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[[File:Life expectancy UN map 2023.png|thumb|upright=1.5|A world map of life expectancy at birth, 2023, UN estimate:<ref name="un_prospects" />
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This '''list of countries and territories by life expectancy''' provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective [[life expectancy]] figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average. In addition to sovereign nations, the list encompasses several non-sovereign entities and territories. The figures serve as an indicator of the quality of [[healthcare]] in the respective countries and are influenced by various factors, including the prevalence of diseases such as [[HIV/AIDS]]. 

This article introduces the concept of [[Healthy life expectancy]] (HALE), which denotes the average number of years a person is expected to live in "full health". There are challenges in comparing life expectancies across countries due to disparities in data reporting and collection standards. The primary source of the most recent data presented is the [[World Bank Group]]'s 2022 report.

== Methodology ==
The [[life expectancy]] is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. Several non-[[Sovereign state|sovereign entities]] and [[territories]] are also included in this list.

The figures reflect the quality of [[healthcare]] in the countries listed, as well as other factors including [[HIV]] infections.

From the start of the 21st century, estimates of [[Life_expectancy#Healthy_life_expectancy|healthy life expectancy]] (HALE), the average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health", are also produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/healthy-life-expectancy-(hale)-at-60-(years)|title=Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at 60 (years)|language=en|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523205119/https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/healthy-life-expectancy-%28hale%29-at-60-%28years%29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indhale/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704092005/http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indhale/en/|archive-date=4 July 2012|title=Health Status Statistics: Mortality|language=en|publisher=World Health Organization}}</ref>

Comparing life expectancies across countries can be difficult, due to poor reporting in some countries and different local standards in collecting statistics. 

This is especially true for healthy life expectancy, the definition of which may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years. This number decreases to 75.5 years for [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous people]] in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Healthy-Aging-Report.pdf |title=Healthy Aging Report |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106003424/https://www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Healthy-Aging-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> This discrepancy is echoed in most quality of life metrics across Canada.

== United Nations (2023) ==
Estimations are by the [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs|analytical agency of the UN]].<ref name="un_prospects">{{cite web |date=27 July 2024 |title=World Population Prospects 2024 |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads?folder=Standard%20Projections&group=Most%20used |publisher=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]] |lang=en |format=XLSX}} — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"</ref> Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as [[Monaco]] (LE [[List of European countries by life expectancy#United Nations (2023)|86.37 years]], population 39,000), [[San Marino]] (LE [[List of European countries by life expectancy#United Nations (2023)|85.71 years]], population 34,000), and [[Saint Barthélemy]] (LE [[List of North American countries by life expectancy#United Nations (2023)|84.29 years]], population 11,000). The values are rounded. All calculations were made with raw data.

These values are used to calculate the [[Human Development Index]].

{{List of countries by life expectancy/United Nations estimations}}
{{List of countries by life expectancy/United Nations changes}}

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== World Bank Group (2023) ==
Estimation of the [[World Bank Group]] for 2023.<ref name='wbg_total'>{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, total|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603114153/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name='wbg_male'>{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, male|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311024618/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name='wbg_female'>{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth, female|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN|publisher=The World Bank Group|date=15 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312055808/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN|url-status=live}}</ref> Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as [[Monaco]] (LE [[List of European countries by life expectancy#World Bank Group (2023)|86.37 years]], population 39,000), [[San Marino]] (LE [[List of European countries by life expectancy#World Bank Group (2023)|85.71 years]], population 34,000), and [[Liechtenstein]] (LE [[List of European countries by life expectancy#World Bank Group (2023)|84.84 years]], population 41,000). The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations were done on raw data, therefore, due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.

In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2023.

{{List of countries by life expectancy/World Bank}}

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== World Health Organization (2019) ==
According to data published by the [[World Health Organization]] in December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country |language=en |publisher=World Health Organization |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |date=4 December 2022 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305150130/https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by WHO region |language=en |publisher=World Health Organization |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.SDG2016LEXREGv |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527081041/https://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.SDG2016LEXREGv |url-status=live }}</ref> By default, data is sorted by life expectancy at birth for all population, and in case of equal values by HALE for all population.

{{List of countries by life expectancy/World Health Organization}}

== CIA World Factbook (2022) ==
The US [[CIA]] published the following life expectancy data in its ''[[World Factbook]]''.<ref name="cia.gov">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/country-comparison |title=The World Factbook |website=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611180110/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/country-comparison/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life expectancy at birth - The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.cia.gov |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212221326/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{List of countries by life expectancy/CIA World Factbook}}

== OECD (2022) ==
Life expectancy estimates in the [[OECD]] for 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=OECD Data: Life expectancy at birth|url=https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/life-expectancy-at-birth.htm|publisher=OECD|date=17 December 2023|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202012350/https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/life-expectancy-at-birth.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> By default, the list is sorted by 2019.

