Low income
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Within the “Low income” group, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024 at 73.74 years, while Chad sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 55.24 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.018.436.955.373.7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 73.74 years73.7Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 72.56 years72.6Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 69.44 years69.4EritreaEritrea: 68.89 years68.9UgandaUganda: 68.49 years68.5RwandaRwanda: 68.02 years68.0EthiopiaEthiopia: 67.60 years67.6MalawiMalawi: 67.56 years67.6SudanSudan: 66.52 years66.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 66.29 years66.3Gambia, TheGambia, The: 66.06 years66.1Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 64.25 years64.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 73.74 years
2 Syrian Arab Republic 72.56 years
3 Yemen, Rep. 69.44 years
4 Eritrea 68.89 years
5 Uganda 68.49 years
6 Rwanda 68.02 years
7 Ethiopia 67.60 years
8 Malawi 67.56 years
9 Sudan 66.52 years
10 Afghanistan 66.29 years
11 Gambia, The 66.06 years
12 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 years
13 Madagascar 63.84 years
14 Burundi 63.82 years
15 Mozambique 63.80 years
16 Liberia 62.32 years
17 Congo, Dem. Rep. 62.07 years
18 Sierra Leone 61.96 years
19 Niger 61.43 years
20 Burkina Faso 61.29 years
21 Mali 60.68 years
22 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 58.97 years
23 South Sudan 57.74 years
24 Central African Republic 57.67 years
25 Chad 55.24 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. leads with a gap of 1.18 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Chad at 55.24 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.