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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 (1987) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
78.48 years
1987
Health in Japan
# 2
Switzerland :
77.2 years
1987
Health in Switzerland
# 3
Sweden :
77.09 years
1987
Health in Sweden
# 4
Hong Kong :
76.88 years
1987
Health in Hong Kong
# 5
Canada :
76.74 years
1987
Health in Canada
# 6
Spain :
76.73 years
1987
Health in Spain
# 7
Netherlands :
76.71 years
1987
Health in Netherlands
# 8
Greece :
76.38 years
1987
Health in Greece
# 9
Italy :
76.23 years
1987
Health in Italy
# 10
Australia :
76.15 years
1987
Health in Australia
# 11
Cyprus :
76.15 years
1987
Health in Cyprus
# 12
Norway :
76.08 years
1987
Health in Norway
# 13
France :
76.07 years
1987
Health in France
# 14
Belgium :
75.97 years
1987
Health in Belgium
# 15
Macau :
75.94 years
1987
Health in Macau
# 16
United Kingdom :
75.28 years
1987
Health in United Kingdom
# 17
Israel :
75.26 years
1987
Health in Israel
# 18
Iceland :
75.26 years
1987
Health in Iceland
# 19
Malta :
75 years
1987
Health in Malta
# 20
Germany :
74.87 years
1987
Health in Germany
# 21
Costa Rica :
74.84 years
1987
Health in Costa Rica
# 22
United States :
74.77 years
1987
Health in United States
# 23
Denmark :
74.69 years
1987
Health in Denmark
# 24
Austria :
74.67 years
1987
Health in Austria
# 25
Finland :
74.59 years
1987
Health in Finland
# 26
Cuba :
74.56 years
1987
Health in Cuba
# 27
Puerto Rico :
74.55 years
1987
Health in Puerto Rico
# 28
Netherlands Antilles :
74.41 years
1987
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 29
Luxembourg :
74.38 years
1987
Health in Luxembourg
# 30
Kuwait :
74.36 years
1987
Health in Kuwait
# 31
Barbados :
74.34 years
1987
Health in Barbados
# 32
New Zealand :
74.18 years
1987
Health in New Zealand
# 33
Portugal :
74.11 years
1987
Health in Portugal
# 34
Ireland :
73.78 years
1987
Health in Ireland
# 35
Singapore :
73.59 years
1987
Health in Singapore
# 36
Bermuda :
73.4 years
1987
Health in Bermuda
# 37
Brunei :
73.38 years
1987
Health in Brunei
# 38
Antigua and Barbuda :
73.01 years
1987
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 39
Virgin Islands :
72.93 years
1987
Health in Virgin Islands
# 40
Chile :
72.66 years
1987
Health in Chile
# 41
Belize :
72.25 years
1987
Health in Belize
# 42
Marshall Islands :
72.14 years
1987
Health in Marshall Islands
# 43
Uruguay :
72.11 years
1987
Health in Uruguay
# 44
Albania :
72.03 years
1987
Health in Albania
# 45
Slovenia :
72 years
1987
Health in Slovenia
# 46
Dominica :
71.96 years
1987
Health in Dominica
# 47
Lithuania :
71.93 years
1987
Health in Lithuania
# 48
Panama :
71.87 years
1987
Health in Panama
# 49
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
71.79 years
1987
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 50
United Arab Emirates :
71.56 years
1987
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 51
Bulgaria :
71.53 years
1987
Health in Bulgaria
# 52
Trinidad and Tobago :
71.49 years
1987
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 53
Croatia :
71.47 years
1987
Health in Croatia
# 54
Guam :
71.46 years
1987
Health in Guam
# 55
Czech Republic :
71.45 years
1987
Health in Czech Republic
# 56
Jamaica :
71.23 years
1987
Health in Jamaica
# 57
Serbia and Montenegro :
71.19 years
1987
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 58
Slovakia :
71.09 years
1987
Health in Slovakia
# 59
Macedonia, Republic of :
71.06 years
1987
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 60
Argentina :
71.01 years
1987
Health in Argentina
# 61
Belarus :
70.99 years
1987
Health in Belarus
# 62
Poland :
70.9 years
1987
Health in Poland
# 63
Estonia :
70.7 years
1987
Health in Estonia
# 64
Bahrain :
70.69 years
1987
Health in Bahrain
# 65
Latvia :
70.69 years
