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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
201 Naoero 64.01 years
202 Cote d'Ivoire 63.73 years
203 Liberia 63.21 years
204 Congo, Dem. Rep. 63.12 years
205 Sierra Leone 63.02 years
206 Burkina Faso 62.56 years
207 Togo 62.48 years
208 Benin 61.75 years
209 Guinea 61.61 years
210 Mali 61.53 years
211 Niger 61.34 years
212 South Sudan 60.13 years
213 Lesotho 59.43 years
214 Chad 56.47 years
215 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 56.16 years
216 Nigeria 54.38 years
217 Central African Republic 25.55 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.