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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

#CountryValue
101 Serbia 77.50 years
102 Belarus 77.43 years
103 Brunei Darussalam 77.35 years
104 Bulgaria 77.30 years
105 Bahamas, The 76.79 years
106 Dominican Republic 76.72 years
107 North Macedonia 76.70 years
108 Kosovo 76.64 years
109 Venezuela, RB 76.50 years
110 Russian Federation 76.43 years
111 Iran, Islamic Rep. 76.24 years
112 Mongolia 76.22 years
113 Suriname 76.22 years
114 St. Lucia 76.20 years
115 Tonga 76.08 years
116 Paraguay 76.06 years
117 Trinidad and Tobago 76.04 years
118 Kyrgyz Republic 76.00 years
119 Ecuador 75.88 years
120 Morocco 75.72 years
121 Libya 75.70 years
122 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.69 years
123 American Samoa 75.68 years
124 Kazakhstan 75.47 years
125 St. Kitts and Nevis 75.38 years
126 Algeria 74.94 years
127 Syrian Arab Republic 74.81 years
128 El Salvador 74.72 years
129 Dominica 74.59 years
130 Belize 74.46 years
131 Uzbekistan 74.46 years
132 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74.46 years
133 Moldova 74.22 years
134 Bhutan 74.19 years
135 Mexico 74.11 years
136 Nicaragua 74.03 years
137 Jamaica 74.01 years
138 Honduras 73.81 years
139 Azerbaijan 73.80 years
140 Greenland 73.77 years
141 Bangladesh 73.43 years
142 Vanuatu 73.25 years
143 Guatemala 73.17 years
144 Samoa 72.88 years
145 Philippines 72.76 years
146 Cambodia 72.66 years
147 Iraq 72.29 years
148 Sao Tome and Principe 72.05 years
149 Egypt, Arab Rep. 71.96 years
150 India 71.94 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.