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.

Year archive

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
151 Guyana 70.18 years
152 Turkmenistan 70.07 years
153 Philippines 69.83 years
154 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years
155 Libya 69.34 years
156 Yemen, Rep. 69.30 years
157 Palau 69.27 years
158 Botswana 69.16 years
159 Lao PDR 68.96 years
160 Senegal 68.68 years
161 Eritrea 68.62 years
162 Bolivia 68.58 years
163 Mauritania 68.48 years
164 Gabon 68.34 years
165 Uganda 68.25 years
166 Rwanda 67.79 years
167 Timor-Leste 67.69 years
168 Pakistan 67.65 years
169 Namibia 67.39 years
170 Malawi 67.35 years
171 Fiji 67.32 years
172 Ethiopia 67.32 years
173 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 67.20 years
174 Tuvalu 67.11 years
175 Tanzania 67.00 years
176 Marshall Islands 66.95 years
177 Myanmar 66.89 years
178 Comoros 66.78 years
179 Kiribati 66.47 years
180 Zambia 66.35 years
181 Sudan 66.33 years
182 South Africa 66.14 years
183 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years
184 Afghanistan 66.04 years
185 Djibouti 65.99 years
186 Gambia, The 65.86 years
187 Congo, Rep. 65.77 years
188 Ghana 65.50 years
189 West Bank and Gaza 65.17 years
190 Haiti 64.94 years
191 Angola 64.62 years
192 Eswatini 64.12 years
193 Guinea-Bissau 64.09 years
194 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 years
195 Cameroon 63.70 years
196 Burundi 63.65 years
197 Kenya 63.65 years
198 Madagascar 63.63 years
199 Mozambique 63.61 years
200 Zimbabwe 62.78 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.