Life expectancy

Life expectancy compared across major economies by year

Trend over time

Hong Kong Kuwait Switzerland

Rank	Country	Life expectancy
1	Hong Kong	85 yr
2	Kuwait	85 yr
3	Switzerland	84 yr
4	Sweden	84 yr
5	Japan	84 yr
6	Italy	84 yr
7	Spain	84 yr
8	Korea	84 yr
9	Singapore	83 yr
10	Israel	83 yr
11	Luxembourg	83 yr
12	Norway	83 yr
13	United Arab Emirates	83 yr
14	Australia	83 yr
15	Ireland	83 yr
16	France	83 yr
17	Iceland	83 yr
18	Qatar	83 yr
19	Portugal	82 yr
20	Finland	82 yr
21	Belgium	82 yr
22	Slovenia	82 yr
23	Denmark	82 yr
24	Canada	82 yr
25	New Zealand	82 yr
26	Austria	82 yr
27	Netherlands	82 yr
28	Greece	82 yr
29	Bahrain	81 yr
30	United Kingdom	81 yr
31	Chile	81 yr
32	Costa Rica	81 yr
33	Germany	81 yr
34	Oman	80 yr
35	Czechia	80 yr
36	Estonia	79 yr
37	Saudi Arabia	79 yr
38	United States	79 yr
39	Poland	78 yr
40	Slovakia	78 yr
41	Uruguay	78 yr
42	China	78 yr
43	Peru	78 yr
44	Colombia	78 yr
45	Sri Lanka	78 yr
46	Ecuador	78 yr
47	Argentina	78 yr
48	Türkiye	77 yr
49	Lithuania	77 yr
50	Malaysia	77 yr
51	Hungary	77 yr
52	Thailand	77 yr
53	Algeria	76 yr
54	Romania	76 yr
55	Latvia	76 yr
56	Brazil	76 yr
57	Morocco	75 yr
58	Mexico	75 yr
59	Bangladesh	75 yr
60	Vietnam	75 yr
61	Ukraine	75 yr
62	Kazakhstan	75 yr
63	Russia	73 yr
64	India	72 yr
65	Egypt	72 yr
66	Indonesia	71 yr
67	Nepal	71 yr
68	Philippines	70 yr
69	Pakistan	68 yr
70	South Africa	66 yr
71	Kenya	64 yr
72	Nigeria	55 yr

Source: World Bank · Data 2024 · Source updated 2026-04-08 · Retrieved 2026-05-16