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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.
Health Statistics > Life expectancy at birth, total > years (1977) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
75.9 years
1977
Health in Japan
# 2
Norway :
75.39 years
1977
Health in Norway
# 3
Sweden :
75.38 years
1977
Health in Sweden
# 4
Switzerland :
75.24 years
1977
Health in Switzerland
# 5
Netherlands :
75.22 years
1977
Health in Netherlands
# 6
Denmark :
74.63 years
1977
Health in Denmark
# 7
Canada :
74.22 years
1977
Health in Canada
# 8
Spain :
74.13 years
1977
Health in Spain
# 9
Cyprus :
73.71 years
1977
Health in Cyprus
# 10
Greece :
73.7 years
1977
Health in Greece
# 11
France :
73.68 years
1977
Health in France
# 12
Puerto Rico :
73.52 years
1977
Health in Puerto Rico
# 13
Italy :
73.36 years
1977
Health in Italy
# 14
Australia :
73.34 years
1977
Health in Australia
# 15
Hong Kong :
73.32 years
1977
Health in Hong Kong
# 16
United States :
73.26 years
1977
Health in United States
# 17
United Kingdom :
73.22 years
1977
Health in United Kingdom
# 18
Cuba :
73.06 years
1977
Health in Cuba
# 19
Israel :
72.96 years
1977
Health in Israel
# 20
Iceland :
72.96 years
1977
Health in Iceland
# 21
Finland :
72.35 years
1977
Health in Finland
# 22
Belgium :
72.32 years
1977
Health in Belgium
# 23
New Zealand :
72.17 years
1977
Health in New Zealand
# 24
Malta :
72.1 years
1977
Health in Malta
# 25
Netherlands Antilles :
72.09 years
1977
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 26
Ireland :
72.04 years
1977
Health in Ireland
# 27
Germany :
71.95 years
1977
Health in Germany
# 28
Austria :
71.9 years
1977
Health in Austria
# 29
Luxembourg :
71.86 years
1977
Health in Luxembourg
# 30
Bermuda :
71.7 years
1977
Health in Bermuda
# 31
Barbados :
71.24 years
1977
Health in Barbados
# 32
Costa Rica :
71.05 years
1977
Health in Costa Rica
# 33
Bulgaria :
70.82 years
1977
Health in Bulgaria
# 34
Lithuania :
70.81 years
1977
Health in Lithuania
# 35
Singapore :
70.8 years
1977
Health in Singapore
# 36
Croatia :
70.74 years
1977
Health in Croatia
# 37
Czech Republic :
70.57 years
1977
Health in Czech Republic
# 38
Poland :
70.4 years
1977
Health in Poland
# 39
Armenia :
70.33 years
1977
Health in Armenia
# 40
Slovenia :
70.29 years
1977
Health in Slovenia
# 41
Slovakia :
70.29 years
1977
Health in Slovakia
# 42
Serbia and Montenegro :
70.25 years
1977
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 43
Portugal :
70.16 years
1977
Health in Portugal
# 44
Jamaica :
70.06 years
1977
Health in Jamaica
# 45
Antigua and Barbuda :
70 years
1977
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 46
Hungary :
69.85 years
1977
Health in Hungary
# 47
Brunei :
69.74 years
1977
Health in Brunei
# 48
Romania :
69.74 years
1977
Health in Romania
# 49
Belize :
69.71 years
1977
Health in Belize
# 50
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
69.69 years
1977
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 51
Uruguay :
69.62 years
1977
Health in Uruguay
# 52
Belarus :
69.56 years
1977
Health in Belarus
# 53
Kuwait :
69.55 years
1977
Health in Kuwait
# 54
Macau :
69.44 years
1977
Health in Macau
# 55
Estonia :
69.33 years
1977
Health in Estonia
# 56
Georgia :
69.3 years
1977
Health in Georgia
# 57
Latvia :
69.1 years
1977
Health in Latvia
# 58
Panama :
68.99 years
1977
Health in Panama
# 59
Albania :
68.95 years
1977
Health in Albania
# 60
Ukraine :
68.83 years
1977
Health in Ukraine
# 61
Argentina :
68.75 years
1977
