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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
201 Cote d'Ivoire 60.29 years
202 Mozambique 60.27 years
203 Sierra Leone 60.26 years
204 Zimbabwe 60.14 years
205 Burkina Faso 60.05 years
206 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60.04 years
207 Benin 59.61 years
208 Niger 59.54 years
209 Guinea 59.37 years
210 Mali 59.12 years
211 Eswatini 58.23 years
212 South Sudan 57.05 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 55.70 years
214 Lesotho 54.21 years
215 Nigeria 53.46 years
216 Chad 53.14 years
217 Central African Republic 40.28 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.