Data for 1954

Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954

Name: Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

Figures for 1954, as UN DESA Population Division published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954 covers 222 countries. Iceland is highest, at 73.336; Mali is lowest, at 29.506. The middle country reads 51.994. Against 1953, 222 values changed (220 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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Life Expectancy at Birth · Data for 1954

HighestIceland

73.336

LowestMali

29.506

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

222countries
1measure
1954the year it describes
222distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	73.336
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	73.209
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	72.386
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	72.353
5	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	72.190
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	71.339
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	70.335
8	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.172
9	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	70.029
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69.985
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	69.938
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.860
13	United States`USA`Northern America	69.500
14	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	69.263
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	68.593
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	68.188
17	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	68.059
18	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	68.050
19	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	68.046
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	68.006
21	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	67.859
22	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	67.832
23	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	67.548
24	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	67.547
25	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	67.485
26	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	67.287
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	66.911
28	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	66.839
29	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	66.700
30	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	66.691
31	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	66.665
32	Uruguay`URY`South America	66.475
33	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	66.464
34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	66.250
35	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	66.066
36	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	65.894
37	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	65.596
38	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	65.430
39	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	65.178
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	65.058
41	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	64.537
42	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	64.471
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	64.391
44	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	64.127
45	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	64.126
46	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	63.814
47	Argentina`ARG`South America	63.069
48	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	62.954
49	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	62.714
50	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	62.511
51	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	62.476
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.283
53	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	62.231
54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	62.197
55	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	61.922
56	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	61.588
57	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	61.313
58	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	60.879
59	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	60.817
60	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	60.775
61	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	60.693
62	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	60.691
63	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	60.315
64	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	60.254
65	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	59.921
66	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	59.855
67	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	59.834
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.636
69	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	59.459
70	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	59.423
71	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.276
72	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	59.124
73	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	59.076
74	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	58.997
75	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	58.932
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	58.623
77	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	58.316
78	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	57.379
79	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	57.368
80	Panama`PAN`Central America	57.234
81	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	57.080
82	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	56.697
83	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	56.592
84	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	56.443
85	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	56.439
86	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	56.277
87	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	56.269
88	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	56.203
89	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	55.994
90	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	55.883
91	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	55.677
92	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	55.585
93	Chile`CHL`South America	54.714
94	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	54.562
95	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	54.534
96	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	54.214
97	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	54.169
98	Venezuela`VEN`South America	54.102
99	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	53.562
100	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	53.515
101	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.478
102	Guyana`GUY`South America	53.321
103	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	53.232
104	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	53.132
105	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	52.893
106	Suriname`SUR`South America	52.786
107	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	52.728
108	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	52.712
109	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	52.219
110	Belize`BLZ`Central America	52.177
111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	52.003
112	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51.985
113	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	51.909
114	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	51.900
115	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	51.671
116	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	51.597
117	Colombia`COL`South America	51.278
118	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	51.024
119	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	50.634
120	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	50.577
121	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	50.514
122	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.434
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	49.962
124	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.761
125	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.802
126	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	48.417
127	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	48.364
128	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.300
129	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.973
130	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	47.895
131	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	47.840
132	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.620
133	Peru`PER`South America	47.476
134	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	47.315
135	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	47.304
136	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	47.123
137	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.119
138	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	46.887
139	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	46.763
140	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	46.651
141	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	46.626
142	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	46.497
143	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	46.479
144	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	46.351
145	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	46.124
146	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	46.078
147	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.633
148	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.511
149	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	45.209
150	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.987
151	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.587
152	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	44.430
153	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.429
154	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	44.275
155	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43.740
156	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	43.529
157	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	43.352
158	India`IND`Southern Asia	43.248
159	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.064
160	Honduras`HND`Central America	43.038
161	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.909
162	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	42.612
163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.489
164	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	42.294
165	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.189
166	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	42.089
167	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	41.973
168	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	41.953
169	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	41.840
170	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	41.775
171	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.689
172	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	41.656
173	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	41.648
174	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	41.148
175	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	41.037
176	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.948
177	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.640
178	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	40.372
179	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	40.359
180	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	40.207
181	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	40.139
182	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.065
183	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.052
184	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	40.005
185	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	40.002
186	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.996
187	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	39.905
188	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	39.572
189	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	39.366
190	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.155
191	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.058
192	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	38.866
193	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	38.705
194	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.604
195	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	38.172
196	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	38.097
197	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	37.807
198	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	37.036
199	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.957
200	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	36.948
201	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	36.786
202	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	36.666
203	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.625
204	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	36.507
205	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	36.434
206	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	36.236
207	Niger`NER`Western Africa	35.954
208	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	35.857
209	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	35.438
210	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	34.801
211	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	34.655
212	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	34.185
213	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	33.348
214	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	33.191
215	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.178
216	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	31.699
217	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	31.231
218	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30.517
219	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.413
220	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.368
221	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	29.698
222	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	29.506

02In 1954

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland73.336
2Norway73.209
3Netherlands72.386
4Sweden72.353
5San Marino72.190

Lowest

222Mali29.506
221Afghanistan29.698
220Timor-Leste30.368
219Yemen30.413
218Sierra Leone30.517

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 51.994. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031953 → 1954

Since 1953

What changed between 1953 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
220 · 2rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

North Korea40.256 → 50.634+10.378
South Korea40.505 → 46.078+5.572
Kosovo43.474 → 46.497+3.022
North Macedonia53.155 → 55.677+2.522
United States Virgin Islands61.453 → 63.814+2.361

Fell most

Algeria43.600 → 40.640−2.960
Israel66.415 → 66.250−0.165

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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UN DESA Population Division (1954). Life Expectancy at Birth, 1954 [data set], describing 1954. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/life-expectancy/1954

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