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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
101 Grenada 78.27 years
102 Malaysia 78.19 years
103 Brazil 78.09 years
104 Bahamas, The 78.09 years
105 Dominican Republic 77.91 years
106 Bulgaria 77.90 years
107 Serbia 77.90 years
108 Russian Federation 77.77 years
109 Kazakhstan 77.75 years
110 Algeria 77.59 years
111 Morocco 77.40 years
112 Libya 77.15 years
113 Mauritius 77.10 years
114 Mexico 76.97 years
115 Nicaragua 76.94 years
116 North Macedonia 76.74 years
117 Mongolia 76.70 years
118 Azerbaijan 76.67 years
119 Venezuela, RB 76.53 years
120 Trinidad and Tobago 76.52 years
121 Suriname 76.50 years
122 St. Lucia 76.30 years
123 Kyrgyz Republic 76.30 years
124 Moldova 76.21 years
125 Tonga 76.18 years
126 El Salvador 76.16 years
127 Bangladesh 76.05 years
128 American Samoa 75.79 years
129 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.72 years
130 Paraguay 75.41 years
131 Uzbekistan 75.35 years
132 Honduras 75.35 years
133 Syrian Arab Republic 75.20 years
134 Belize 75.10 years
135 Brunei Darussalam 74.81 years
136 Bhutan 74.72 years
137 Dominica 74.57 years
138 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74.29 years
139 St. Kitts and Nevis 74.20 years
140 Jamaica 73.98 years
141 Iraq 73.80 years
142 Tajikistan 73.78 years
143 Vanuatu 73.76 years
144 Guatemala 73.72 years
145 Guyana 73.67 years
146 Samoa 73.49 years
147 Sao Tome and Principe 73.29 years
148 India 73.27 years
149 Egypt, Arab Rep. 73.24 years
150 Greenland 73.11 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.