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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
201 Eswatini 62.79 years
202 Liberia 62.62 years
203 Congo, Dem. Rep. 62.54 years
204 Cote d'Ivoire 62.34 years
205 Burkina Faso 62.31 years
206 Benin 61.57 years
207 Togo 61.45 years
208 Sierra Leone 61.20 years
209 Niger 61.02 years
210 Guinea 60.65 years
211 South Sudan 60.46 years
212 Mali 60.32 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 59.18 years
214 Lesotho 57.67 years
215 Chad 54.89 years
216 Central African Republic 54.01 years
217 Nigeria 53.43 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.