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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
201 Togo 62.29 years
202 Liberia 61.93 years
203 Naoero 61.93 years
204 Cote d'Ivoire 61.56 years
205 Sierra Leone 61.28 years
206 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60.98 years
207 Burkina Faso 60.70 years
208 Benin 60.48 years
209 Guinea 60.43 years
210 Niger 60.40 years
211 Mali 60.04 years
212 South Sudan 57.20 years
213 Lesotho 56.81 years
214 Chad 54.53 years
215 Nigeria 54.08 years
216 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 53.93 years
217 Central African Republic 18.82 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.