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.

Year archive

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
151 Turkmenistan 72.84 years
152 Philippines 72.82 years
153 Solomon Islands 71.98 years
154 Nepal 71.84 years
155 Palau 71.80 years
156 Botswana 71.70 years
157 West Bank and Gaza 71.50 years
158 Yemen, Rep. 71.39 years
159 Namibia 71.34 years
160 Lao PDR 71.25 years
161 Bolivia 71.15 years
162 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 71.12 years
163 Uganda 71.12 years
164 Gabon 71.05 years
165 Senegal 70.75 years
166 Ethiopia 70.73 years
167 Tuvalu 70.70 years
168 Eritrea 70.66 years
169 Malawi 70.56 years
170 Mauritania 70.48 years
171 Libya 70.42 years
172 Myanmar 70.16 years
173 Pakistan 70.16 years
174 Rwanda 69.89 years
175 Tanzania 69.78 years
176 Sudan 69.63 years
177 South Africa 69.60 years
178 Timor-Leste 69.44 years
179 Fiji 69.36 years
180 Marshall Islands 69.33 years
181 Papua New Guinea 69.09 years
182 Comoros 68.93 years
183 Zambia 68.67 years
184 Djibouti 68.51 years
185 Haiti 68.30 years
186 Kiribati 68.17 years
187 Ghana 67.94 years
188 Afghanistan 67.54 years
189 Gambia, The 67.53 years
190 Congo, Rep. 67.46 years
191 Angola 67.14 years
192 Eswatini 66.95 years
193 Mozambique 66.54 years
194 Guinea-Bissau 66.36 years
195 Cameroon 65.94 years
196 Kenya 65.92 years
197 Burundi 65.70 years
198 Equatorial Guinea 65.66 years
199 Madagascar 65.38 years
200 Zimbabwe 65.01 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.