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1	Monaco	86.5
2	San Marino	85.8
3	Hong Kong	85.6
4	Japan	84.8
5	South Korea	84.4
5	Saint Barthelemy	84.4
7	Andorra	84.2
7	French Polynesia	84.2
9	Switzerland	84.1
9	Australia	84.1
11	Singapore	83.9
11	Italy	83.9
13	Spain	83.8
13	Liechtenstein	83.8
15	Reunion	83.7
16	Gibraltar	83.6
17	Malta	83.5
17	Norway	83.5
17	France	83.5
20	Sweden	83.4
21	Macau	83.2
22	Vatican City	83.1
22	United Arab Emirates	83.1
24	Iceland	83
25	Canada	82.7
25	Martinique	82.7
25	Israel	82.7
28	Ireland	82.6
29	Portugal	82.5
29	Bermuda	82.5
29	Qatar	82.5
32	Luxembourg	82.4
33	Belgium	82.3
33	Netherlands	82.3
35	New Zealand	82.2
35	Guadeloupe	82.2
37	Denmark	82.1
37	Austria	82.1
37	Finland	82.1
40	Greece	82
41	Puerto Rico	81.9
42	Slovenia	81.8
42	Cyprus	81.8
44	United Kingdom	81.5
44	Germany	81.5
46	Chile	81.4
46	Bahrain	81.4
48	Maldives	81.3
49	Isle Of Man	81.1
50	Costa Rica	81
51	Kuwait	80.6
52	Cayman Islands	80.5
53	Saint Martin	80.4
54	Oman	80.3
55	Czech Republic	80
56	Panama	79.8
56	Albania	79.8
58	Anguilla	79.5
58	United States	79.5
60	Estonia	79.3
61	Northern Mariana Islands	79
61	Saudi Arabia	79
63	New Caledonia	78.9
64	Croatia	78.8
64	Poland	78.8
66	Slovakia	78.5
67	Uruguay	78.3
67	Cuba	78.3
69	Turks and Caicos Islands	78.2
70	Lebanon	78
70	China	78
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina	78
70	Jordan	78
74	Peru	77.9
74	Colombia	77.9
76	Iran	77.8
76	Antigua and Barbuda	77.8
78	Sri Lanka	77.7
79	Ecuador	77.6
80	Argentina	77.5
80	North Macedonia	77.5
82	British Virgin Islands	77.4
82	Turkey	77.4
82	Guam	77.4
85	Montenegro	77.3
86	French Guiana	77.2
86	Hungary	77.2
88	Curacao	77
89	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	76.9
89	Serbia	76.9
91	Malaysia	76.8
92	Tunisia	76.7
93	Thailand	76.6
94	Aruba	76.5
94	Algeria	76.5
96	Montserrat	76.3
96	Latvia	76.3
96	Barbados	76.3
99	Mayotte	76.2
99	Cape Verde	76.2
99	Lithuania	76.2
102	Romania	76.1
103	Brazil	76
104	Armenia	75.8
104	Bulgaria	75.8
106	Morocco	75.5
106	Cook Islands	75.5
106	Brunei	75.5
109	Grenada	75.4
110	Mexico	75.3
111	Nicaragua	75.1
111	Mauritius	75.1
113	Bangladesh	74.9
114	Bahamas	74.7
114	Vietnam	74.7
114	Ukraine	74.7
114	Georgia	74.7
118	Azerbaijan	74.6
118	Belarus	74.6
120	Kazakhstan	74.5
121	Paraguay	74
122	Dominican Republic	73.9
123	Suriname	73.8
124	North Korea	73.7
124	Belize	73.7
126	Trinidad and Tobago	73.6
127	Bhutan	73.3
127	Russia	73.3
129	Tonga	73.1
130	Seychelles	73
130	Honduras	73
130	American Samoa	73
133	Saint Lucia	72.8
133	Guatemala	72.8
135	Venezuela	72.7
136	Syria	72.6
137	Uzbekistan	72.5
138	Iraq	72.4
139	Saint Kitts and Nevis	72.3
139	El Salvador	72.3
141	India	72.2
142	Mongolia	72
143	Tajikistan	71.9
144	Egypt	71.8
144	Samoa	71.8
144	Kyrgyzstan	71.8
147	Vanuatu	71.7
148	Western Sahara	71.6
148	Jamaica	71.6
150	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	71.4
151	Moldova	71.3
151	Indonesia	71.3
151	Dominica	71.3
154	Libya	71.1
155	Cambodia	70.8
156	Solomon Islands	70.7
157	Nepal	70.6
158	Guyana	70.3
159	Turkmenistan	70.2
159	Greenland	70.2
161	Niue	70.1
162	Philippines	70
163	Sao Tome and Principe	69.9
164	Yemen	69.4
164	Palau	69.4
166	Botswana	69.3
167	Laos	69.2
167	Palestine	69.2
169	Senegal	68.9
169	Eritrea	68.9
171	Mauritania	68.7
171	Bolivia	68.7
173	Uganda	68.5
173	Gabon	68.5
175	Rwanda	68
176	Timor Leste	67.9
177	Pakistan	67.8
178	Malawi	67.6
178	Ethiopia	67.6
180	Fiji	67.5
180	Namibia	67.5
182	Micronesia	67.4
183	Tuvalu	67.3
184	Tanzania	67.2
185	Marshall Islands	67.1
185	Myanmar	67.1
187	Comoros	67
188	Kiribati	66.6
189	Zambia	66.5
189	Sudan	66.5
191	Afghanistan	66.3
191	South Africa	66.3
191	Papua New Guinea	66.3
194	Djibouti	66.2
195	Gambia	66.1
196	Republic of the Congo	66
197	Ghana	65.7
198	Haiti	65.1
199	Angola	64.8
200	Eswatini	64.3
200	Guinea Bissau	64.3
202	Cameroon	64
203	Equatorial Guinea	63.9
204	Mozambique	63.8
204	Madagascar	63.8
204	Kenya	63.8
204	Burundi	63.8
208	Zimbabwe	63.1
209	Togo	62.9
210	Liberia	62.3
210	Nauru	62.3
212	DR Congo	62.1
212	Ivory Coast	62.1
214	Sierra Leone	62
215	Niger	61.4
216	Burkina Faso	61.3
217	Benin	61
218	Guinea	60.9
219	Mali	60.7
220	Somalia	59
221	Lesotho	57.8
222	Central African Republic	57.7
222	South Sudan	57.7
224	Chad	55.2
225	Nigeria	54.6

