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Countries with the highest
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

In 2019, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 88.32 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 88.06 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.26 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.022.144.266.288.3MonacoMonaco: 88.32 years88.3Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.06 years88.1JapanJapan: 87.45 years87.5Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.90 years86.9San MarinoSan Marino: 86.79 years86.8SpainSpain: 86.70 years86.7Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.30 years86.3AndorraAndorra: 86.10 years86.1FranceFrance: 85.90 years85.9SingaporeSingapore: 85.90 years85.9LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 85.80 years85.8SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 85.80 years85.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 88.32 years
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 88.06 years
3 Japan 87.45 years
4 Macao SAR, China 86.90 years
5 San Marino 86.79 years
6 Spain 86.70 years
7 Korea, Rep. 86.30 years
8 Andorra 86.10 years
9 France 85.90 years
10 Singapore 85.90 years
11 Liechtenstein 85.80 years
12 Switzerland 85.80 years
13 Gibraltar 85.79 years
14 French Polynesia 85.76 years
15 Italy 85.70 years
16 Luxembourg 85.20 years
17 Puerto Rico (US) 85.14 years
18 Bermuda 85.03 years
19 Australia 85.00 years
20 Finland 84.80 years
21 Portugal 84.80 years
22 Sweden 84.80 years
23 Iceland 84.70 years
24 Ireland 84.70 years
25 Israel 84.70 years
26 Norway 84.70 years
27 Faroe Islands 84.55 years
28 Slovenia 84.50 years
29 Malta 84.40 years
30 Canada 84.32 years
31 Belgium 84.30 years
32 Austria 84.20 years
33 Greece 84.20 years
34 Qatar 84.06 years
35 United Arab Emirates 84.05 years
36 New Zealand 83.90 years
37 St. Martin (French part) 83.84 years
38 Germany 83.70 years
39 Netherlands 83.70 years
40 Cyprus 83.63 years
41 Denmark 83.50 years
42 Channel Islands 83.40 years
43 United Kingdom 83.28 years
44 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 83.10 years
45 Kuwait 83.03 years
46 Estonia 83.00 years
47 Costa Rica 82.96 years
48 Isle of Man 82.78 years
49 Chile 82.55 years
50 Czechia 82.20 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2019, with a lead of 0.26 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Switzerland at 85.80 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.