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Life expectancy at birth

Number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Source: UN World Population Prospects via World Bank WDI.
OverviewMapDataMetadata
Median · 2024
73.9 yrs
Minimum · 2024
54.6 yrs
Maximum · 2024
86.5 yrs
Countries · 2024
199

World median over time

Years where at least 80% of the 199 covered countries report data · Years

Ranking 2024

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1Monaco86.5 yrs
2San Marino85.8 yrs
3Hong Kong85.4 yrs
4Kuwait84.6 yrs
5Switzerland84.4 yrs
6Liechtenstein84.2 yrs
7Andorra84.2 yrs
8Sweden84.1 yrs
9Japan84.0 yrs
10Italy84.0 yrs

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total (years) · Unit: Years · Year: 2024 · 199 entries

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