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

In 2022, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 87.92 years. San Marino follows at 87.13 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.79 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.022.044.065.987.9MonacoMonaco: 87.92 years87.9San MarinoSan Marino: 87.13 years87.1JapanJapan: 87.09 years87.1Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 86.77 years86.8French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.32 years86.3GibraltarGibraltar: 86.10 years86.1AndorraAndorra: 86.08 years86.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.00 years86.0SpainSpain: 85.90 years85.9Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 85.60 years85.6BermudaBermuda: 85.57 years85.6SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 85.50 years85.5

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Czechia 81.90 years
52 Bahrain 81.81 years
53 Chile 81.57 years
54 Guam 81.36 years
55 China 81.13 years
56 Kuwait 81.10 years
57 Poland 81.10 years
58 Albania 80.78 years
59 Curacao 80.76 years
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.73 years
61 Turkiye 80.72 years
62 Croatia 80.70 years
63 Uruguay 80.51 years
64 Slovak Republic 80.50 years
65 Northern Mariana Islands 80.47 years
66 Sri Lanka 80.45 years
67 New Caledonia 80.37 years
68 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.22 years
69 United States 80.20 years
70 Saudi Arabia 80.16 years
71 Antigua and Barbuda 80.15 years
72 Lithuania 80.10 years
73 Cuba 80.10 years
74 British Virgin Islands 79.94 years
75 Lebanon 79.86 years
76 Kosovo 79.81 years
77 Thailand 79.79 years
78 Ecuador 79.47 years
79 Colombia 79.47 years
80 Jordan 79.43 years
81 Ukraine 79.41 years
82 Latvia 79.40 years
83 Oman 79.33 years
84 Hungary 79.30 years
85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 79.28 years
86 Viet Nam 79.21 years
87 Romania 79.20 years
88 West Bank and Gaza 79.14 years
89 Cabo Verde 79.06 years
90 Georgia 79.05 years
91 Belarus 79.00 years
92 Iran, Islamic Rep. 78.81 years
93 Montenegro 78.80 years
94 Peru 78.73 years
95 Tunisia 78.71 years
96 Aruba 78.69 years
97 Argentina 78.32 years
98 Armenia 78.30 years
99 Seychelles 78.30 years
100 Barbados 78.27 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2022, with a lead of 0.79 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Switzerland at 85.50 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.