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DEFINITION
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.
Health Statistics > Life expectancy at birth, total > years (1970) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sweden :
74.65 years
1970
Health in Sweden
# 2
Norway :
74.09 years
1970
Health in Norway
# 3
Netherlands :
73.59 years
1970
Health in Netherlands
# 4
Denmark :
73.34 years
1970
Health in Denmark
# 5
Switzerland :
73.02 years
1970
Health in Switzerland
# 6
Canada :
72.7 years
1970
Health in Canada
# 7
Spain :
72.03 years
1970
Health in Spain
# 8
France :
72.01 years
1970
Health in France
# 9
United Kingdom :
71.97 years
1970
Health in United Kingdom
# 10
Japan :
71.95 years
1970
Health in Japan
# 11
Belarus :
71.9 years
1970
Health in Belarus
# 12
Greece :
71.84 years
1970
Health in Greece
# 13
Puerto Rico :
71.82 years
1970
Health in Puerto Rico
# 14
Italy :
71.56 years
1970
Health in Italy
# 15
New Zealand :
71.27 years
1970
Health in New Zealand
# 16
Bulgaria :
71.26 years
1970
Health in Bulgaria
# 17
Israel :
71.21 years
1970
Health in Israel
# 18
Belgium :
71.21 years
1970
Health in Belgium
# 19
Ireland :
71.09 years
1970
Health in Ireland
# 20
Australia :
71.02 years
1970
Health in Australia
# 21
Cyprus :
70.97 years
1970
Health in Cyprus
# 22
Hong Kong :
70.95 years
1970
Health in Hong Kong
# 23
United States :
70.81 years
1970
Health in United States
# 24
Lithuania :
70.8 years
1970
Health in Lithuania
# 25
Germany :
70.46 years
1970
Health in Germany
# 26
Luxembourg :
70.34 years
1970
Health in Luxembourg
# 27
Bermuda :
70.29 years
1970
Health in Bermuda
# 28
Finland :
70.18 years
1970
Health in Finland
# 29
Malta :
70.12 years
1970
Health in Malta
# 30
Cuba :
70.03 years
1970
Health in Cuba
# 31
Estonia :
69.96 years
1970
Health in Estonia
# 32
Armenia :
69.9 years
1970
Health in Armenia
# 33
Austria :
69.89 years
1970
Health in Austria
# 34
Poland :
69.87 years
1970
Health in Poland
# 35
Latvia :
69.84 years
1970
Health in Latvia
# 36
Ukraine :
69.83 years
1970
Health in Ukraine
# 37
Netherlands Antilles :
69.5 years
1970
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 38
Czech Republic :
69.44 years
1970
Health in Czech Republic
# 39
Slovenia :
69.4 years
1970
Health in Slovenia
# 40
Hungary :
69.16 years
1970
Health in Hungary
# 41
Croatia :
68.99 years
1970
Health in Croatia
# 42
Uruguay :
68.75 years
1970
Health in Uruguay
# 43
Barbados :
68.67 years
1970
Health in Barbados
# 44
Romania :
68.49 years
1970
Health in Romania
# 45
Jamaica :
68.36 years
1970
Health in Jamaica
# 46
Russia :
68.13 years
1970
Health in Russia
# 47
Azerbaijan :
68.01 years
1970
Health in Azerbaijan
# 48
Serbia and Montenegro :
67.94 years
1970
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 49
Singapore :
67.74 years
1970
Health in Singapore
# 50
Portugal :
67.42 years
1970
Health in Portugal
# 51
Georgia :
67.25 years
1970
Health in Georgia
# 52
Costa Rica :
67.12 years
1970
Health in Costa Rica
# 53
Albania :
67.11 years
1970
Health in Albania
# 54
Brunei :
67.03 years
1970
Health in Brunei
# 55
Antigua and Barbuda :
66.85 years
1970
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 56
Argentina :
66.8 years
1970
Health in Argentina
# 57
Belize :
66.6 years
1970
Health in Belize
# 58
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
66.22 years
1970
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 59
Bahamas, The :
66.16 years
1970
Health in Bahamas, The
# 60
Kuwait :
66.11 years
1970
Health in Kuwait
# 61
Guam :
66.03 years
1970
Health in Guam
