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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 (2005) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
82.08 years
2005
Health in Japan
# 2
Hong Kong :
81.58 years
2005
Health in Hong Kong
# 3
Switzerland :
81.24 years
2005
Health in Switzerland
# 4
Iceland :
81.1 years
2005
Health in Iceland
# 5
Australia :
80.63 years
2005
Health in Australia
# 6
Spain :
80.57 years
2005
Health in Spain
# 7
Sweden :
80.55 years
2005
Health in Sweden
# 8
Italy :
80.33 years
2005
Health in Italy
# 9
Macau :
80.28 years
2005
Health in Macau
# 10
France :
80.21 years
2005
Health in France
# 11
Canada :
80.18 years
2005
Health in Canada
# 12
Norway :
80.04 years
2005
Health in Norway
# 13
Israel :
79.72 years
2005
Health in Israel
# 14
Singapore :
79.7 years
2005
Health in Singapore
# 15
New Zealand :
79.62 years
2005
Health in New Zealand
# 16
Malta :
79.5 years
2005
Health in Malta
# 17
Belgium :
79.48 years
2005
Health in Belgium
# 18
Ireland :
79.39 years
2005
Health in Ireland
# 19
Austria :
79.38 years
2005
Health in Austria
# 20
Netherlands :
79.35 years
2005
Health in Netherlands
# 21
Cyprus :
79.29 years
2005
Health in Cyprus
# 22
Luxembourg :
79.18 years
2005
Health in Luxembourg
# 23
United Arab Emirates :
79.18 years
2005
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 24
Greece :
78.99 years
2005
Health in Greece
# 25
United Kingdom :
78.95 years
2005
Health in United Kingdom
# 26
Costa Rica :
78.95 years
2005
Health in Costa Rica
# 27
Germany :
78.93 years
2005
Health in Germany
# 28
Finland :
78.82 years
2005
Health in Finland
# 29
Bermuda :
78.58 years
2005
Health in Bermuda
# 30
Virgin Islands :
78.55 years
2005
Health in Virgin Islands
# 31
Chile :
78.15 years
2005
Health in Chile
# 32
Portugal :
78.07 years
2005
Health in Portugal
# 33
Denmark :
77.84 years
2005
Health in Denmark
# 34
United States :
77.71 years
2005
Health in United States
# 35
Puerto Rico :
77.65 years
2005
Health in Puerto Rico
# 36
Slovenia :
77.61 years
2005
Health in Slovenia
# 37
Korea, South :
77.57 years
2005
Health in Korea, South
# 38
Kuwait :
77.54 years
2005
Health in Kuwait
# 39
Cuba :
77.25 years
2005
Health in Cuba
# 40
Brunei :
76.97 years
2005
Health in Brunei
# 41
Netherlands Antilles :
76.39 years
2005
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 42
Czech Republic :
75.91 years
2005
Health in Czech Republic
# 43
Croatia :
75.67 years
2005
Health in Croatia
# 44
Uruguay :
75.61 years
2005
Health in Uruguay
# 45
Albania :
75.48 years
2005
Health in Albania
# 46
Mexico :
75.37 years
2005
Health in Mexico
# 47
Panama :
75.24 years
2005
Health in Panama
# 48
Guam :
75.18 years
2005
Health in Guam
# 49
New Caledonia :
75.16 years
2005
Health in New Caledonia
# 50
Poland :
75 years
2005
Health in Poland
# 51
Bahrain :
74.86 years
2005
Health in Bahrain
# 52
Argentina :
74.83 years
2005
Health in Argentina
# 53
Oman :
74.76 years
2005
Health in Oman
# 54
Ecuador :
74.67 years
2005
Health in Ecuador
# 55
Sri Lanka :
74.67 years
2005
Health in Sri Lanka
# 56
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
74.41 years
2005
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 57
Libya :
74.35 years
2005
Health in Libya
# 58
Venezuela :
74.22 years
2005
Health in Venezuela
# 59
Saint Lucia :
74.17 years
2005
Health in Saint Lucia
# 60
Qatar :
74.1 years
2005
Health in Qatar
# 61
Slovakia :
73.9 years
2005
Health in Slovakia
# 62
Macedonia, Republic of :
73.84 years
2005
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 63
Syria :
