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

In 2019, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 86.15 years. San Marino follows at 85.26 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.89 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.543.164.686.2MonacoMonaco: 86.15 years86.2San MarinoSan Marino: 85.26 years85.3Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.16 years85.2JapanJapan: 84.36 years84.4LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 84.16 years84.2AndorraAndorra: 84.10 years84.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 83.93 years83.9SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 83.90 years83.9SpainSpain: 83.83 years83.8SingaporeSingapore: 83.60 years83.6ItalyItaly: 83.50 years83.5Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 83.23 years83.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 86.15 years
2 San Marino 85.26 years
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.16 years
4 Japan 84.36 years
5 Liechtenstein 84.16 years
6 Andorra 84.10 years
7 Macao SAR, China 83.93 years
8 Switzerland 83.90 years
9 Spain 83.83 years
10 Singapore 83.60 years
11 Italy 83.50 years
12 Korea, Rep. 83.23 years
13 French Polynesia 83.20 years
14 Gibraltar 83.18 years
15 Iceland 83.16 years
16 Sweden 83.11 years
17 Norway 82.96 years
18 Qatar 82.95 years
19 Australia 82.90 years
20 France 82.83 years
21 Israel 82.80 years
22 Ireland 82.70 years
23 Malta 82.66 years
24 Luxembourg 82.64 years
25 United Arab Emirates 82.60 years
26 Faroe Islands 82.39 years
27 Canada 82.16 years
28 Netherlands 82.11 years
29 New Zealand 82.06 years
30 Belgium 82.00 years
31 Finland 81.98 years
32 Kuwait 81.97 years
33 Austria 81.90 years
34 Portugal 81.68 years
35 Greece 81.64 years
36 Slovenia 81.53 years
37 Cyprus 81.45 years
38 Denmark 81.45 years
39 Puerto Rico (US) 81.44 years
40 United Kingdom 81.37 years
41 Germany 81.29 years
42 Bermuda 81.25 years
43 Channel Islands 81.20 years
44 Isle of Man 80.74 years
45 Bahrain 80.47 years
46 Chile 80.32 years
47 Costa Rica 80.30 years
48 St. Martin (French part) 80.08 years
49 Oman 79.95 years
50 Maldives 79.71 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2019, with a lead of 0.89 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Korea, Rep. at 83.23 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.