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

In 2024, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 88.63 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 88.22 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

0.022.244.366.588.6MonacoMonaco: 88.63 years88.6Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.22 years88.2San MarinoSan Marino: 87.22 years87.2JapanJapan: 87.13 years87.1French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.62 years86.6Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.60 years86.6SpainSpain: 86.50 years86.5LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 86.30 years86.3AndorraAndorra: 86.24 years86.2Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.20 years86.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 86.20 years86.2GibraltarGibraltar: 86.19 years86.2

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Aruba 78.92 years
102 Russian Federation 78.88 years
103 North Macedonia 78.86 years
104 Barbados 78.76 years
105 Kazakhstan 78.52 years
106 Grenada 78.50 years
107 Serbia 78.35 years
108 Bahamas, The 78.33 years
109 Mexico 78.00 years
110 Algeria 77.91 years
111 Morocco 77.78 years
112 Brunei Darussalam 77.73 years
113 Nicaragua 77.58 years
114 Mauritius 77.40 years
115 Azerbaijan 77.29 years
116 Dominican Republic 77.11 years
117 Mongolia 77.10 years
118 Paraguay 77.09 years
119 Suriname 76.98 years
120 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years
121 Bangladesh 76.67 years
122 Belize 76.66 years
123 Venezuela, RB 76.66 years
124 Kyrgyz Republic 76.60 years
125 Tonga 76.54 years
126 El Salvador 76.49 years
127 St. Lucia 76.45 years
128 St. Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years
129 American Samoa 75.99 years
130 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.88 years
131 Moldova 75.67 years
132 Honduras 75.67 years
133 Uzbekistan 75.55 years
134 Bhutan 75.27 years
135 Guatemala 75.04 years
136 Syrian Arab Republic 74.92 years
137 Dominica 74.72 years
138 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 74.48 years
139 West Bank and Gaza 74.25 years
140 Iraq 74.18 years
141 Jamaica 74.15 years
142 Tajikistan 74.14 years
143 Vanuatu 74.11 years
144 Guyana 74.09 years
145 Egypt, Arab Rep. 74.01 years
146 Sao Tome and Principe 73.91 years
147 India 73.86 years
148 Samoa 73.82 years
149 Indonesia 73.43 years
150 Cambodia 73.36 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024, 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 Gibraltar at 86.19 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.