73.82 years
2005
Health in Syria
# 64
French Polynesia :
73.76 years
2005
Health in French Polynesia
# 65
Malaysia :
73.7 years
2005
Health in Malaysia
# 66
Tunisia :
73.45 years
2005
Health in Tunisia
# 67
Armenia :
73.33 years
2005
Health in Armenia
# 68
Mauritius :
73.02 years
2005
Health in Mauritius
# 69
Colombia :
72.81 years
2005
Health in Colombia
# 70
Serbia and Montenegro :
72.79 years
2005
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 71
Hungary :
72.65 years
2005
Health in Hungary
# 72
Tonga :
72.65 years
2005
Health in Tonga
# 73
Estonia :
72.57 years
2005
Health in Estonia
# 74
Saudi Arabia :
72.56 years
2005
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 75
Bulgaria :
72.56 years
2005
Health in Bulgaria
# 76
Lebanon :
72.54 years
2005
Health in Lebanon
# 77
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
72.33 years
2005
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 78
Azerbaijan :
72.28 years
2005
Health in Azerbaijan
# 79
Jordan :
72.02 years
2005
Health in Jordan
# 80
China :
71.83 years
2005
Health in China
# 81
Belize :
71.81 years
2005
Health in Belize
# 82
Algeria :
71.73 years
2005
Health in Algeria
# 83
Romania :
71.71 years
2005
Health in Romania
# 84
Paraguay :
71.45 years
2005
Health in Paraguay
# 85
Latvia :
71.36 years
2005
Health in Latvia
# 86
Georgia :
71.31 years
2005
Health in Georgia
# 87
El Salvador :
71.31 years
2005
Health in El Salvador
# 88
Turkey :
71.29 years
2005
Health in Turkey
# 89
Lithuania :
71.25 years
2005
Health in Lithuania
# 90
Brazil :
71.24 years
2005
Health in Brazil
# 91
Iran :
71.13 years
2005
Health in Iran
# 92
Philippines :
71.04 years
2005
Health in Philippines
# 93
Bahamas, The :
70.96 years
2005
Health in Bahamas, The
# 94
Jamaica :
70.9 years
2005
Health in Jamaica
# 95
Thailand :
70.9 years
2005
Health in Thailand
# 96
Samoa :
70.74 years
2005
Health in Samoa
# 97
Cape Verde :
70.71 years
2005
Health in Cape Verde
# 98
Peru :
70.66 years
2005
Health in Peru
# 99
Vietnam :
70.65 years
2005
Health in Vietnam
# 100
Egypt :
70.53 years
2005
Health in Egypt
# 101
Nicaragua :
70.39 years
2005
Health in Nicaragua
# 102
Morocco :
70.38 years
2005
Health in Morocco
# 103
Trinidad and Tobago :
69.97 years
2005
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 104
Suriname :
69.71 years
2005
Health in Suriname
# 105
Vanuatu :
69.49 years
2005
Health in Vanuatu
# 106
Honduras :
68.57 years
2005
Health in Honduras
# 107
Belarus :
68.48 years
2005
Health in Belarus
# 108
Kyrgyzstan :
68.34 years
2005
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 109
Fiji :
68.33 years
2005
Health in Fiji
# 110
Moldova :
68.26 years
2005
Health in Moldova
# 111
Dominican Republic :
68.13 years
2005
Health in Dominican Republic
# 112
Micronesia, Federated States of :
68.07 years
2005
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 113
Ukraine :
67.96 years
2005
Health in Ukraine
# 114
Guatemala :
67.85 years
2005
Health in Guatemala
# 115
Indonesia :
67.79 years
2005
Health in Indonesia
# 116
Maldives :
67.64 years
2005
Health in Maldives
# 117
Uzbekistan :
67.37 years
2005
Health in Uzbekistan
# 118
Mongolia :
66.84 years
2005
Health in Mongolia
# 119
Kazakhstan :
66.25 years
2005
Health in Kazakhstan
# 120
Russia :
65.47 years
2005
Health in Russia
# 121
Pakistan :
64.86 years
2005
Health in Pakistan
# 122
Bolivia :
64.85 years
2005
Health in Bolivia
# 123
Guyana :
64.26 years
2005
Health in Guyana
# 124
Tajikistan :
64.02 years
2005
Health in Tajikistan
# 125
Bhutan :
63.98 years
2005
Health in Bhutan
