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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
201 Liberia 61.27 years
202 Togo 61.14 years
203 Burkina Faso 60.45 years
204 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60.43 years
205 Benin 60.15 years
206 Cote d'Ivoire 60.14 years
207 Niger 59.89 years
208 Eswatini 59.86 years
209 Sierra Leone 59.69 years
210 Guinea 59.35 years
211 Mali 58.86 years
212 South Sudan 57.65 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 57.10 years
214 Lesotho 55.13 years
215 Chad 53.08 years
216 Nigeria 53.07 years
217 Central African Republic 50.60 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.