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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
201 Togo 61.06 years
202 Zimbabwe 61.06 years
203 Cote d'Ivoire 60.27 years
204 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60.24 years
205 Burkina Faso 60.18 years
206 Niger 60.03 years
207 Benin 59.89 years
208 Eswatini 59.85 years
209 Sierra Leone 59.59 years
210 Guinea 59.38 years
211 Mali 59.22 years
212 South Sudan 58.13 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 57.25 years
214 Lesotho 55.25 years
215 Nigeria 53.01 years
216 Chad 52.99 years
217 Central African Republic 31.53 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.