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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
201 Cote d'Ivoire 62.31 years
202 Zimbabwe 62.29 years
203 Congo, Dem. Rep. 62.14 years
204 Burkina Faso 61.83 years
205 Sierra Leone 61.74 years
206 Togo 61.59 years
207 Eswatini 61.39 years
208 Benin 60.83 years
209 Guinea 60.54 years
210 Niger 60.52 years
211 Mali 60.41 years
212 South Sudan 59.73 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 57.75 years
214 Lesotho 56.80 years
215 Chad 54.98 years
216 Nigeria 53.74 years
217 Central African Republic 46.03 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.