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

In 2024, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) with 86.50 years. San Marino follows at 85.82 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.68 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.643.264.986.5MonacoMonaco: 86.50 years86.5San MarinoSan Marino: 85.82 years85.8Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.39 years85.4KuwaitKuwait: 84.58 years84.6SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 84.41 years84.4LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 84.20 years84.2French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 84.19 years84.2AndorraAndorra: 84.19 years84.2SwedenSweden: 84.06 years84.1JapanJapan: 84.04 years84.0ItalyItaly: 83.95 years84.0SpainSpain: 83.89 years83.9

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 86.50 years
2 San Marino 85.82 years
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.39 years
4 Kuwait 84.58 years
5 Switzerland 84.41 years
6 Liechtenstein 84.20 years
7 French Polynesia 84.19 years
8 Andorra 84.19 years
9 Sweden 84.06 years
10 Japan 84.04 years
11 Italy 83.95 years
12 Spain 83.89 years
13 Gibraltar 83.63 years
14 Korea, Rep. 83.63 years
15 Singapore 83.35 years
16 Macao SAR, China 83.33 years
17 Israel 83.20 years
18 Luxembourg 83.20 years
19 Norway 83.16 years
20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years
21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years
22 Australia 83.05 years
23 Ireland 83.01 years
24 France 82.98 years
25 Malta 82.96 years
26 Iceland 82.81 years
27 Qatar 82.52 years
28 Bermuda 82.49 years
29 Portugal 82.38 years
30 Finland 82.34 years
31 Belgium 82.30 years
32 Slovenia 82.29 years
33 Denmark 82.25 years
34 Canada 82.11 years
35 New Zealand 82.01 years
36 Austria 82.00 years
37 Netherlands 81.97 years
38 Puerto Rico (US) 81.90 years
39 Greece 81.84 years
40 Cyprus 81.82 years
41 Bahrain 81.42 years
42 United Kingdom 81.39 years
43 Chile 81.36 years
44 Maldives 81.29 years
45 Channel Islands 81.20 years
46 Isle of Man 81.09 years
47 Costa Rica 81.00 years
48 Germany 80.79 years
49 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 80.77 years
50 Cayman Islands 80.54 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, with a lead of 0.68 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Spain at 83.89 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.