1987
Health in Latvia
# 66
Venezuela :
70.53 years
1987
Health in Venezuela
# 67
Ukraine :
70.5 years
1987
Health in Ukraine
# 68
Sri Lanka :
70.48 years
1987
Health in Sri Lanka
# 69
Georgia :
70.16 years
1987
Health in Georgia
# 70
New Caledonia :
70.06 years
1987
Health in New Caledonia
# 71
Mexico :
69.82 years
1987
Health in Mexico
# 72
Korea, South :
69.81 years
1987
Health in Korea, South
# 73
Seychelles :
69.73 years
1987
Health in Seychelles
# 74
Hungary :
69.65 years
1987
Health in Hungary
# 75
Saint Lucia :
69.55 years
1987
Health in Saint Lucia
# 76
Malaysia :
69.5 years
1987
Health in Malaysia
# 77
Azerbaijan :
69.5 years
1987
Health in Azerbaijan
# 78
Russia :
69.44 years
1987
Health in Russia
# 79
Tonga :
69.35 years
1987
Health in Tonga
# 80
Kazakhstan :
69.29 years
1987
Health in Kazakhstan
# 81
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
69.25 years
1987
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 82
Romania :
69.23 years
1987
Health in Romania
# 83
Bahamas, The :
69.04 years
1987
Health in Bahamas, The
# 84
Qatar :
69 years
1987
Health in Qatar
# 85
Mauritius :
68.71 years
1987
Health in Mauritius
# 86
China :
68.67 years
1987
Health in China
# 87
Uzbekistan :
68.43 years
1987
Health in Uzbekistan
# 88
French Polynesia :
68.39 years
1987
Health in French Polynesia
# 89
Armenia :
68.24 years
1987
Health in Armenia
# 90
Lebanon :
67.99 years
1987
Health in Lebanon
# 91
Colombia :
67.87 years
1987
Health in Colombia
# 92
Oman :
67.81 years
1987
Health in Oman
# 93
Suriname :
67.78 years
1987
Health in Suriname
# 94
Paraguay :
67.59 years
1987
Health in Paraguay
# 95
Ecuador :
67.53 years
1987
Health in Ecuador
# 96
Moldova :
67.32 years
1987
Health in Moldova
# 97
Thailand :
67.25 years
1987
Health in Thailand
# 98
Syria :
67.06 years
1987
Health in Syria
# 99
Libya :
66.77 years
1987
Health in Libya
# 100
Fiji :
66.73 years
1987
Health in Fiji
# 101
Saudi Arabia :
66.51 years
1987
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 102
Korea, North :
66.28 years
1987
Health in Korea, North
# 103
Tunisia :
66.17 years
1987
Health in Tunisia
# 104
Algeria :
66.02 years
1987
Health in Algeria
# 105
Jordan :
65.96 years
1987
Health in Jordan
# 106
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
65.95 years
1987
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 107
Micronesia, Federated States of :
65.92 years
1987
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 108
Kyrgyzstan :
65.54 years
1987
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 109
Brazil :
65.13 years
1987
Health in Brazil
# 110
Iraq :
65.11 years
1987
Health in Iraq
# 111
Botswana :
65.01 years
1987
Health in Botswana
# 112
Dominican Republic :
64.73 years
1987
Health in Dominican Republic
# 113
Greenland :
64.65 years
1987
Health in Greenland
# 114
Samoa :
64.46 years
1987
Health in Samoa
# 115
Honduras :
64.44 years
1987
Health in Honduras
# 116
Peru :
64.37 years
1987
Health in Peru
# 117
Turkey :
64.25 years
1987
Health in Turkey
# 118
Philippines :
64.23 years
1987
Health in Philippines
# 119
Cape Verde :
63.94 years
1987
Health in Cape Verde
# 120
Tajikistan :
63.54 years
1987
Health in Tajikistan
# 121
Vietnam :
63.4 years
1987
Health in Vietnam
# 122
El Salvador :
63.39 years
1987
Health in El Salvador
# 123
Iran :
63.18 years
1987
Health in Iran
# 124
Turkmenistan :
62.66 years
1987
Health in Turkmenistan
# 125
Morocco :
62.46 years
1987
Health in Morocco
# 126
Nicaragua :
62.17 years
1987
Health in Nicaragua
# 127
Vanuatu :
62.11 years
1987
Health in Vanuatu
# 128
Zimbabwe :
61.73 years
1987
Health in Zimbabwe
# 129
Mongolia :
61.22 years
1987
Health in Mongolia
# 130
São Tomé and Príncipe :
61.18 years
1987
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 131
Namibia :
61.16 years
1987
Health in Namibia
