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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
101 Peru 73.83 years
102 Cabo Verde 73.82 years
103 Georgia 73.51 years
104 Armenia 73.38 years
105 Bulgaria 73.36 years
106 Ukraine 73.28 years
107 Algeria 73.26 years
108 Morocco 73.13 years
109 Bahamas, The 72.99 years
110 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 72.78 years
111 Paraguay 72.72 years
112 American Samoa 72.67 years
113 Trinidad and Tobago 72.65 years
114 Dominican Republic 72.64 years
115 Libya 72.39 years
116 Tonga 72.38 years
117 Venezuela, RB 72.37 years
118 Suriname 72.32 years
119 St. Lucia 72.31 years
120 Bhutan 72.25 years
121 Belarus 72.14 years
122 Ecuador 72.00 years
123 Syrian Arab Republic 71.94 years
124 Kyrgyz Republic 71.80 years
125 Belize 71.58 years
126 Uzbekistan 71.46 years
127 Jamaica 71.45 years
128 Bangladesh 71.42 years
129 Mongolia 71.35 years
130 Russian Federation 71.34 years
131 Greenland 71.29 years
132 Dominica 71.27 years
133 Kazakhstan 71.20 years
134 St. Kitts and Nevis 71.18 years
135 Honduras 70.86 years
136 Nicaragua 70.77 years
137 Samoa 70.73 years
138 Mexico 70.45 years
139 Vanuatu 70.39 years
140 Azerbaijan 70.31 years
141 El Salvador 70.24 years
142 India 70.16 years
143 Philippines 70.10 years
144 Cambodia 70.06 years
145 Guatemala 69.97 years
146 Moldova 69.91 years
147 Egypt, Arab Rep. 69.79 years
148 Iraq 69.65 years
149 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.61 years
150 Solomon Islands 69.26 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.