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

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024 at 85.39 years, while Naoero sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 62.28 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.021.342.764.085.4Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 85.39 years85.4French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 84.19 years84.2JapanJapan: 84.04 years84.0Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 83.63 years83.6SingaporeSingapore: 83.35 years83.3Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 83.33 years83.3AustraliaAustralia: 83.05 years83.1New ZealandNew Zealand: 82.01 years82.0Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands: 78.95 years78.9New CaledoniaNew Caledonia: 78.92 years78.9ChinaChina: 78.02 years78.0GuamGuam: 77.42 years77.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 85.39 years
2 French Polynesia 84.19 years
3 Japan 84.04 years
4 Korea, Rep. 83.63 years
5 Singapore 83.35 years
6 Macao SAR, China 83.33 years
7 Australia 83.05 years
8 New Zealand 82.01 years
9 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 years
10 New Caledonia 78.92 years
11 China 78.02 years
12 Guam 77.42 years
13 Malaysia 76.82 years
14 Thailand 76.56 years
15 Brunei Darussalam 75.50 years
16 Viet Nam 74.74 years
17 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 73.74 years
18 Tonga 73.07 years
19 American Samoa 72.99 years
20 Mongolia 72.40 years
21 Samoa 71.83 years
22 Vanuatu 71.65 years
23 Indonesia 71.29 years
24 Cambodia 70.82 years
25 Solomon Islands 70.69 years
26 Philippines 69.95 years
27 Palau 69.38 years
28 Lao PDR 69.23 years
29 Timor-Leste 67.90 years
30 Fiji 67.46 years
31 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 67.36 years
32 Tuvalu 67.26 years
33 Myanmar 67.10 years
34 Marshall Islands 67.08 years
35 Kiribati 66.60 years
36 Papua New Guinea 66.26 years
37 Naoero 62.28 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 1.20 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 62.28 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.