# 126
Korea, North :
63.92 years
2005
Health in Korea, North
# 127
Bangladesh :
63.9 years
2005
Health in Bangladesh
# 128
India :
63.5 years
2005
Health in India
# 129
São Tomé and Príncipe :
63.49 years
2005
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 130
Solomon Islands :
62.94 years
2005
Health in Solomon Islands
# 131
Turkmenistan :
62.86 years
2005
Health in Turkmenistan
# 132
Nepal :
62.65 years
2005
Health in Nepal
# 133
Comoros :
62.64 years
2005
Health in Comoros
# 134
Yemen :
61.73 years
2005
Health in Yemen
# 135
Burma :
61.11 years
2005
Health in Burma
# 136
Ghana :
57.48 years
2005
Health in Ghana
# 137
Cambodia :
57.03 years
2005
Health in Cambodia
# 138
Gambia, The :
56.79 years
2005
Health in Gambia, The
# 139
East Timor :
56.72 years
2005
Health in East Timor
# 140
Sudan :
56.66 years
2005
Health in Sudan
# 141
Senegal :
56.45 years
2005
Health in Senegal
# 142
Papua New Guinea :
56.39 years
2005
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 143
Madagascar :
55.82 years
2005
Health in Madagascar
# 144
Laos :
55.67 years
2005
Health in Laos
# 145
Togo :
55.1 years
2005
Health in Togo
# 146
Benin :
54.99 years
2005
Health in Benin
# 147
Eritrea :
54.9 years
2005
Health in Eritrea
# 148
Guinea :
54.05 years
2005
Health in Guinea
# 149
Gabon :
53.83 years
2005
Health in Gabon
# 150
Mauritania :
53.66 years
2005
Health in Mauritania
# 151
Djibouti :
53.39 years
2005
Health in Djibouti
# 152
Congo, Republic of the :
52.81 years
2005
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 153
Haiti :
52.61 years
2005
Health in Haiti
# 154
Uganda :
49.95 years
2005
Health in Uganda
# 155
Kenya :
48.99 years
2005
Health in Kenya
# 156
Mali :
48.62 years
2005
Health in Mali
# 157
Burkina Faso :
48.48 years
2005
Health in Burkina Faso
# 158
Somalia :
47.73 years
2005
Health in Somalia
# 159
South Africa :
47.66 years
2005
Health in South Africa
# 160
Namibia :
46.93 years
2005
Health in Namibia
# 161
Tanzania :
46.3 years
2005
Health in Tanzania
# 162
Côte d'Ivoire :
46.18 years
2005
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 163
Cameroon :
46.06 years
2005
Health in Cameroon
# 164
Guinea-Bissau :
45.12 years
2005
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 165
Niger :
44.93 years
2005
Health in Niger
# 166
Burundi :
44.65 years
2005
Health in Burundi
# 167
Rwanda :
44.12 years
2005
Health in Rwanda
# 168
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
44.03 years
2005
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 169
Chad :
44.02 years
2005
Health in Chad
# 170
Nigeria :
43.83 years
2005
Health in Nigeria
# 171
Ethiopia :
42.65 years
2005
Health in Ethiopia
# 172
Liberia :
42.47 years
2005
Health in Liberia
# 173
Equatorial Guinea :
42.28 years
2005
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 174
Mozambique :
41.81 years
2005
Health in Mozambique
# 175
Swaziland :
41.46 years
2005
Health in Swaziland
# 176
Angola :
41.42 years
2005
Health in Angola
# 177
Sierra Leone :
41.36 years
2005
Health in Sierra Leone
# 178
Malawi :
40.52 years
2005
Health in Malawi
# 179
Central African Republic :
39.43 years
2005
Health in Central African Republic
# 180
Zambia :
38.41 years
2005
Health in Zambia
# 181
Zimbabwe :
37.26 years
2005
Health in Zimbabwe
# 182
Lesotho :
35.16 years
2005
Health in Lesotho
# 183
Botswana :
34.97 years
2005
Health in Botswana
Weighted average:
66.5 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 (2005) 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=2005
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