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

In 2020, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 86.09 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 85.50 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.59 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.543.064.686.1MonacoMonaco: 86.09 years86.1Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.50 years85.5JapanJapan: 84.56 years84.6Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 84.13 years84.1SingaporeSingapore: 83.54 years83.5Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 83.43 years83.4NorwayNorway: 83.21 years83.2AustraliaAustralia: 83.20 years83.2GibraltarGibraltar: 83.07 years83.1IcelandIceland: 83.06 years83.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 83.00 years83.0San MarinoSan Marino: 82.65 years82.7

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 86.09 years
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.50 years
3 Japan 84.56 years
4 Macao SAR, China 84.13 years
5 Singapore 83.54 years
6 Korea, Rep. 83.43 years
7 Norway 83.21 years
8 Australia 83.20 years
9 Gibraltar 83.07 years
10 Iceland 83.06 years
11 Switzerland 83.00 years
12 San Marino 82.65 years
13 Israel 82.65 years
14 Faroe Islands 82.53 years
15 French Polynesia 82.46 years
16 Ireland 82.46 years
17 Sweden 82.36 years
18 New Zealand 82.26 years
19 Spain 82.23 years
20 Italy 82.20 years
21 France 82.18 years
22 Luxembourg 82.14 years
23 Malta 82.10 years
24 United Arab Emirates 81.94 years
25 Finland 81.93 years
26 Liechtenstein 81.66 years
27 Denmark 81.60 years
28 Canada 81.53 years
29 Bermuda 81.46 years
30 Netherlands 81.36 years
31 Portugal 81.33 years
32 Greece 81.29 years
33 Cyprus 81.23 years
34 Austria 81.19 years
35 Germany 81.04 years
36 Channel Islands 80.90 years
37 Belgium 80.70 years
38 Isle of Man 80.59 years
39 Slovenia 80.53 years
40 Qatar 80.41 years
41 United Kingdom 80.33 years
42 St. Martin (French part) 80.09 years
43 Puerto Rico (US) 80.01 years
44 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 79.82 years
45 Costa Rica 79.73 years
46 Andorra 79.42 years
47 Chile 79.35 years
48 Cayman Islands 79.23 years
49 Kuwait 78.76 years
50 Maldives 78.71 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2020, with a lead of 0.59 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with San Marino at 82.65 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.