Health in Argentina
# 62
Guam :
68.61 years
1977
Health in Guam
# 63
Trinidad and Tobago :
68.34 years
1977
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 64
Azerbaijan :
68.2 years
1977
Health in Azerbaijan
# 65
Venezuela :
67.68 years
1977
Health in Venezuela
# 66
Russia :
67.38 years
1977
Health in Russia
# 67
Chile :
67.17 years
1977
Health in Chile
# 68
Bahamas, The :
67.15 years
1977
Health in Bahamas, The
# 69
Korea, North :
67.03 years
1977
Health in Korea, North
# 70
Tonga :
66.91 years
1977
Health in Tonga
# 71
United Arab Emirates :
66.75 years
1977
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 72
Lebanon :
66.64 years
1977
Health in Lebanon
# 73
Paraguay :
66.48 years
1977
Health in Paraguay
# 74
Saint Lucia :
66.28 years
1977
Health in Saint Lucia
# 75
New Caledonia :
66.17 years
1977
Health in New Caledonia
# 76
Sri Lanka :
66.03 years
1977
Health in Sri Lanka
# 77
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
65.89 years
1977
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 78
Bahrain :
65.8 years
1977
Health in Bahrain
# 79
Qatar :
65.52 years
1977
Health in Qatar
# 80
China :
65.38 years
1977
Health in China
# 81
Mexico :
65.32 years
1977
Health in Mexico
# 82
Malaysia :
65.26 years
1977
Health in Malaysia
# 83
Suriname :
65.19 years
1977
Health in Suriname
# 84
Mauritius :
64.94 years
1977
Health in Mauritius
# 85
Micronesia, Federated States of :
64.79 years
1977
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 86
Korea, South :
64.65 years
1977
Health in Korea, South
# 87
Uzbekistan :
64.5 years
1977
Health in Uzbekistan
# 88
Colombia :
63.95 years
1977
Health in Colombia
# 89
Thailand :
63.13 years
1977
Health in Thailand
# 90
Fiji :
62.8 years
1977
Health in Fiji
# 91
French Polynesia :
62.62 years
1977
Health in French Polynesia
# 92
Samoa :
62.61 years
1977
Health in Samoa
# 93
Dominican Republic :
61.98 years
1977
Health in Dominican Republic
# 94
Tajikistan :
61.76 years
1977
Health in Tajikistan
# 95
Brazil :
61.64 years
1977
Health in Brazil
# 96
Ecuador :
61.41 years
1977
Health in Ecuador
# 97
Syria :
61.4 years
1977
Health in Syria
# 98
Jordan :
61.16 years
1977
Health in Jordan
# 99
Guyana :
60.68 years
1977
Health in Guyana
# 100
Tunisia :
60.53 years
1977
Health in Tunisia
# 101
Iraq :
60.48 years
1977
Health in Iraq
# 102
Turkey :
60.2 years
1977
Health in Turkey
# 103
Philippines :
60.1 years
1977
Health in Philippines
# 104
Turkmenistan :
60.07 years
1977
Health in Turkmenistan
# 105
Cape Verde :
59.96 years
1977
Health in Cape Verde
# 106
Botswana :
59.86 years
1977
Health in Botswana
# 107
Saudi Arabia :
58.71 years
1977
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 108
Peru :
58.53 years
1977
Health in Peru
# 109
São Tomé and Príncipe :
58.46 years
1977
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 110
Vietnam :
58.3 years
1977
Health in Vietnam
# 111
Solomon Islands :
58.13 years
1977
Health in Solomon Islands
# 112
Algeria :
57.98 years
1977
Health in Algeria
# 113
Iran :
57.77 years
1977
Health in Iran
# 114
Zimbabwe :
57.72 years
1977
Health in Zimbabwe
# 115
Libya :
57.61 years
1977
Health in Libya
# 116
Nicaragua :
57.59 years
1977
Health in Nicaragua
# 117
Honduras :
57.51 years
1977
Health in Honduras
# 118
Oman :
57.37 years
1977
Health in Oman
# 119
El Salvador :
57.05 years
1977
Health in El Salvador
# 120
Vanuatu :
57.01 years
1977
Health in Vanuatu
# 121
Namibia :
56.46 years
1977
Health in Namibia
# 122
Kenya :
56.23 years
1977
Health in Kenya
# 123
Mongolia :