# 62
Macau :
65.84 years
1970
Health in Macau
# 63
Trinidad and Tobago :
65.72 years
1970
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 64
Panama :
65.59 years
1970
Health in Panama
# 65
Paraguay :
65.52 years
1970
Health in Paraguay
# 66
Lebanon :
65.5 years
1970
Health in Lebanon
# 67
Venezuela :
65.12 years
1970
Health in Venezuela
# 68
Tonga :
65.01 years
1970
Health in Tonga
# 69
Suriname :
63.41 years
1970
Health in Suriname
# 70
New Caledonia :
63.03 years
1970
Health in New Caledonia
# 71
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
63.02 years
1970
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 72
Uzbekistan :
62.85 years
1970
Health in Uzbekistan
# 73
Mauritius :
62.39 years
1970
Health in Mauritius
# 74
Chile :
62.38 years
1970
Health in Chile
# 75
Saint Lucia :
62.26 years
1970
Health in Saint Lucia
# 76
Sri Lanka :
62.14 years
1970
Health in Sri Lanka
# 77
Bahrain :
62.1 years
1970
Health in Bahrain
# 78
Micronesia, Federated States of :
61.85 years
1970
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 79
China :
61.74 years
1970
Health in China
# 80
Mexico :
61.71 years
1970
Health in Mexico
# 81
Malaysia :
61.55 years
1970
Health in Malaysia
# 82
Korea, North :
61.49 years
1970
Health in Korea, North
# 83
Korea, South :
61.25 years
1970
Health in Korea, South
# 84
Qatar :
61.11 years
1970
Health in Qatar
# 85
United Arab Emirates :
61.11 years
1970
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 86
Colombia :
61.05 years
1970
Health in Colombia
# 87
French Polynesia :
60.39 years
1970
Health in French Polynesia
# 88
Thailand :
60.28 years
1970
Health in Thailand
# 89
Tajikistan :
60.12 years
1970
Health in Tajikistan
# 90
Fiji :
60 years
1970
Health in Fiji
# 91
Guyana :
59.66 years
1970
Health in Guyana
# 92
Brazil :
58.88 years
1970
Health in Brazil
# 93
Dominican Republic :
58.65 years
1970
Health in Dominican Republic
# 94
Turkmenistan :
58.42 years
1970
Health in Turkmenistan
# 95
Ecuador :
58.03 years
1970
Health in Ecuador
# 96
Philippines :
57.41 years
1970
Health in Philippines
# 97
El Salvador :
57.34 years
1970
Health in El Salvador
# 98
Turkey :
56.7 years
1970
Health in Turkey
# 99
Cape Verde :
56.66 years
1970
Health in Cape Verde
# 100
Iraq :
55.98 years
1970
Health in Iraq
# 101
Syria :
55.91 years
1970
Health in Syria
# 102
São Tomé and Príncipe :
55.66 years
1970
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 103
Zimbabwe :
55.02 years
1970
Health in Zimbabwe
# 104
Botswana :
54.89 years
1970
Health in Botswana
# 105
Solomon Islands :
54.63 years
1970
Health in Solomon Islands
# 106
Jordan :
54.6 years
1970
Health in Jordan
# 107
Tunisia :
54.19 years
1970
Health in Tunisia
# 108
Iran :
54.14 years
1970
Health in Iran
# 109
Peru :
53.91 years
1970
Health in Peru
# 110
Nicaragua :
53.9 years
1970
Health in Nicaragua
# 111
Congo, Republic of the :
53.76 years
1970
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 112
Algeria :
53.26 years
1970
Health in Algeria
# 113
South Africa :
53.13 years
1970
Health in South Africa
# 114
Vanuatu :
52.81 years
1970
Health in Vanuatu
# 115
Namibia :
52.76 years
1970
Health in Namibia
# 116
Honduras :
52.75 years
1970
Health in Honduras
# 117
Mongolia :
52.72 years
1970
Health in Mongolia
# 118
Kenya :
52.47 years
1970
Health in Kenya
# 119
Saudi Arabia :
52.31 years
1970
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 120
Guatemala :
52.26 years
1970
Health in Guatemala
# 121
Morocco :
51.89 years
1970
Health in Morocco
# 122
Libya :
51.89 years
1970
Health in Libya
