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Life expectancy at birth (years)

DemographicsWHO GHOwho_gho:WHOSIS_000001•Years•2000 → 2021•185 countries
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWHO GHO
Coverage
185
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2021
Latest
2021
Spotlight
Korea, Rep.
KOR
86.6583 Years
2021
Spain
ESP
85.2977 Years
2021
Norway
NOR
84.2527 Years
2021
Singapore
SGP
83.8571 Years
2021
Canada
CAN
83.815 Years
2021
Puerto Rico (US)
PRI
83.5131 Years
2021
Life expectancy at birth (years) infographic

Life expectancy at birth (years) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2021)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Years
≤ 62.57
62.57 – 66.64
66.64 – 70.55
70.55 – 73.81
73.81 – 75.96
75.96 – 79.06
> 79.06
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)

Highest 15 countries

Life expectancy at birth (years)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)

Distribution across countries

Life expectancy at birth (years)
Countries
50
 
Median
79.2
 
Mean
80
 
25th pctl
77.9
 
75th pctl
81.8
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)

Compare trends

Life expectancy at birth (years)
Korea, Rep.SpainNorway
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
CountryLatestDateTrend
Korea, Rep.KOR86.66 Years2021
SpainESP85.3 Years2021
NorwayNOR84.25 Years2021
SingaporeSGP83.86 Years2021
CanadaCAN83.81 Years2021
Puerto Rico (US)PRI83.51 Years2021
SwitzerlandCHE83.33 Years2021
LuxembourgLUX82.78 Years2021
SwedenSWE82.66 Years2021
IcelandISL82.58 Years2021
IsraelISR82.39 Years2021
New ZealandNZL82.2 Years2021
MaltaMLT81.81 Years2021
KuwaitKWT81.75 Years2021
JapanJPN81.71 Years2021
Costa RicaCRI81.51 Years2021
AustraliaAUS81.31 Years2021
DenmarkDNK81.18 Years2021
NetherlandsNLD81.12 Years2021
GermanyDEU80.49 Years2021
SloveniaSVN80.41 Years2021
ItalyITA79.98 Years2021
IrelandIRL79.87 Years2021
CyprusCYP79.87 Years2021
BelgiumBEL79.29 Years2021
United StatesUSA79.15 Years2021
FranceFRA79.08 Years2021
FinlandFIN79.01 Years2021
ThailandTHA78.97 Years2021
AustriaAUT78.66 Years2021
LithuaniaLTU78.65 Years2021
Antigua and BarbudaATG78.42 Years2021
BarbadosBRB78.41 Years2021
United KingdomGBR78.27 Years2021
PortugalPRT78.27 Years2021
Slovak RepublicSVK78.01 Years2021
QatarQAT77.98 Years2021
MontenegroMNE77.88 Years2021
NicaraguaNIC77.68 Years2021
ArgentinaARG77.58 Years2021
GreeceGRC77.26 Years2021
PanamaPAN77.24 Years2021
EcuadorECU77.2 Years2021
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH77.2 Years2021
United Arab EmiratesARE77.18 Years2021
ArmeniaARM76.87 Years2021
Dominican RepublicDOM76.76 Years2021
ChileCHL76.69 Years2021
Saudi ArabiaSAU76.43 Years2021
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN76.4 Years2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)