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.

Year archive

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
151 Turkmenistan 71.93 years
152 Palau 71.93 years
153 Guyana 71.88 years
154 Indonesia 71.10 years
155 Tajikistan 71.09 years
156 Lao PDR 71.05 years
157 Solomon Islands 70.98 years
158 Nepal 70.77 years
159 Botswana 70.36 years
160 Tanzania 69.96 years
161 Tuvalu 69.96 years
162 Yemen, Rep. 69.81 years
163 Gabon 69.72 years
164 Myanmar 69.70 years
165 Senegal 69.69 years
166 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 69.66 years
167 Uganda 69.43 years
168 Ethiopia 69.37 years
169 Fiji 69.32 years
170 Eritrea 69.26 years
171 Rwanda 69.06 years
172 Mauritania 68.90 years
173 Timor-Leste 68.87 years
174 Malawi 68.81 years
175 Pakistan 68.45 years
176 Papua New Guinea 68.37 years
177 Sudan 68.15 years
178 Marshall Islands 68.09 years
179 Namibia 68.04 years
180 Comoros 68.00 years
181 South Africa 67.95 years
182 Kiribati 67.13 years
183 Bolivia 67.13 years
184 Haiti 67.03 years
185 Djibouti 66.85 years
186 Ghana 66.67 years
187 Congo, Rep. 66.16 years
188 Gambia, The 66.12 years
189 Zambia 65.95 years
190 Angola 65.77 years
191 Afghanistan 64.66 years
192 Burundi 64.58 years
193 Madagascar 64.58 years
194 Kenya 64.24 years
195 Equatorial Guinea 64.22 years
196 Mozambique 64.17 years
197 Naoero 64.03 years
198 Cameroon 63.98 years
199 Zimbabwe 63.75 years
200 Guinea-Bissau 63.68 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.