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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
101 Tunisia 72.89 years
102 Romania 72.81 years
103 Serbia 72.78 years
104 Ecuador 72.75 years
105 American Samoa 72.71 years
106 Colombia 72.70 years
107 Bhutan 72.45 years
108 Syrian Arab Republic 72.42 years
109 Armenia 72.28 years
110 Tonga 72.13 years
111 Belarus 72.07 years
112 Libya 72.06 years
113 Kyrgyz Republic 71.90 years
114 Dominican Republic 71.76 years
115 Uzbekistan 71.68 years
116 Mongolia 71.65 years
117 Georgia 71.64 years
118 Ukraine 71.63 years
119 Peru 71.60 years
120 Venezuela, RB 71.54 years
121 Greenland 71.26 years
122 Bulgaria 71.21 years
123 Trinidad and Tobago 71.11 years
124 Bangladesh 71.10 years
125 Samoa 71.10 years
126 Azerbaijan 71.00 years
127 Belize 70.92 years
128 Bahamas, The 70.75 years
129 Iraq 70.70 years
130 Nicaragua 70.48 years
131 Kazakhstan 70.13 years
132 Vanuatu 69.95 years
133 El Salvador 69.94 years
134 Russian Federation 69.90 years
135 Dominica 69.83 years
136 Mexico 69.75 years
137 Tajikistan 69.59 years
138 Honduras 69.49 years
139 Turkmenistan 69.35 years
140 Cambodia 69.30 years
141 St. Kitts and Nevis 69.27 years
142 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.13 years
143 St. Lucia 69.12 years
144 Jamaica 69.09 years
145 Moldova 68.99 years
146 Egypt, Arab Rep. 68.98 years
147 Suriname 68.94 years
148 Solomon Islands 68.89 years
149 Palau 68.56 years
150 Nepal 68.39 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.