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

In 2020, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 88.27 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 87.75 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.52 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.022.144.166.288.3MonacoMonaco: 88.27 years88.3Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 87.75 years87.8JapanJapan: 87.71 years87.7Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 87.10 years87.1Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.50 years86.5SingaporeSingapore: 85.90 years85.9GibraltarGibraltar: 85.69 years85.7French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 85.45 years85.4AustraliaAustralia: 85.30 years85.3FranceFrance: 85.30 years85.3BermudaBermuda: 85.20 years85.2San MarinoSan Marino: 85.12 years85.1

Full table

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51 Thailand 81.90 years
52 Cayman Islands 81.83 years
53 Czechia 81.30 years
54 China 81.00 years
55 Bahrain 80.95 years
56 Croatia 80.70 years
57 Curacao 80.61 years
58 Poland 80.60 years
59 Kuwait 80.40 years
60 Slovak Republic 80.40 years
61 Maldives 80.39 years
62 Albania 80.35 years
63 Viet Nam 80.31 years
64 Guam 80.25 years
65 Lithuania 80.10 years
66 Sri Lanka 80.07 years
67 Saudi Arabia 80.06 years
68 Latvia 80.00 years
69 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.00 years
70 Northern Mariana Islands 80.00 years
71 Cuba 79.94 years
72 United States 79.90 years
73 Turkiye 79.89 years
74 Panama 79.82 years
75 Antigua and Barbuda 79.81 years
76 British Virgin Islands 79.72 years
77 New Caledonia 79.53 years
78 Oman 79.48 years
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.39 years
80 Hungary 78.80 years
81 Montenegro 78.80 years
82 Argentina 78.78 years
83 Malaysia 78.77 years
84 Lebanon 78.67 years
85 Barbados 78.65 years
86 Armenia 78.60 years
87 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 78.54 years
88 Aruba 78.33 years
89 Romania 78.30 years
90 Georgia 78.25 years
91 Jordan 78.25 years
92 Colombia 78.23 years
93 Grenada 78.21 years
94 Ukraine 78.02 years
95 Cabo Verde 78.01 years
96 Peru 77.98 years
97 Tunisia 77.75 years
98 Mauritius 77.66 years
99 West Bank and Gaza 77.60 years
100 Brazil 77.60 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2020, with a lead of 0.52 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with San Marino at 85.12 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.