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Life Expectancy Globally

The measure of 'life expectancy' not only indicates the average age a person is expected to live but offers a crucial insight into the overall health and living standards of a country. It is influenced by a variety of factors including healthcare accessibility, nutritional standards, living conditions, and socio-economic factors. The World Health Organization and other international bodies regularly compile, analyze, and publish data on life expectancy to monitor global health trends. Interestingly, as per the data, the United States ranks relatively low in the list of countries by life expectancy, coming in at 58th place with a life expectancy of 79.74 years, despite being one of the world's most developed nations. A myriad of factors including healthcare costs, obesity rates, and socioeconomic disparities contribute to this ranking. Key findings from the data include:

Monaco leads the world with the highest life expectancy at 87.01 years, closely followed by Hong Kong (85.83 years) and Macau (85.51 years). This can be attributed to their high-quality healthcare, affluent lifestyles, and low levels of pollution.
In contrast, Chad has the lowest life expectancy at a mere 53.68 years due to ongoing conflict, high levels of poverty, and limited access to quality healthcare.
Many high-income countries such as Japan (84.95 years), Switzerland (84.38 years), and Singapore (84.27 years) feature in the top ten countries for life expectancy, underscoring the correlation between wealth and long lifespan.
However, it's noteworthy that a high GDP does not necessarily guarantee a long life span, as seen in the case of the United States.
Disparities between lower and higher-income countries remain stark, with a difference of 33.33 years between the nations with the highest and lowest life expectancies. This unique lens of life expectancy provides an avenue to explore the effects of countries' public health policies, socio-economic conditions, and lifestyle choices while pointing out critical areas for potential improvement. The journey towards equitable global health is ongoing, and these insights prove valuable in informing and shaping that trajectory.

