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

In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 87.94 years. Japan follows at 87.57 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.37 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.022.044.066.087.9Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 87.94 years87.9JapanJapan: 87.57 years87.6MonacoMonaco: 87.29 years87.3Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.70 years86.7Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.60 years86.6LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 86.40 years86.4SpainSpain: 86.20 years86.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 85.80 years85.8FranceFrance: 85.50 years85.5SingaporeSingapore: 85.50 years85.5AustraliaAustralia: 85.40 years85.4BermudaBermuda: 85.39 years85.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 87.94 years
2 Japan 87.57 years
3 Monaco 87.29 years
4 Macao SAR, China 86.70 years
5 Korea, Rep. 86.60 years
6 Liechtenstein 86.40 years
7 Spain 86.20 years
8 Switzerland 85.80 years
9 France 85.50 years
10 Singapore 85.50 years
11 Australia 85.40 years
12 Bermuda 85.39 years
13 San Marino 85.17 years
14 Italy 84.90 years
15 Sweden 84.90 years
16 Luxembourg 84.80 years
17 Faroe Islands 84.71 years
18 Norway 84.70 years
19 Andorra 84.68 years
20 Finland 84.60 years
21 Iceland 84.60 years
22 Israel 84.60 years
23 Portugal 84.40 years
24 Belgium 84.30 years
25 Ireland 84.20 years
26 Malta 84.00 years
27 New Zealand 84.00 years
28 Canada 83.91 years
29 St. Martin (French part) 83.85 years
30 Puerto Rico (US) 83.82 years
31 Slovenia 83.80 years
32 Austria 83.70 years
33 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 83.50 years
34 Denmark 83.30 years
35 Germany 83.30 years
36 Cyprus 83.02 years
37 Netherlands 83.00 years
38 Greece 82.90 years
39 Gibraltar 82.80 years
40 United Kingdom 82.67 years
41 Isle of Man 82.61 years
42 Channel Islands 82.50 years
43 Qatar 82.18 years
44 French Polynesia 82.12 years
45 Thailand 82.10 years
46 Cayman Islands 81.91 years
47 Chile 81.49 years
48 Estonia 81.40 years
49 Costa Rica 81.21 years
50 United Arab Emirates 80.93 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2021, with a lead of 0.37 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Bermuda at 85.39 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.