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.

Year archive

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
151 Guyana 70.32 years
152 Greenland 70.27 years
153 Turkmenistan 70.20 years
154 Philippines 69.95 years
155 Sao Tome and Principe 69.91 years
156 Yemen, Rep. 69.44 years
157 Palau 69.38 years
158 Botswana 69.29 years
159 Lao PDR 69.23 years
160 West Bank and Gaza 69.21 years
161 Senegal 68.92 years
162 Eritrea 68.89 years
163 Bolivia 68.74 years
164 Mauritania 68.71 years
165 Gabon 68.51 years
166 Uganda 68.49 years
167 Rwanda 68.02 years
168 Timor-Leste 67.90 years
169 Pakistan 67.80 years
170 Ethiopia 67.60 years
171 Malawi 67.56 years
172 Namibia 67.52 years
173 Fiji 67.46 years
174 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 67.36 years
175 Tuvalu 67.26 years
176 Tanzania 67.21 years
177 Myanmar 67.10 years
178 Marshall Islands 67.08 years
179 Comoros 67.02 years
180 Kiribati 66.60 years
181 Zambia 66.53 years
182 Sudan 66.52 years
183 South Africa 66.31 years
184 Afghanistan 66.29 years
185 Papua New Guinea 66.26 years
186 Djibouti 66.20 years
187 Gambia, The 66.06 years
188 Congo, Rep. 66.00 years
189 Ghana 65.70 years
190 Haiti 65.12 years
191 Angola 64.81 years
192 Eswatini 64.26 years
193 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 years
194 Cameroon 63.97 years
195 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 years
196 Madagascar 63.84 years
197 Kenya 63.83 years
198 Burundi 63.82 years
199 Mozambique 63.80 years
200 Zimbabwe 63.06 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.