Region ↕	Life Expectancy 2024↕	Female Life Expectancy 2024↕	Male Life Expectancy 2024↕
Monaco	86.5	88.6	84.6
San Marino	85.8	87.2	84.3
Hong Kong	85.6	88.3	83
Japan	84.8	87.9	81.8
South Korea	84.4	87.3	81.3
Saint Barthelemy	84.4	86.9	81.6
Andorra	84.2	86.2	82.3
French Polynesia	84.2	86.6	81.9
Switzerland	84.1	86	82.2
Australia	84.1	85.5	82.3
Singapore	83.9	86.4	81.4
Italy	83.9	85.9	81.8
Spain	83.8	86.4	81.1
Liechtenstein	83.8	85.4	82
Reunion	83.7	86.5	80.7
Gibraltar	83.6	86.2	81
Malta	83.5	85.4	81.5
Norway	83.5	85	81.9
France	83.5	86.2	80.6
Sweden	83.4	85.2	81.7
Macau	83.2	85.3	81
Vatican City	83.1	85.2	81
United Arab Emirates	83.1	84.3	82.2
Iceland	83	84.5	81.6
Canada	82.7	84.9	80.5
Martinique	82.7	85.7	79.5
Israel	82.7	84.7	80.7
Ireland	82.6	84.6	80.6
Portugal	82.5	85.3	79.7
Bermuda	82.5	85.9	79.1
Qatar	82.5	83.5	81.8
Luxembourg	82.4	83.9	80.8
Belgium	82.3	84.5	80.1
Netherlands	82.3	83.8	80.7
New Zealand	82.2	83.9	80.6
Guadeloupe	82.2	85.7	78.3
Denmark	82.1	84	80.2
Austria	82.1	84.5	79.8
Finland	82.1	84.8	79.4
Greece	82	84.5	79.5
Puerto Rico	81.9	85.4	78.3
Slovenia	81.8	84.5	79.1
Cyprus	81.8	83.8	79.8
United Kingdom	81.5	83.3	79.5
Germany	81.5	83.9	79.2
Chile	81.4	83.2	79.5
Bahrain	81.4	82.1	80.8
Maldives	81.3	83	80
Isle Of Man	81.1	83.2	79
Costa Rica	81	83.6	78.4
Kuwait	80.6	82	79.5
Cayman Islands	80.5	83	78.2
Saint Martin	80.4	84	77
Oman	80.3	82	78.7
Czech Republic	80	82.8	77.2
Panama	79.8	82.7	76.9
Albania	79.8	81.6	77.9
Anguilla	79.5	82.8	76.2
United States	79.5	82	77
Estonia	79.3	83.2	75.1
Northern Mariana Islands	79	80.9	77.3
Saudi Arabia	79	81.3	77.3
New Caledonia	78.9	81.4	76.5
Croatia	78.8	81.8	75.6
Poland	78.8	82.5	75.1
Slovakia	78.5	81.7	75.2
Uruguay	78.3	82	74.4
Cuba	78.3	80.7	75.9
Turks and Caicos Islands	78.2	80.5	76
Lebanon	78	79.9	75.9
China	78	81	75.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	78	81.1	74.7
Jordan	78	80.3	75.9
Peru	77.9	80.3	75.6
Colombia	77.9	80.6	75.2
Iran	77.8	79.8	76
Antigua and Barbuda	77.8	80.5	74.7
Sri Lanka	77.7	80.8	74.5
Ecuador	77.6	80.3	74.9
Argentina	77.5	80	75
North Macedonia	77.5	79.7	75.3
British Virgin Islands	77.4	80.2	74.7
Turkey	77.4	80.3	74.6
Guam	77.4	81.6	73.7
Montenegro	77.3	80.5	73.9
French Guiana	77.2	80.2	74.3
Hungary	77.2	80.3	73.9
Curacao	77	81	72.7
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	76.9	81.6	73
Serbia	76.9	80.2	73.7
Malaysia	76.8	79.5	74.5
Tunisia	76.7	79.3	74.1
Thailand	76.6	81	72.3
Aruba	76.5	78.9	73.8
Algeria	76.5	77.9	75.1
Montserrat	76.3	79	74.3
Latvia	76.3	80.6	71.8
Barbados	76.3	78.8	73.8
Mayotte	76.2	78.5	74.3
Cape Verde	76.2	79.4	73
Lithuania	76.2	80.8	71.4
Romania	76.1	79.7	72.6
Brazil	76	79.2	73
Armenia	75.8	79.6	71.6
Bulgaria	75.8	79.4	72.3
Morocco	75.5	77.8	73.3
Cook Islands	75.5	79.2	72.1
Brunei	75.5	77.7	73.5
Grenada	75.4	78.5	72.5
Mexico	75.3	78	72.4
