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Life expectancy: country ranking

78.89years

Median of the 19 countries in 2024 · highest value: Japan, 84.04 years · lowest: South Africa, 66.31 years

Median of the 19 countries: 78.89 years

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Life expectancy: country ranking
RankCountry2024
1Japan84.04 years
2Italy83.95 years
3South Korea83.63 years
4Australia83.05 years
5France82.98 years
6Canada82.11 years
7United Kingdom81.39 years
8Germany80.79 years
9Saudi Arabia78.98 years
10United States78.89 years
11China78.02 years
12Argentina77.54 years
13Turkey77.42 years
14Brazil76.02 years
15Mexico75.26 years
16Russia73.44 years
17India72.24 years
18Indonesia71.29 years
19South Africa66.31 years
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
19 countries ranked · harmonised values, may differ from the national figure

How to read this ranking

Every value comes from one harmonised source (World Bank) and covers the same period, 2024. It can differ from the national figure shown on each country's card.

Countries are ordered from the highest to the lowest value: a higher rank is neither better nor worse.

Countries with the same value share a rank. A country with no value for 2024 is not ranked on another year.

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