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East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024 at 88.22 years, while Naoero sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 64.19 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.022.144.166.288.2Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.22 years88.2JapanJapan: 87.13 years87.1French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.62 years86.6Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.60 years86.6Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.20 years86.2SingaporeSingapore: 85.60 years85.6AustraliaAustralia: 85.10 years85.1New ZealandNew Zealand: 83.70 years83.7GuamGuam: 81.59 years81.6New CaledoniaNew Caledonia: 81.41 years81.4ThailandThailand: 80.98 years81.0ChinaChina: 80.97 years81.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 88.22 years
2 Japan 87.13 years
3 French Polynesia 86.62 years
4 Korea, Rep. 86.60 years
5 Macao SAR, China 86.20 years
6 Singapore 85.60 years
7 Australia 85.10 years
8 New Zealand 83.70 years
9 Guam 81.59 years
10 New Caledonia 81.41 years
11 Thailand 80.98 years
12 China 80.97 years
13 Northern Mariana Islands 80.87 years
14 Malaysia 79.52 years
15 Viet Nam 79.38 years
16 Brunei Darussalam 77.73 years
17 Mongolia 77.10 years
18 Tonga 76.54 years
19 American Samoa 75.99 years
20 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75.88 years
21 Vanuatu 74.11 years
22 Samoa 73.82 years
23 Indonesia 73.43 years
24 Cambodia 73.36 years
25 Philippines 72.96 years
26 Solomon Islands 72.18 years
27 Palau 71.94 years
28 Lao PDR 71.53 years
29 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 71.28 years
30 Tuvalu 70.86 years
31 Myanmar 70.38 years
32 Timor-Leste 69.67 years
33 Fiji 69.54 years
34 Marshall Islands 69.48 years
35 Papua New Guinea 69.21 years
36 Kiribati 68.32 years
37 Naoero 64.19 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 1.09 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 37 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Naoero at 64.19 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.