Nicaragua	75.1	77.6	72.5
Mauritius	75.1	78.3	72.1
Bangladesh	74.9	76.7	73.3
Bahamas	74.7	78.3	71.1
Vietnam	74.7	79.4	70
Ukraine	74.7	79.4	69.8
Georgia	74.7	79.2	69.8
Azerbaijan	74.6	77.3	71.7
Belarus	74.6	79.2	69.7
Kazakhstan	74.5	78.5	70.3
Paraguay	74	77.1	71
Dominican Republic	73.9	77.1	70.7
Suriname	73.8	77	70.6
North Korea	73.7	75.9	71.5
Belize	73.7	76.7	71.1
Trinidad and Tobago	73.6	76.8	70.5
Bhutan	73.3	75.3	71.6
Russia	73.3	79.2	67.5
Tonga	73.1	76.5	69.5
Seychelles	73	76.7	70.1
Honduras	73	75.7	70.5
American Samoa	73	76	70.3
Saint Lucia	72.8	76.5	69.5
Guatemala	72.8	75	70.4
Venezuela	72.7	76.7	68.9
Syria	72.6	74.9	70.2
Uzbekistan	72.5	75.5	69.6
Iraq	72.4	74.2	70.5
Saint Kitts and Nevis	72.3	76.2	68.7
El Salvador	72.3	76.5	67.8
India	72.2	73.9	70.7
Mongolia	72	76.7	67.5
Tajikistan	71.9	74.1	69.7
Egypt	71.8	74	69.7
Samoa	71.8	73.8	70
Kyrgyzstan	71.8	75.4	68.3
Vanuatu	71.7	74.1	69.6
Western Sahara	71.6	73.8	69.9
Jamaica	71.6	74.2	69.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	71.4	74.5	68.8
Moldova	71.3	75.7	66.7
Indonesia	71.3	73.4	69.2
Dominica	71.3	74.7	68.3
Libya	71.1	72.7	69.6
Cambodia	70.8	73.4	68.2
Solomon Islands	70.7	72.2	69.4
Nepal	70.6	72.1	69.1
Guyana	70.3	74.1	66.6
Turkmenistan	70.2	73	67
Greenland	70.2	72.6	68.2
Niue	70.1	72.9	67.5
Philippines	70	73	67
Sao Tome and Principe	69.9	73.9	66.4
Yemen	69.4	71.5	67.4
Palau	69.4	71.9	67.3
Botswana	69.3	71.8	66.8
Laos	69.2	71.5	67
Palestine	69.2	74.3	65.2
Senegal	68.9	71	67
Eritrea	68.9	70.9	66.8
Mauritania	68.7	70.7	66.7
Bolivia	68.7	71.3	66.3
Uganda	68.5	71.4	65.5
Gabon	68.5	71.2	66.1
Rwanda	68	70.1	65.7
Timor Leste	67.9	69.7	66.3
Pakistan	67.8	70.3	65.5
Malawi	67.6	70.8	64.3
Ethiopia	67.6	71	64.3
Fiji	67.5	69.5	65.5
Namibia	67.5	71.5	63.5
Micronesia	67.4	71.3	63.6
Tuvalu	67.3	70.9	63.9
Tanzania	67.2	70	64.4
Marshall Islands	67.1	69.5	65
Myanmar	67.1	70.4	64
Comoros	67	69.2	65
Kiribati	66.6	68.3	64.7
Zambia	66.5	68.9	64.1
Sudan	66.5	69.8	63.5
Afghanistan	66.3	67.8	64.7
South Africa	66.3	69.8	62.8
Papua New Guinea	66.3	69.2	63.8
Djibouti	66.2	68.7	63.7
Gambia	66.1	67.8	64.3
Republic of the Congo	66	67.7	64.3
Ghana	65.7	68.2	63.3
Haiti	65.1	68.5	61.9
Angola	64.8	67.3	62.3
Eswatini	64.3	67.1	61.3
Guinea Bissau	64.3	66.5	61.8
Cameroon	64	66.2	61.8
Equatorial Guinea	63.9	65.9	62.2
Mozambique	63.8	66.7	60.5
Madagascar	63.8	65.6	62.1
Kenya	63.8	66.1	61.6
Burundi	63.8	65.9	61.8
Zimbabwe	63.1	65.3	60.5
Togo	62.9	63.1	62.7
Liberia	62.3	63.6	61
Nauru	62.3	64.2	60.4
DR Congo	62.1	64.2	60
Ivory Coast	62.1	64.3	60.2
Sierra Leone	62	63.7	60.2
Niger	61.4	62.4	60.5
Burkina Faso	61.3	63.4	59.1
Benin	61	62.4	59.5
Guinea	60.9	62.1	59.7
Mali	60.7	62.1	59.3
Somalia	59	61.5	56.5
Lesotho	57.8	60.4	55
Central African Republic	57.7	59.6	55.5
South Sudan	57.7	60.8	54.8
Chad	55.2	57.2	53.4
Nigeria	54.6	54.9	54.3

