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Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

For 2024, Life expectancy at birth, female (years) is led by Monaco at 88.63 years. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Life expectancy at birth indicates the 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.

Countries ranked 217
Snapshot year 2024
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0.022.244.366.588.6MonacoMonaco: 88.63 years88.6Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.22 years88.2San MarinoSan Marino: 87.22 years87.2JapanJapan: 87.13 years87.1French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.62 years86.6Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.60 years86.6SpainSpain: 86.50 years86.5LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 86.30 years86.3AndorraAndorra: 86.24 years86.2Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.20 years86.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 86.20 years86.2GibraltarGibraltar: 86.19 years86.2
Rank Country Value
1 Monaco 88.63 years
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 88.22 years
3 San Marino 87.22 years
4 Japan 87.13 years
5 French Polynesia 86.62 years
6 Korea, Rep. 86.60 years
7 Spain 86.50 years
8 Liechtenstein 86.30 years
9 Andorra 86.24 years
10 Macao SAR, China 86.20 years
11 Switzerland 86.20 years
12 Gibraltar 86.19 years
13 Italy 86.00 years
14 France 85.90 years
15 Bermuda 85.87 years
16 Singapore 85.60 years
17 Sweden 85.60 years
18 Luxembourg 85.50 years
19 Israel 85.40 years
20 Kuwait 85.40 years
21 Puerto Rico (US) 85.38 years
22 Portugal 85.20 years
23 Australia 85.10 years
24 Finland 85.00 years
25 Slovenia 85.00 years
26 Faroe Islands 84.91 years
27 Malta 84.80 years
28 Norway 84.80 years
29 Ireland 84.70 years
30 Iceland 84.50 years
31 Belgium 84.40 years
32 Greece 84.40 years
33 United Arab Emirates 84.32 years
34 Austria 84.30 years
35 Canada 84.29 years
36 Denmark 84.20 years
37 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 84.10 years
38 St. Martin (French part) 83.96 years
39 Cyprus 83.80 years
40 Estonia 83.70 years
41 New Zealand 83.70 years
42 Costa Rica 83.58 years
43 Qatar 83.48 years
44 Netherlands 83.40 years
45 United Kingdom 83.33 years
46 Channel Islands 83.30 years
47 Chile 83.23 years
48 Isle of Man 83.20 years
49 Germany 83.20 years
50 Cayman Islands 83.00 years
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco sits at the top of the Life expectancy at birth, female (years) distribution in 2024 at 88.63 years, with a lead of 0.41 years over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Mexico at 78.00 years, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Nigeria (54.94 years), and the page currently covers 217 countries.