# 123
Egypt :
51.13 years
1970
Health in Egypt
# 124
Vietnam :
50.56 years
1970
Health in Vietnam
# 125
Maldives :
50.19 years
1970
Health in Maldives
# 126
Oman :
50.06 years
1970
Health in Oman
# 127
Uganda :
49.89 years
1970
Health in Uganda
# 128
Pakistan :
49.43 years
1970
Health in Pakistan
# 129
India :
49.37 years
1970
Health in India
# 130
Zambia :
49.31 years
1970
Health in Zambia
# 131
Ghana :
49.2 years
1970
Health in Ghana
# 132
Lesotho :
49.15 years
1970
Health in Lesotho
# 133
Côte d'Ivoire :
48.89 years
1970
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 134
Togo :
48.54 years
1970
Health in Togo
# 135
Tanzania :
48.52 years
1970
Health in Tanzania
# 136
Burma :
48.36 years
1970
Health in Burma
# 137
Indonesia :
47.92 years
1970
Health in Indonesia
# 138
Haiti :
47.58 years
1970
Health in Haiti
# 139
Gabon :
47.05 years
1970
Health in Gabon
# 140
Comoros :
46.69 years
1970
Health in Comoros
# 141
Swaziland :
46.14 years
1970
Health in Swaziland
# 142
Benin :
46.12 years
1970
Health in Benin
# 143
Bolivia :
46.07 years
1970
Health in Bolivia
# 144
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
45.15 years
1970
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 145
Cameroon :
44.61 years
1970
Health in Cameroon
# 146
Bangladesh :
44.55 years
1970
Health in Bangladesh
# 147
Rwanda :
44.38 years
1970
Health in Rwanda
# 148
Sudan :
44.23 years
1970
Health in Sudan
# 149
Madagascar :
44.1 years
1970
Health in Madagascar
# 150
Burundi :
43.78 years
1970
Health in Burundi
# 151
Papua New Guinea :
43.73 years
1970
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 152
Djibouti :
43.47 years
1970
Health in Djibouti
# 153
Eritrea :
43.45 years
1970
Health in Eritrea
# 154
Burkina Faso :
43.08 years
1970
Health in Burkina Faso
# 155
Nepal :
42.96 years
1970
Health in Nepal
# 156
Mauritania :
42.64 years
1970
Health in Mauritania
# 157
Central African Republic :
42.63 years
1970
Health in Central African Republic
# 158
Cambodia :
42.36 years
1970
Health in Cambodia
# 159
Liberia :
42.17 years
1970
Health in Liberia
# 160
Nigeria :
42.11 years
1970
Health in Nigeria
# 161
Bhutan :
40.88 years
1970
Health in Bhutan
# 162
Malawi :
40.82 years
1970
Health in Malawi
# 163
Laos :
40.42 years
1970
Health in Laos
# 164
Somalia :
40.19 years
1970
Health in Somalia
# 165
Ethiopia :
40.14 years
1970
Health in Ethiopia
# 166
Equatorial Guinea :
39.89 years
1970
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 167
Mozambique :
39.79 years
1970
Health in Mozambique
# 168
Chad :
39.73 years
1970
Health in Chad
# 169
Senegal :
39.07 years
1970
Health in Senegal
# 170
East Timor :
38.98 years
1970
Health in East Timor
# 171
Afghanistan :
38.81 years
1970
Health in Afghanistan
# 172
Yemen :
38.68 years
1970
Health in Yemen
# 173
Guinea :
38.52 years
1970
Health in Guinea
# 174
Niger :
38.26 years
1970
Health in Niger
# 175
Mali :
37.38 years
1970
Health in Mali
# 176
Angola :
37.15 years
1970
Health in Angola
# 177
Gambia, The :
36.76 years
1970
Health in Gambia, The
# 178
Guinea-Bissau :
36.08 years
1970
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 179
Sierra Leone :
34.87 years
1970
Health in Sierra Leone
Weighted average:
57.7 years
DEFINITION: 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.
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"Life expectancy at birth, total > years (1970) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_lif_exp_at_bir_tot_yea-life-expectancy-birth-total-years&date=1970
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