Countries With Highest Life Expectancy

Among the world's countries, Monaco, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, Vatican City, and South Korea come out on top in terms of life expectancy. Topping off the list is Monaco with an impressive average life expectancy of 87.01 years. Following closely in second place is Hong Kong, with citizens expected to live an average of 85.83 years. Macau comes in third place with an impressive average life expectancy of 85.51 years, closely followed by Japan with 84.95 years. Next on the list is Liechtenstein with an average life expectancy of 84.77 years, Switzerland with 84.38 years, Singapore with 84.27 years, and Italy with 84.20 years. The Vatican City also demonstrates high life expectancy figures with an average of 84.16 years. Lastly, South Korea rounds up the top ten with an average life expectancy of 84.14 years. 10 Countries with Highest Life Expectancy:

Monaco - 87.01 years
Hong Kong - 85.83 years
Macau - 85.51 years
Japan - 84.95 years
Liechtenstein - 84.77 years
Switzerland - 84.38 years
Singapore - 84.27 years
Italy - 84.20 years
Vatican City - 84.16 years
South Korea - 84.14 years

Countries With Lowest Life Expectancies

The countries with the lowest life expectancies span the continents of Africa with Chad, Nigeria, Lesotho, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Namibia, Guinea, and Mali rounding off the bottom ten. Chad has the lowest life expectancy of all, with an average of just 53.68 years. Close behind is Nigeria with a life expectancy of 53.87 years. The small country of Lesotho, surrounded by South Africa, reports a life expectancy of 54.91 years. Central African Republic has a life expectancy of 55.48 years, while South Sudan reports an average life expectancy of 56.51 years. Other countries in this list include Somalia, with an average life expectancy of 57.35 years and Eswatini (Swaziland) with a life expectancy of 57.71 years. Namibia and Guinea have slightly higher life expectancies of 59.53 and 59.55 years respectively, with Mali rounding off this list with a life expectancy of 60.03 years. 10 Countries With Lowest Life Expectancies:

Chad - 53.68 years
Nigeria - 53.87 years
Lesotho - 54.91 years
Central African Republic - 55.48 years
South Sudan - 56.51 years
Somalia - 57.35 years
Eswatini (Swaziland) - 57.71 years
Namibia - 59.53 years
Guinea - 59.55 years
Mali - 60.03 years While many factors can contribute to these low life expectancies, pervasive issues typically include poor access to quality healthcare, social instability, malnutrition, and high prevalence of diseases.