list of countries by life expectancy

The life expectancy is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. Several non-sovereign entities and territories are also included in this list.

The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in the countries listed, as well as other factors including HIV infections.

From the start of the 21st century, estimates of healthy life expectancy (HALE), the average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health", are also produced.{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/healthy-life-expectancy-(hale)-at-60-(years)|title=Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at 60 (years)|language=en|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523205119/https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/healthy-life-expectancy-%28hale%29-at-60-%28years%29|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indhale/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704092005/http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indhale/en/|archive-date=4 July 2012|title=Health Status Statistics: Mortality|language=en|publisher=World Health Organization}}

Comparing life expectancies across countries can be difficult, due to poor reporting in some countries and different local standards in collecting statistics.

This is especially true for healthy life expectancy, the definition of which may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years. This number decreases to 75.5 years for Indigenous people in Canada.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Healthy-Aging-Report.pdf |title=Healthy Aging Report |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106003424/https://www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Healthy-Aging-Report.pdf |url-status=live }} This discrepancy is echoed in most quality of life metrics across Canada.

Estimations are by the analytical agency of the UN.{{cite web |date=27 July 2024 |title=World Population Prospects 2024 |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads?folder=Standard%20Projections&group=Most%20used |publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |lang=en |format=XLSX}} — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)" Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as Monaco (LE 86.37 years, population 39,000), San Marino (LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and Saint Barthélemy (LE 84.29 years, population 11,000). The values are rounded. All calculations were made with raw data.

These values are used to calculate the Human Development Index.

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Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023.{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, total|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603114153/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, male|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311024618/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, female|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312055808/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN|url-status=live}} Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as Monaco (LE 86.37 years, population 39,000), San Marino (LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and Liechtenstein (LE 84.84 years, population 41,000). The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations were done on raw data, therefore, due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.

In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2023.

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According to data published by the World Health Organization in December 2020.{{cite web |title=Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country |language=en |publisher=World Health Organization |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |date=4 December 2022 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305150130/https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by WHO region |language=en |publisher=World Health Organization |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.SDG2016LEXREGv |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527081041/https://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.SDG2016LEXREGv |url-status=live }} By default, data is sorted by life expectancy at birth for all population, and in case of equal values by HALE for all population.

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The US CIA published the following life expectancy data in its World Factbook.{{Cite web |title=Life expectancy at birth - The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.cia.gov |archive-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702115855/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/ |url-status=live }}

{{List of countries by life expectancy/CIA World Factbook}}

Life expectancy estimates in the OECD for 2022.{{cite web|title=OECD Data: Life expectancy at birth|url=https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/life-expectancy-at-birth.htm|publisher=OECD|date=17 December 2023|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202012350/https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/life-expectancy-at-birth.htm|url-status=live}} By default, the list is sorted by 2019.

{{List of countries by life expectancy/OECD}}

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• Health equity#Gender disparities in life expectancy
• Health survival paradox
• List of countries by total health expenditure per capita
• List of countries by past life expectancy
• List of European countries by life expectancy
• List of European regions by life expectancy
• List of Asian countries by life expectancy
• List of North American countries by life expectancy
• List of South American countries by life expectancy
• List of African countries by life expectancy
• List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy
• List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy
• List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy
• List of world regions by life expectancy
• Oldest people
• Sex differences in medicine

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• [http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/ Global Agewatch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003130501/http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/ |date=3 October 2014 }} has the latest internationally comparable statistics on life expectancy from 195 countries.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110113085832/http://graphs.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly=2003;lb=f;il=t;fs=11;al=30;stl=t;st=t;nsl=t;se=t$wst;tts=C$ts;sp=6;ti=2007$zpv;v=0$inc_x;mmid=XCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj1jiMAkmq1iMg;by=ind$inc_y;mmid=YCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj2tPLxKvvnNPA;by=ind$inc_s;uniValue=8.21;iid=phAwcNAVuyj0XOoBL_n5tAQ;by=ind$inc_c;uniValue=255;gid=CATID0;by=grp$map_x;scale=log;dataMin=194;dataMax=96846$map_y;scale=lin;dataMin=23;dataMax=86$map_s;sma=49;smi=2.65$cd;bd=0$inds= Life expectancy trends interactive graph]
• [http://www.statsilk.com/maps/life-expectancy-interactive-world-map Life expectancy interactive world map]
• [http://www.livescience.com/22005-highest-and-lowest-life-expectancy-at-birth-infographic.html Global Life Expectancy (Infographic)|LiveScience]
• [https://simplyinsurance.com/average-us-life-expectancy-statistics/ U.S. States life expectancy compared to the world (Infographic & Study)|Simply Insurance]

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