56.22 years
1977
Health in Mongolia
# 124
Guatemala :
56.05 years
1977
Health in Guatemala
# 125
South Africa :
55.93 years
1977
Health in South Africa
# 126
Morocco :
55.76 years
1977
Health in Morocco
# 127
Congo, Republic of the :
55.71 years
1977
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 128
Maldives :
54.59 years
1977
Health in Maldives
# 129
Egypt :
54.06 years
1977
Health in Egypt
# 130
Pakistan :
53.44 years
1977
Health in Pakistan
# 131
Togo :
52.87 years
1977
Health in Togo
# 132
India :
52.86 years
1977
Health in India
# 133
Gabon :
52.8 years
1977
Health in Gabon
# 134
Indonesia :
52.72 years
1977
Health in Indonesia
# 135
Côte d'Ivoire :
52.49 years
1977
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 136
Tanzania :
52.12 years
1977
Health in Tanzania
# 137
Ghana :
51.8 years
1977
Health in Ghana
# 138
Zambia :
51.69 years
1977
Health in Zambia
# 139
Lesotho :
51.59 years
1977
Health in Lesotho
# 140
Haiti :
50.64 years
1977
Health in Haiti
# 141
Burma :
50.57 years
1977
Health in Burma
# 142
Uganda :
50.42 years
1977
Health in Uganda
# 143
Bolivia :
50.05 years
1977
Health in Bolivia
# 144
Swaziland :
50 years
1977
Health in Swaziland
# 145
Comoros :
49.49 years
1977
Health in Comoros
# 146
Benin :
49.11 years
1977
Health in Benin
# 147
Cameroon :
48.42 years
1977
Health in Cameroon
# 148
Sudan :
47.85 years
1977
Health in Sudan
# 149
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
47.76 years
1977
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 150
Papua New Guinea :
47.23 years
1977
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 151
Bangladesh :
46.96 years
1977
Health in Bangladesh
# 152
Madagascar :
46.94 years
1977
Health in Madagascar
# 153
Central African Republic :
46.75 years
1977
Health in Central African Republic
# 154
Nepal :
46.74 years
1977
Health in Nepal
# 155
Djibouti :
46.55 years
1977
Health in Djibouti
# 156
Burundi :
45.99 years
1977
Health in Burundi
# 157
Burkina Faso :
45.97 years
1977
Health in Burkina Faso
# 158
Mauritania :
45.46 years
1977
Health in Mauritania
# 159
Eritrea :
44.95 years
1977
Health in Eritrea
# 160
Rwanda :
44.75 years
1977
Health in Rwanda
# 161
Nigeria :
44.52 years
1977
Health in Nigeria
# 162
Senegal :
44.25 years
1977
Health in Senegal
# 163
Yemen :
44.14 years
1977
Health in Yemen
# 164
Malawi :
43.78 years
1977
Health in Malawi
# 165
Liberia :
43.76 years
1977
Health in Liberia
# 166
Laos :
43.51 years
1977
Health in Laos
# 167
Bhutan :
43.29 years
1977
Health in Bhutan
# 168
Mozambique :
42.74 years
1977
Health in Mozambique
# 169
Chad :
42.61 years
1977
Health in Chad
# 170
Afghanistan :
42.16 years
1977
Health in Afghanistan
# 171
Equatorial Guinea :
42.01 years
1977
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 172
Somalia :
41.99 years
1977
Health in Somalia
# 173
Ethiopia :
41.96 years
1977
Health in Ethiopia
# 174
Guinea :
41.37 years
1977
Health in Guinea
# 175
Gambia, The :
40.94 years
1977
Health in Gambia, The
# 176
Mali :
39.83 years
1977
Health in Mali
# 177
Angola :
39.5 years
1977
Health in Angola
# 178
Niger :
38.85 years
1977
Health in Niger
# 179
Guinea-Bissau :
37.46 years
1977
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 180
Sierra Leone :
36.78 years
1977
Health in Sierra Leone
# 181
East Timor :
31.22 years
1977
Health in East Timor
# 182
Cambodia :
31.22 years
1977
Health in Cambodia
Weighted average:
60.4 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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