Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Japan86.44
2San Marino85.91
3Hong Kong85.90
4Liechtenstein85.15
5Spain84.60
6France84.50
7Switzerland84.40
8Italy84.10
9Australia83.90
10Singapore83.70
11Belgium83.70
12North Korea83.69
13South Korea83.69
14Canada83.50
15Israel83.50
16Euro area83.48
17Sweden83.40
18Iceland83.30
19Finland83.10
20Norway83.10
21Macau83.03
22Austria82.90
23High income: OECD82.89
24Greece82.80
25Puerto Rico82.75
26Luxembourg82.70
27Netherlands82.70
28High income82.66
29Germany82.60
30Virgin Islands (U.S.)82.59
31European Union82.39
32New Zealand82.35
33Slovenia82.30
34Malta82.20
35Cyprus82.17
36United Kingdom82.10
37Bermuda81.93
38OECD members81.91
39Ireland81.90
40Chile81.86
41Portugal81.80
42Channel Islands81.70
43Costa Rica81.52
44North America81.46
45New Caledonia81.37
46United States81.24
47Cuba81.02
48Denmark80.80
49Mayotte80.31
50Poland80.10
51Czech Republic80.10
52Estonia80.10
53Kuwait80.07
54Barbados80
55Brunei Darussalam79.96
56Albania79.96
57Uruguay79.84
58Croatia79.81
59Netherlands Antilles79.56
60Argentina79.38
61Seychelles79.20
62Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)79.02
63United Arab Emirates78.95
64High income: nonOECD78.88
65Slovakia78.70
66Lithuania78.60
67Belize78.57
68Panama78.51
69Ecuador78.31
70Guam78.19
71Sri Lanka78.10
72Latvia78.10
73Bosnia and Herzegovina77.92
74Hungary77.90
75Oman77.80
76Bahrain77.73
77Mexico77.58
78Aruba77.54
79Libya77.19
80French Polynesia77.18
81Qatar77.15
82Bulgaria77.10
83Romania77.10
84Grenada77.09
85Armenia77.06
86Malaysia77
87Colombia76.98
88Venezuela76.81
89Macedonia76.79
90Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)76.79
91Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)76.76
92Bahamas76.71
93Montenegro76.69
94Nicaragua76.68
95Vietnam76.59
96Tunisia76.50
97Serbia76.40
98Belarus76.40
99Syria76.39
100Brazil76.38
101El Salvador76.33
102Peru76.23
103Mauritius76.21
104Dominican Republic75.57
105Jamaica75.45
106East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)75.44
107West Bank and Gaza75.32
108Georgia75.23
109Western Samoa75.22
110China75.09
111Tonga74.94
112Upper middle income74.92
113Russia74.91
114Ukraine74.86
115Honduras74.86
116Jordan74.85
117Europe & Central Asia (developing only)74.62
118Turkey74.55
119Lebanon74.44
120Saudi Arabia74.40
121Philippines74.38
122East Asia & Pacific (developing only)74.29
123Paraguay74.23
124Guatemala74.17
125Algeria74.12
126St. Vincent and the Grenadines74.07
127Cape Verde74.05
128Morocco73.90
129Maldives73.64
130Kazakhstan73.50
131Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)73.35
132Indonesia73.26
133Trinidad and Tobago73.20
134Iran73.11
135Suriname72.91
136Azerbaijan72.81
137Middle East & North Africa (developing only)72.80
138Vanuatu72.60
139Moldova72.49
140Egypt72.17
141Thailand72.16
142Kyrgyzstan72.05
143Iraq71.89
144Kosovo71.80
145Fiji71.38
146Uzbekistan71.19
147Middle income70.91
148Arab World70.81
149Guyana70.55
150Greenland70.40
151Mongolia70.24
152Lower middle income69.82
153Tajikistan69.67
154Micronesia69.65
155Turkmenistan69.21
156Low & middle income69.05
157Bhutan68.43
158Bolivia68.21
159Comoros68.06
160Nepal67.80
161Sao Tome and Principe67.75
162Solomon Islands67.69
163Bangladesh67.67
164Pakistan67.19
165Laos66.90
166South Asia65.81
167India65.62
168Yemen65.09
169Togo64.63
170Burma64.39
171Papua New Guinea63.64
172Cambodia63.36
173Haiti63.23
174Benin63.01
175Timor-Leste62.52
176Madagascar62.47
177Namibia62.42
178Eritrea62.23
179Gabon62.15
180Guinea60.42
181Liberia60.06
182Sudan60.06
183Ivory Coast59.26
184Mauritania58.99
185Low income58.65
186Least developed countries: UN classification58.55
187Gambia57.95
188Ghana57.74
189Senegal57.48
190Djibouti57.16
191Ethiopia57.12
192Tanzania57.11
193Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)55.54
194Kenya55.34
195Botswana54.76
196Malawi54.72
197Republic of the Congo54.70
198Burkina Faso54.67
199Uganda54.07
200Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)53.59
201Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)53.58
202South Africa53.07
203Niger52.88
204Rwanda52.46
205Burundi52.42
206Cameroon51.94
207Equatorial Guinea51.82
208Somalia51.53
209Chad50.25
210Guinea-Bissau49.77
211Angola49.62
212Mali49.52
213Democratic Republic of the Congo49.39
214Sierra Leone49.23
215Central African Republic48.82
216Mozambique48.78
217Nigeria48.67
218Zambia46.86
219Lesotho45.72
220Zimbabwe45.57
221Swaziland45.50
222Afghanistan44.28
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