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

In 2023, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 88.50 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 88.09 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.41 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.022.144.366.488.5MonacoMonaco: 88.50 years88.5Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.09 years88.1JapanJapan: 87.14 years87.1San MarinoSan Marino: 87.10 years87.1LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 86.90 years86.9SpainSpain: 86.70 years86.7French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.51 years86.5Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.40 years86.4GibraltarGibraltar: 86.14 years86.1AndorraAndorra: 86.11 years86.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.10 years86.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 86.00 years86.0

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Aruba 78.78 years
102 Russian Federation 78.73 years
103 Barbados 78.62 years
104 Serbia 78.60 years
105 Kazakhstan 78.39 years
106 Grenada 78.36 years
107 Bahamas, The 78.19 years
108 Mexico 77.81 years
109 Algeria 77.70 years
110 Morocco 77.60 years
111 North Macedonia 77.58 years
112 Brunei Darussalam 77.56 years
113 Nicaragua 77.42 years
114 Azerbaijan 77.13 years
115 Dominican Republic 76.98 years
116 Paraguay 76.95 years
117 Mauritius 76.89 years
118 Mongolia 76.85 years
119 Suriname 76.84 years
120 Trinidad and Tobago 76.68 years
121 Venezuela, RB 76.50 years
122 Kyrgyz Republic 76.50 years
123 Belize 76.50 years
124 Tonga 76.41 years
125 Bangladesh 76.37 years
126 St. Lucia 76.30 years
127 El Salvador 76.26 years
128 St. Kitts and Nevis 76.02 years
129 American Samoa 75.84 years
130 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.74 years
131 Moldova 75.54 years
132 Honduras 75.50 years
133 Uzbekistan 75.40 years
134 Bhutan 74.97 years
135 Guatemala 74.88 years
136 Dominica 74.55 years
137 Syrian Arab Republic 74.41 years
138 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74.32 years
139 Iraq 74.06 years
140 Jamaica 73.99 years
141 Tajikistan 73.98 years
142 Guyana 73.94 years
143 Vanuatu 73.93 years
144 Egypt, Arab Rep. 73.81 years
145 Sao Tome and Principe 73.73 years
146 Samoa 73.66 years
147 India 73.60 years
148 Indonesia 73.27 years
149 Cambodia 73.19 years
150 Greenland 72.97 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2023, with a lead of 0.41 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 86.00 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.