# 132
Egypt :
61.05 years
1987
Health in Egypt
# 133
Guyana :
60.98 years
1987
Health in Guyana
# 134
Solomon Islands :
60.79 years
1987
Health in Solomon Islands
# 135
Guatemala :
60.46 years
1987
Health in Guatemala
# 136
South Africa :
60.43 years
1987
Health in South Africa
# 137
Indonesia :
60.21 years
1987
Health in Indonesia
# 138
Maldives :
59.65 years
1987
Health in Maldives
# 139
Gabon :
59.52 years
1987
Health in Gabon
# 140
Kenya :
59.04 years
1987
Health in Kenya
# 141
Pakistan :
58.24 years
1987
Health in Pakistan
# 142
India :
57.6 years
1987
Health in India
# 143
Bolivia :
57.31 years
1987
Health in Bolivia
# 144
Togo :
56.98 years
1987
Health in Togo
# 145
Lesotho :
56.3 years
1987
Health in Lesotho
# 146
Congo, Republic of the :
56.11 years
1987
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 147
Ghana :
55.53 years
1987
Health in Ghana
# 148
Swaziland :
55.14 years
1987
Health in Swaziland
# 149
Burma :
55.01 years
1987
Health in Burma
# 150
Tanzania :
54.95 years
1987
Health in Tanzania
# 151
Kiribati :
54.7 years
1987
Health in Kiribati
# 152
Comoros :
53.72 years
1987
Health in Comoros
# 153
Côte d'Ivoire :
53.71 years
1987
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 154
Cambodia :
53.5 years
1987
Health in Cambodia
# 155
Bangladesh :
53.04 years
1987
Health in Bangladesh
# 156
Cameroon :
52.94 years
1987
Health in Cameroon
# 157
Yemen :
52.89 years
1987
Health in Yemen
# 158
Nepal :
52.53 years
1987
Health in Nepal
# 159
Benin :
52.25 years
1987
Health in Benin
# 160
Papua New Guinea :
51.73 years
1987
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 161
Sudan :
51.67 years
1987
Health in Sudan
# 162
Senegal :
51.57 years
1987
Health in Senegal
# 163
Bhutan :
51.37 years
1987
Health in Bhutan
# 164
Djibouti :
50.05 years
1987
Health in Djibouti
# 165
Haiti :
49.96 years
1987
Health in Haiti
# 166
Central African Republic :
49.53 years
1987
Health in Central African Republic
# 167
Madagascar :
49.36 years
1987
Health in Madagascar
# 168
Zambia :
49.27 years
1987
Health in Zambia
# 169
Uganda :
48.78 years
1987
Health in Uganda
# 170
Burkina Faso :
48.62 years
1987
Health in Burkina Faso
# 171
Mauritania :
48.46 years
1987
Health in Mauritania
# 172
Laos :
48.22 years
1987
Health in Laos
# 173
Gambia, The :
47.88 years
1987
Health in Gambia, The
# 174
Burundi :
47.35 years
1987
Health in Burundi
# 175
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
46.79 years
1987
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 176
Nigeria :
46.62 years
1987
Health in Nigeria
# 177
Eritrea :
46.44 years
1987
Health in Eritrea
# 178
Malawi :
46.3 years
1987
Health in Malawi
# 179
Liberia :
45.9 years
1987
Health in Liberia
# 180
Chad :
45.67 years
1987
Health in Chad
# 181
Guinea :
45.57 years
1987
Health in Guinea
# 182
Equatorial Guinea :
45.2 years
1987
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 183
Mali :
44.94 years
1987
Health in Mali
# 184
Afghanistan :
44.67 years
1987
Health in Afghanistan
# 185
Ethiopia :
44.61 years
1987
Health in Ethiopia
# 186
Somalia :
44.51 years
1987
Health in Somalia
# 187
East Timor :
43.52 years
1987
Health in East Timor
# 188
Mozambique :
42.78 years
1987
Health in Mozambique
# 189
Rwanda :
42.41 years
1987
Health in Rwanda
# 190
Guinea-Bissau :
41.24 years
1987
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 191
Angola :
39.82 years
1987
Health in Angola
# 192
Sierra Leone :
39.52 years
1987
Health in Sierra Leone
# 193
Niger :
39.43 years
1987
Health in Niger
Weighted average:
64.0 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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CITATION
"Life expectancy at birth, total > years (1987) 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=1987
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