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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
101 Ukraine 76.03 years
102 Ecuador 76.01 years
103 Cuba 75.97 years
104 Tunisia 75.82 years
105 Georgia 75.78 years
106 American Samoa 75.73 years
107 Serbia 75.70 years
108 Tonga 75.69 years
109 Iran, Islamic Rep. 75.69 years
110 Morocco 75.66 years
111 Venezuela, RB 75.62 years
112 Seychelles 75.60 years
113 North Macedonia 75.50 years
114 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.49 years
115 Dominican Republic 75.45 years
116 Libya 74.94 years
117 Bulgaria 74.90 years
118 Peru 74.71 years
119 Syrian Arab Republic 74.59 years
120 Russian Federation 74.51 years
121 Uzbekistan 74.49 years
122 Trinidad and Tobago 74.48 years
123 Bhutan 74.37 years
124 El Salvador 74.34 years
125 Bahamas, The 74.15 years
126 Kazakhstan 74.07 years
127 Belize 73.80 years
128 Azerbaijan 73.74 years
129 Nicaragua 73.45 years
130 Mexico 73.35 years
131 Greenland 73.30 years
132 St. Kitts and Nevis 73.17 years
133 Moldova 73.12 years
134 Dominica 73.03 years
135 Samoa 73.02 years
136 St. Lucia 72.92 years
137 Bangladesh 72.85 years
138 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 72.83 years
139 Vanuatu 72.43 years
140 Iraq 72.42 years
141 Turkmenistan 72.19 years
142 Honduras 72.18 years
143 Suriname 72.14 years
144 Sao Tome and Principe 71.98 years
145 Tajikistan 71.86 years
146 Cambodia 71.83 years
147 Jamaica 71.48 years
148 Palau 71.35 years
149 Paraguay 71.34 years
150 Guatemala 70.96 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.