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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
51 China 80.91 years
52 Czechia 80.50 years
53 New Caledonia 80.31 years
54 Panama 80.26 years
55 Northern Mariana Islands 80.10 years
56 Saudi Arabia 79.88 years
57 Antigua and Barbuda 79.76 years
58 Curacao 79.71 years
59 Maldives 79.70 years
60 Turks and Caicos Islands 79.63 years
61 Croatia 79.60 years
62 Guam 79.52 years
63 Sri Lanka 79.52 years
64 Poland 79.50 years
65 Uruguay 79.44 years
66 Kuwait 79.30 years
67 United States 79.30 years
68 Turkiye 79.00 years
69 Albania 79.00 years
70 Bahrain 78.84 years
71 Lithuania 78.80 years
72 Viet Nam 78.77 years
73 Barbados 78.72 years
74 British Virgin Islands 78.26 years
75 Slovak Republic 78.20 years
76 Latvia 78.00 years
77 Cabo Verde 77.88 years
78 Oman 77.70 years
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.65 years
80 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 77.61 years
81 Hungary 77.60 years
82 Grenada 77.53 years
83 Armenia 77.40 years
84 Mauritius 77.24 years
85 Belarus 77.18 years
86 Brunei Darussalam 77.03 years
87 Montenegro 77.00 years
88 Kosovo 77.00 years
89 Argentina 76.86 years
90 Malaysia 76.71 years
91 Algeria 76.65 years
92 Jordan 76.65 years
93 Romania 76.60 years
94 Mongolia 76.47 years
95 West Bank and Gaza 76.44 years
96 Aruba 76.42 years
97 Brazil 76.40 years
98 Lebanon 76.36 years
99 Colombia 76.35 years
100 Kyrgyz Republic 76.10 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.