Past Life Expectancy by Country 2025

	Country	Life Expectancy↓
	Norway	72.8
	Iceland	72.23
	Netherlands	71.93
	Sweden	71.86
	Denmark	71.06
	New Zealand	69.76
	United Kingdom	69.4
	Australia	69.37
	Switzerland	69.34
	Canada	69.05
	Israel	68.88
	United States	68.71
	Belgium	67.81
	Germany	67.52
	France	67.05
	Ireland	66.9
	Czechia	66.86
	Cyprus	66.73
	Austria	66.54
	Italy	66.52
	Finland	66.4
	Uruguay	66.14
	Malta	66.11
	Luxembourg	65.96
	Greece	65.75
	Slovenia	65.6
	Spain	64.6
	Slovakia	64.43
	Hungary	64.01
	Puerto Rico	63.54
	Hong Kong	63.1
	United States Virgin Islands	62.88
	Armenia	62.82
	Japan	62.8
	Paraguay	62.76
	Argentina	62.57
	Latvia	62.4
	Bulgaria	62.33
	Ukraine	61.83
	Estonia	61.77
	Poland	61.44
	Croatia	61.26
	Romania	61.15
	Macau	61
	Lithuania	60.83
	Belarus	60.71
	Georgia	60.65
	Curacao	60.65
	Lebanon	60.46
	Aruba	60.44
	Portugal	60.3
	Singapore	60.17
	Bahamas	60.02
	Montenegro	59.77
	Cuba	59.44
	Serbia	59.12
	Moldova	59.04
	Guyana	58.83
	Tonga	58.63
	Jamaica	58.61
	Russia	58.51
	Antigua and Barbuda	58.51
	Azerbaijan	58.43
	Brunei	58.28
	Taiwan	58.16
	Seychelles	57.96
	Trinidad and Tobago	57.89
	Barbados	57.22
	Guam	57.2
	Panama	56.8
	Grenada	56.34
	Uzbekistan	56.07
	Costa Rica	56
	Suriname	55.99
	Belize	55.92
	Martinique	55.59
	Philippines	55.43
	Albania	55.26
	Qatar	55.19
	Kazakhstan	55.06
	North Macedonia	54.9
	Venezuela	54.84
	Malaysia	54.8
	Chile	54.64
	Micronesia	54.58
	Sri Lanka	54.51
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	53.67
	Kuwait	53.55
	Vietnam	53.5
	French Guiana	53.33
	Guadeloupe	53.32
	Tajikistan	53.05
	Kyrgyzstan	52.83
	Saint Lucia	52.42
	Fiji	52.21
	Turkmenistan	51.28
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.08
	Brazil	50.83
	Thailand	50.81
	New Caledonia	50.74
	Mexico	50.72
	Colombia	50.67
	Mauritius	50.19
	French Polynesia	48.94
	Ecuador	48.65
	Zimbabwe	48.54
	South Africa	48.52
	Cape Verde	48.06
	South Korea	47.92
	Reunion	47.84
	Botswana	47.67
	Syria	47.6
	Mayotte	47.2
	Palestine	46.59
	Jordan	46.51
	Sao Tome and Principe	46.4
	Kiribati	46.38
	Dominican Republic	45.97
	Samoa	45.93
	Morocco	45.67
	Solomon Islands	45.38
	Sudan	44.54
	El Salvador	44.25
	Myanmar	44.2
	Peru	43.93
	United Arab Emirates	43.86
	China	43.83
	Indonesia	43.49
	Mongolia	43.18
	Republic of the Congo	43.15
	Bahrain	42.98
	Guatemala	42.92
	Algeria	42.89
	Kenya	42.3
	Nicaragua	42.3
	Ghana	42.17
	Lesotho	42.15
	Zambia	42.07
	Saudi Arabia	41.94
	Vanuatu	41.94
	Honduras	41.8
	Namibia	41.75
	Eswatini	41.44
	Tanzania	41.25
	Egypt	41.14
	Djibouti	41.04
	Turkey	41.01
	Laos	40.93
	Bangladesh	40.67
	Iran	40.58
	Cambodia	40.32
	Rwanda	40.02
	Bolivia	40.02
	Uganda	40
	DR Congo	39.06
	Burundi	39.03
	Tunisia	38.81
	Comoros	38.72
	Mauritania	38.59
	Cameroon	38.54
	Papua New Guinea	38.31
	Iraq	37.93
	North Korea	37.6
	Haiti	37.48
	Pakistan	37.04
	Gabon	37
	Libya	36.67
	India	36.62
	Madagascar	36.32
	Malawi	36.26
	Chad	36.06
	Oman	36.05
	Guinea-Bissau	35.88
	Western Sahara	35.48
	Senegal	35.47
	Togo	35.3
	Yemen	34.7
	Niger	34.5
	Equatorial Guinea	34.48
	Maldives	34.47
	Ethiopia	34.08
	Eritrea	34.08
	Nepal	34.01
	Somalia	33.99
	Nigeria	33.81
	Benin	33.72
	Central African Republic	33.44
	Liberia	33.13
	Guinea	33.07
	Bhutan	32.26
	Ivory Coast	32.14
	Angola	31.39
	Mozambique	31.29
	Burkina Faso	30.94
	Gambia	30.24
	Timor-Leste	29.97
	Sierra Leone	28.82
	Afghanistan	28.61
	South Sudan	27.92
	Mali	26.96

