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

In 2022, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 85.75 years. San Marino follows at 85.71 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.04 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.442.964.385.7MonacoMonaco: 85.75 years85.7San MarinoSan Marino: 85.71 years85.7LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 84.12 years84.1AndorraAndorra: 84.02 years84.0JapanJapan: 84.00 years84.0French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 83.86 years83.9Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 83.66 years83.7SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 83.60 years83.6GibraltarGibraltar: 83.52 years83.5AustraliaAustralia: 83.20 years83.2SpainSpain: 83.13 years83.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 83.08 years83.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 85.75 years
2 San Marino 85.71 years
3 Liechtenstein 84.12 years
4 Andorra 84.02 years
5 Japan 84.00 years
6 French Polynesia 83.86 years
7 Hong Kong SAR, China 83.66 years
8 Switzerland 83.60 years
9 Gibraltar 83.52 years
10 Australia 83.20 years
11 Spain 83.13 years
12 Macao SAR, China 83.08 years
13 Sweden 83.06 years
14 Luxembourg 82.95 years
15 Singapore 82.90 years
16 Faroe Islands 82.82 years
17 Israel 82.70 years
18 Italy 82.70 years
19 Korea, Rep. 82.68 years
20 Ireland 82.51 years
21 Norway 82.51 years
22 Malta 82.30 years
23 France 82.13 years
24 Iceland 82.12 years
25 Bermuda 82.06 years
26 New Zealand 81.96 years
27 Qatar 81.86 years
28 Belgium 81.75 years
29 Portugal 81.63 years
30 Netherlands 81.61 years
31 Denmark 81.30 years
32 Austria 81.30 years
33 Slovenia 81.28 years
34 Finland 81.19 years
35 Canada 81.09 years
36 United Kingdom 81.01 years
37 Channel Islands 81.00 years
38 Bahrain 80.99 years
39 Isle of Man 80.96 years
40 Greece 80.79 years
41 Maldives 80.76 years
42 Germany 80.61 years
43 Kuwait 80.59 years
44 United Arab Emirates 80.49 years
45 Cyprus 80.43 years
46 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 80.32 years
47 St. Martin (French part) 80.24 years
48 Cayman Islands 79.98 years
49 Puerto Rico (US) 79.43 years
50 Panama 79.32 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2022, with a lead of 0.04 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Macao SAR, China at 83.08 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.