0 years
Lesotho	57.8 years
Central African Republic	57.7 years
South Sudan	57.7 years
Chad	55.2 years
Nigeria	54.6 years

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), 2024 or latest year