Country

Life Expectancy↓

72.8

72.23

71.93

71.86

71.06

69.76

69.4

69.37

69.34

69.05

68.88

68.71

67.81

67.52

67.05

66.9

66.86

66.73

66.54

66.52

66.4

66.14

66.11

65.96

65.75

65.6

64.6

64.43

64.01

63.54

63.1

United States Virgin Islands

62.88

62.82

62.8

62.76

62.57

62.4

62.33

61.83

61.77

61.44

61.26

61.15

60.83

60.71

60.65

60.65

60.46

60.44

60.3

60.17

60.02

59.77

59.44

59.12

59.04

58.83

58.63

58.61

58.51

58.51

58.43

58.28

58.16

57.96

57.89

57.22

57.2

56.8

56.34

56.07

55.99

55.92

55.59

55.43

55.26

55.19

55.06

54.9

54.84

54.8

54.64

54.58

54.51

Bosnia and Herzegovina

53.67

53.55

53.5

53.33

53.32

53.05

52.83

52.42

52.21

51.28

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

51.08

50.83

50.81

50.74

50.72

50.67

50.19

48.94

48.65

48.54

48.52

48.06

47.92

47.84

47.67

47.6

47.2

46.59

46.51

Sao Tome and Principe

46.4

46.38

45.97

45.93

45.67

45.38

44.54

44.25

44.2

43.93

43.86

43.83

43.49

43.18

Republic of the Congo

43.15

42.98

42.92

42.89

42.3

42.3

42.17

42.15

42.07

41.94

41.94

41.8

41.75

41.44

41.25

41.14

41.04

41.01

40.93

40.67

40.58

40.32

40.02

40.02

39.06

39.03

38.81

38.72

38.59

38.54

38.31

37.93

37.6

37.48

37.04

36.67

36.62

36.32

36.26

36.06

36.05

35.88

35.48

35.47

35.3

34.7

34.5

34.48

34.47

34.08

34.08

34.01

33.99

33.81

33.72

Central African Republic

33.44

33.13

33.07

32.26

32.14

31.39

31.29

30.94

30.24

29.97

28.82

28.61

27.92

26.96

The global average life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900. Hong Kong used to have the highest life expectancy; however, now that it has become part of China once again, it no longer is a separate autonomous region.

As a country, Japan has the highest life expectancy of 85, beating the global average of 73 in 2020 by about a dozen years. The lowest life expectancy is found in the Central African Republic at around 53 years (2020 figure).

The countries with the lowest life expectancy are all in Africa, including the Central African Republic, Lesotho, Chad, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Somalia, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea.

The countries with the highest life expectancy in 2020 are Japan, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Israel.

By tracking the changes over the past 50 years, it is interesting to see what countries moved up on the list of the top ten for having the longest life expectancy.

Past Life Expectancy by Country 2025

5 Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy

Norway

Iceland

Netherlands

Sweden

Denmark

Sources

Past Life Expectancy by Country 2025

5 Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy

Norway

Iceland

Netherlands

Sweden

Denmark

Sources

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