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

In 2023, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 86.37 years. San Marino follows at 85.71 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.67 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.643.264.886.4MonacoMonaco: 86.37 years86.4San MarinoSan Marino: 85.71 years85.7Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.25 years85.2LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 84.60 years84.6SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 84.16 years84.2French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 84.07 years84.1JapanJapan: 84.04 years84.0AndorraAndorra: 84.04 years84.0SpainSpain: 83.93 years83.9GibraltarGibraltar: 83.55 years83.6Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 83.43 years83.4MaltaMalta: 83.36 years83.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 86.37 years
2 San Marino 85.71 years
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.25 years
4 Liechtenstein 84.60 years
5 Switzerland 84.16 years
6 French Polynesia 84.07 years
7 Japan 84.04 years
8 Andorra 84.04 years
9 Spain 83.93 years
10 Gibraltar 83.55 years
11 Korea, Rep. 83.43 years
12 Malta 83.36 years
13 Italy 83.35 years
14 Luxembourg 83.31 years
15 Sweden 83.31 years
16 Israel 83.20 years
17 Kuwait 83.19 years
18 Macao SAR, China 83.18 years
19 Singapore 83.10 years
20 Australia 83.05 years
21 Norway 83.01 years
22 Faroe Islands 82.95 years
23 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years
24 France 82.83 years
25 Ireland 82.81 years
26 Iceland 82.46 years
27 Belgium 82.40 years
28 Qatar 82.37 years
29 Portugal 82.33 years
30 Bermuda 82.31 years
31 Slovenia 81.93 years
32 Netherlands 81.86 years
33 Austria 81.79 years
34 New Zealand 81.76 years
35 Denmark 81.75 years
36 Greece 81.74 years
37 Puerto Rico (US) 81.69 years
38 Cyprus 81.65 years
39 Canada 81.63 years
40 Finland 81.59 years
41 Bahrain 81.28 years
42 United Kingdom 81.24 years
43 Chile 81.17 years
44 Channel Islands 81.10 years
45 Germany 81.04 years
46 Maldives 81.04 years
47 Isle of Man 81.00 years
48 Costa Rica 80.80 years
49 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 80.52 years
50 Cayman Islands 80.36 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2023, with a lead of 0.67 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Malta at 83.36 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.