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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.

Year archive

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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
201 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years
202 Congo, Dem. Rep. 64.23 years
203 Naoero 64.19 years
204 Sierra Leone 63.70 years
205 Liberia 63.63 years
206 Burkina Faso 63.43 years
207 Togo 63.15 years
208 Benin 62.42 years
209 Niger 62.41 years
210 Mali 62.15 years
211 Guinea 62.09 years
212 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 61.55 years
213 South Sudan 60.75 years
214 Lesotho 60.44 years
215 Central African Republic 59.56 years
216 Chad 57.19 years
217 Nigeria 54.94 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.