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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.

Year archive

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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
201 Togo 62.74 years
202 Liberia 62.16 years
203 Naoero 62.11 years
204 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years
205 Congo, Dem. Rep. 61.90 years
206 Sierra Leone 61.79 years
207 Niger 61.18 years
208 Burkina Faso 61.09 years
209 Benin 60.77 years
210 Guinea 60.74 years
211 Mali 60.44 years
212 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 58.82 years
213 South Sudan 57.62 years
214 Central African Republic 57.41 years
215 Lesotho 57.38 years
216 Chad 55.07 years
217 Nigeria 54.46 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.