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Life expectancy by country

Life expectancy at birth · years · 217 countries ranked · 2024

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Rank 1 = best (higher is better for this indicator).25 of 217
  1. 1MonacoWorld rank 1st of 217
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  2. 2San MarinoWorld rank 2nd of 217
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  3. 3Hong KongWorld rank 3rd of 217
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  4. 4KuwaitWorld rank 4th of 217
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  5. 5SwitzerlandWorld rank 5th of 217
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  6. 6LiechtensteinWorld rank 6th of 217
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  7. 7French PolynesiaWorld rank 7th of 217
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  8. 8AndorraWorld rank 8th of 217
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  9. 9SwedenWorld rank 9th of 217
    up +0.8 yrs
  10. 10JapanWorld rank 10th of 217
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  11. 11ItalyWorld rank 11th of 217
    up +0.6 yrs
  12. 12SpainWorld rank 12th of 217
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  13. 13GibraltarWorld rank 13th of 217
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  14. 14South KoreaWorld rank 14th of 217
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  15. 15SingaporeWorld rank 15th of 217
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  16. 16MacaoWorld rank 16th of 217
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  17. 17IsraelWorld rank 17th of 217
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  18. 18LuxembourgWorld rank 18th of 217
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  19. 19NorwayWorld rank 19th of 217
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  20. 20Faroe IslandsWorld rank 20th of 217
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  21. 21United Arab EmiratesWorld rank 21st of 217
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  22. 22AustraliaWorld rank 22nd of 217
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  23. 23IrelandWorld rank 23rd of 217
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  24. 24FranceWorld rank 24th of 217
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  25. 25MaltaWorld rank 25th of 217
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Ranking over time

Life expectancy: the top 10 each year from 1960 to 2024. Press play to watch the race.

  • 1. Monaco: 86.5 yrs (2024)
  • 2. San Marino: 85.8 yrs (2024)
  • 3. Hong Kong: 85.4 yrs (2024)
  • 4. Kuwait: 84.6 yrs (2024)
  • 5. Switzerland: 84.4 yrs (2024)
  • 6. Liechtenstein: 84.2 yrs (2024)
  • 7. French Polynesia: 84.2 yrs (2024)
  • 8. Andorra: 84.2 yrs (2024)
  • 9. Sweden: 84.1 yrs (2024)
  • 10. Japan: 84.0 yrs (2024)
2024
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Bar chart race of Life expectancy: top 10 countries per year from 1960 to 2024.

Source: World Bank — WDI · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · retrieved 12 Sep 2026

Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

MonacoSan MarinoHong Kong
Rank over timeRank by year for Monaco, San Marino, Hong Kong, 1960–2024.196019701980199020002010202011020304050RankMonaco · 1San Marino · 2Hong Kong · 3

Rank by year for Monaco, San Marino, Hong Kong, 1960–2024.