Life Expectancy for Countries, 2009
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest life expectancy is Swaziland at just 31.9 years. The average lifespan for the entire world is 66.6 years.
Country | Life Expectancy | Country | Life Expectancy | Country | Life Expectancy |
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Afghanistan | 44.6 | Greece | 79.7 | Pakistan | 64.5 |
Albania | 78 | Greenland | 70.1 | Palau | 71.2 |
Algeria | 74 | Grenada | 66 | Panama | 77.2 |
American Samoa | 73.7 | Guam | 78 | Papua New Guinea | 66.3 |
Andorra | 82.5 | Guatemala | 70.3 | Paraguay | 75.8 |
Angola | 38.2 | Guernsey | 80.8 | Peru | 70.7 |
Anguilla | 80.7 | Guinea | 57.1 | Philippines | 71.1 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 74.8 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.9 | Poland | 75.6 |
Argentina | 76.6 | Guyana | 66.7 | Portugal | 78.2 |
Armenia | 72.7 | Haiti | 60.8 | Puerto Rico | 78.5 |
Aruba | 75.3 | Honduras | 69.4 | Qatar | 75.3 |
Australia | 81.6 | Hong Kong | 81.9 | Romania | 72.5 |
Austria | 79.5 | Hungary | 73.4 | Russia | 66 |
Azerbaijan | 66.7 | Iceland | 80.7 | Rwanda | 50.5 |
Bahamas, The | 65.8 | India | 69.9 | Saint Barthelemy | 78.6 |
Bahrain | 75.2 | Indonesia | 70.8 | Saint Helena | 78.4 |
Bangladesh | 60.2 | Iran | 71.1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.2 |
Barbados | 73.9 | Iraq | 69.9 | Saint Lucia | 76.5 |
Belarus | 70.6 | Ireland | 78.2 | Saint Martin | 78.6 |
Belgium | 79.2 | Isle of Man | 78.8 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 79.1 |
Belize | 68.2 | Israel | 80.7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.7 |
Benin | 59 | Italy | 80.2 | Samoa | 71.9 |
Bermuda | 80.4 | Jamaica | 73.5 | San Marino | 82 |
Bhutan | 66.1 | Japan | 82.1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 68.3 |
Bolivia | 66.9 | Jersey | 79.8 | Saudi Arabia | 76.3 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.5 | Jordan | 78.9 | Senegal | 59 |
Botswana | 61.9 | Kazakhstan | 67.9 | Serbia | 73.9 |
Brazil | 72 | Kenya | 57.9 | Seychelles | 73 |
Brunei | 75.7 | Kiribati | 63.2 | Sierra Leone | 41.2 |
Bulgaria | 73.1 | Kosovo | 69.6 | Singapore | 82 |
Burkina Faso | 53 | Kuwait | 77.7 | Slovakia | 75.4 |
Burma | 63.4 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.4 | Slovenia | 76.9 |
Burundi | 52.1 | Laos | 56.7 | Solomon Islands | 73.7 |
Cambodia | 62.1 | Latvia | 72.2 | Somalia | 49.6 |
Cameroon | 53.7 | Lebanon | 73.7 | South Africa | 49 |
Canada | 81.2 | Lesotho | 40.4 | Korea, South | 78.7 |
Cape Verde | 71.6 | Liberia | 41.8 | Spain | 80 |
Cayman Islands | 80.4 | Libya | 77.3 | Sri Lanka | 75.1 |
Central African Republic | 44.5 | Liechtenstein | 80.1 | Sudan | 51.4 |
Chad | 47.7 | Lithuania | 74.9 | Suriname | 73.7 |
Chile | 77.3 | Luxembourg | 79.3 | Swaziland | 31.9 |
China | 73.5 | Macau | 84.4 | Sweden | 80.9 |
Colombia | 72.8 | Macedonia | 74.7 | Switzerland | 80.8 |
Comoros | 63.5 | Madagascar | 62.9 | Syria | 71.2 |
Congo (Brazzaville) | 54.1 | Malawi | 43.8 | Taiwan | 78 |
Congo (Kinshasa) | 54.4 | Malaysia | 73.3 | Tajikistan | 65.3 |
Cook Islands | 74.2 | Maldives | 74 | Tanzania | 52 |
Costa Rica | 77.6 | Mali | 50.4 | Thailand | 73.1 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 55.5 | Malta | 79.4 | Timor-Leste | 67.3 |
Croatia | 75.3 | Marshall Islands | 71.2 | Togo | 58.7 |
Cuba | 77.5 | Mauritania | 60.4 | Tonga | 70.7 |
Cyprus | 78.3 | Mauritius | 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.9 |
Czech Republic | 76.8 | Mayotte | 62.9 | Tunisia | 75.8 |
Denmark | 78.3 | Mexico | 76.1 | Turkey | 72 |
Djibouti | 43.4 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 70.9 | Turkmenistan | 67.9 |
Dominica | 75.5 | Moldova | 70.8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75.4 |
Dominican Republic | 73.7 | Monaco | 80.1 | Tuvalu | 69.3 |
Ecuador | 75.3 | Mongolia | 67.7 | Uganda | 52.7 |
Egypt | 72.1 | Montenegro | 77.4 | Ukraine | 68.2 |
El Salvador | 72.3 | Montserrat | 72.8 | United Arab Emirates | 76.1 |
Equatorial Guinea | 61.6 | Morocco | 71.8 | United Kingdom | 79 |
Eritrea | 61.8 | Mozambique | 41.2 | United States | 78.1 |
Estonia | 72.8 | Namibia | 51.2 | Uruguay | 76.3 |
Ethiopia | 55.4 | Nauru | 64.2 | Uzbekistan | 72 |
Faroe Islands | 79.4 | Nepal | 65.5 | Vanuatu | 64 |
Fiji | 70.7 | Netherlands | 79.4 | Venezuela | 73.6 |
Finland | 79 | Netherlands Antilles | 76.7 | Vietnam | 71.6 |
France | 81 | New Caledonia | 75 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 79 |
French Polynesia | 76.7 | New Zealand | 80.4 | Virgin Islands, British | 77.3 |
Gabon | 53.1 | Nicaragua | 71.5 | Wallis and Futuna | 78.2 |
Gambia, The | 55.4 | Niger | 52.6 | West Bank | 74.5 |
Gaza Strip | 73.4 | Nigeria | 46.9 | Western Sahara | 54.3 |
Georgia | 76.7 | Korea, North | 63.8 | World | 66.6 |
Germany | 79.3 | Northern Mariana Islands | 76.7 | Yemen | 63.3 |
Ghana | 59.9 | Norway | 80 | Zambia | 38.6 |
Gibraltar | 80.2 | Oman | 74.2 | Zimbabwe | 45.8 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.
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