{{List of countries by life expectancy/OECD}}

== Gallery ==

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[[File:Comparison gender life expectancy WHO.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|A comparison of average female and male life expectancy as defined by [[World Health Organization|WHO]], 2019. Open the original [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Comparison_of_male_and_female_life_expectancy_-world.svg chart] in a separate tab and hover over a bubble to highlight it. The squares of bubbles are proportional to country population according to estimation of the [[United Nations|UN]] for 2019.]]
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[[File:Life expectancy at birth in World (Both sexes,2019).png|thumb|none|400px|2019 life expectancy estimates by [[World Health Organization|WHO]]
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{{legend|#264478|≥ 80.0}}
{{legend|#0070c0|75.0 – 79.9}}
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{{legend|#00b0f0|70.0 – 74.9}}
{{legend|#ffc000|65.0 – 69.9}}
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{{legend|#ffff00|60.0 – 64.9}}
{{legend|#ed7d31|55.0 – 59.9}}
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[[File:Life expectancy at birth (Both sexes) CIA factbook.png|thumb|none|400px|2020 life expectancy estimates by the [[CIA World Factbook]]
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{{legend|green|≥ 85.0}}
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{{legend|#002060|75.0 – 79.9}}
{{legend|#00b0f0|70.0 – 74.9}}
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{{legend|#ffff00|65.0 – 69.9}}
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[[File:Life Expectancy, Population Reference Bureau, Current.svg|thumb|none|400px|2023 life expectancy estimates by the [[Population Reference Bureau]]]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in some big countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some big countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in the largest European countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some European countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in some European countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some European countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in some European countries -2.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some European countries (continued), 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in the Nordic countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in the Nordic countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in Ukraine Belarus Russia Kazakhstan.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in South Caucasus and its neighbours.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in countries of the [[South Caucasus]] and neighboring countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in Asian countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some Asian countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in countries of South-East Asia and Oceania.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some countries of South-East Asia and Oceania, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in countries of Near East.png|thumb|none|400px|Life  expectancy at birth in some countries of the [[Near East]], 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in countries of North America.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some North American countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in countries of South America.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some South American countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Life expectancy in African countries.png|thumb|none|400px|Life expectancy in some African countries, 2022]]
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[[File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world.png|thumb|none|400px|International life expectancy and [[healthy life expectancy]], 2019.<ref name="who">{{cite web |title=Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country |language=en |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |date=2020 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>]]
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[[File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world -sex.png|thumb|none|400px|International life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females, 2019.<ref name="who" />]]
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== See also ==
{{columns-list|
* [[Health equity#Gender disparities in life expectancy]]
* [[Health survival paradox]]
* [[List of countries by total health expenditure per capita]]
* [[List of countries by past life expectancy]]
* [[List of European countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of European regions by life expectancy]]
* [[List of Asian countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of North American countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of South American countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of African countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy]]
* [[List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy]]
* [[List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy]]
* [[List of world regions by life expectancy]]
* [[Oldest people]]
* [[Sex differences in medicine]]
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/ Global Agewatch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003130501/http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/ |date=3 October 2014 }} has the latest internationally comparable statistics on life expectancy from 195 countries.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110113085832/http://graphs.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly=2003;lb=f;il=t;fs=11;al=30;stl=t;st=t;nsl=t;se=t$wst;tts=C$ts;sp=6;ti=2007$zpv;v=0$inc_x;mmid=XCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj1jiMAkmq1iMg;by=ind$inc_y;mmid=YCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj2tPLxKvvnNPA;by=ind$inc_s;uniValue=8.21;iid=phAwcNAVuyj0XOoBL_n5tAQ;by=ind$inc_c;uniValue=255;gid=CATID0;by=grp$map_x;scale=log;dataMin=194;dataMax=96846$map_y;scale=lin;dataMin=23;dataMax=86$map_s;sma=49;smi=2.65$cd;bd=0$inds= Life expectancy trends interactive graph]
* [http://www.statsilk.com/maps/life-expectancy-interactive-world-map Life expectancy interactive world map]
*[http://www.livescience.com/22005-highest-and-lowest-life-expectancy-at-birth-infographic.html Global Life Expectancy (Infographic)|LiveScience]
*[https://simplyinsurance.com/average-us-life-expectancy-statistics/ U.S. States life expectancy compared to the world (Infographic & Study)|Simply Insurance]

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