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

In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 85.53 years. Monaco follows at 85.11 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.42 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.442.864.185.5Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.53 years85.5MonacoMonaco: 85.11 years85.1JapanJapan: 84.45 years84.4LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 84.40 years84.4SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 83.75 years83.8Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 83.73 years83.7San MarinoSan Marino: 83.54 years83.5Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 83.53 years83.5AustraliaAustralia: 83.30 years83.3SpainSpain: 83.18 years83.2IcelandIceland: 83.17 years83.2NorwayNorway: 83.16 years83.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.53 years
2 Monaco 85.11 years
3 Japan 84.45 years
4 Liechtenstein 84.40 years
5 Switzerland 83.75 years
6 Macao SAR, China 83.73 years
7 San Marino 83.54 years
8 Korea, Rep. 83.53 years
9 Australia 83.30 years
10 Spain 83.18 years
11 Iceland 83.17 years
12 Norway 83.16 years
13 Singapore 83.09 years
14 Sweden 83.06 years
15 Faroe Islands 82.68 years
16 Italy 82.65 years
17 Luxembourg 82.60 years
18 Israel 82.50 years
19 Andorra 82.33 years
20 France 82.32 years
21 Malta 82.26 years
22 Ireland 82.25 years
23 New Zealand 82.21 years
24 Finland 81.89 years
25 Belgium 81.79 years
26 Bermuda 81.75 years
27 Canada 81.45 years
28 Denmark 81.40 years
29 Portugal 81.38 years
30 Netherlands 81.31 years
31 Austria 81.19 years
32 Qatar 81.08 years
33 Germany 80.79 years
34 Slovenia 80.68 years
35 United Kingdom 80.65 years
36 Cyprus 80.57 years
37 Isle of Man 80.42 years
38 Channel Islands 80.30 years
39 Gibraltar 80.27 years
40 St. Martin (French part) 80.21 years
41 Greece 80.08 years
42 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 80.07 years
43 Puerto Rico (US) 79.77 years
44 French Polynesia 79.57 years
45 Cayman Islands 79.30 years
46 United Arab Emirates 79.08 years
47 Chile 78.88 years
48 Kuwait 78.74 years
49 Northern Mariana Islands 78.16 years
50 China 78.12 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2021, with a lead of 0.42 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Norway at 83.16 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.