Data for 2014

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2014

Name: Life Expectancy at Birth, 2014
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

Figures for 2014, as UN DESA Population Division published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2014 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 85.0925; Central African Republic is lowest, at 40.2652. The middle country reads 73.3298. Against 2013, 222 values changed (192 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Life Expectancy at Birth · Data for 2014

HighestMonaco

85.0925

LowestCentral African Republic

40.2652

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

222countries
1measure
2014the 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	85.0925
2	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	84.4853
3	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	84.3941
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	83.9271
5	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	83.6434
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	83.0841
7	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	82.9008
8	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	82.8283
9	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	82.6955
10	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	82.6444
11	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	82.6278
12	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	82.6146
13	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	82.5465
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	82.5182
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	82.4366
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	82.4298
17	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	82.3641
18	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	82.3608
19	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	82.3176
20	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	82.2241
21	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	82.1514
22	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	82.0869
23	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	81.9902
24	Canada`CAN`Northern America	81.8373
25	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	81.6503
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81.4106
27	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	81.4063
28	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	81.3955
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	81.3900
30	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	81.3373
31	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	81.3135
32	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	81.2359
33	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	81.1529
34	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	81.1203
35	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	81.0802
36	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	81.0546
37	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80.9056
38	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	80.6319
39	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	80.2517
40	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.2313
41	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	80.2139
42	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	80.1994
43	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	80.1986
44	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	80.0391
45	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	79.7269
46	Chile`CHL`South America	79.7137
47	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	79.4726
48	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	79.2999
49	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	79.0300
50	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	78.9270
51	United States`USA`Northern America	78.8785
52	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	78.7439
53	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	78.1873
54	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	78.1480
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	78.0291
56	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	77.8646
57	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	77.8245
58	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	77.6962
59	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	77.5144
60	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	77.3774
61	Panama`PAN`Central America	77.3645
62	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	77.3120
63	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	77.2116
64	Uruguay`URY`South America	77.1941
65	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	77.1159
66	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	77.1104
67	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	77.0890
68	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	77.0529
69	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	76.9122
70	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	76.8484
71	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	76.7143
72	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	76.5271
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	76.4679
74	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	76.4519
75	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	76.4228
76	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	76.3837
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	76.2792
78	Argentina`ARG`South America	76.2678
79	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	76.1788
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	76.1409
81	Colombia`COL`South America	75.9497
82	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	75.9263
83	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	75.8493
84	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	75.7573
85	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	75.7346
86	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	75.6352
87	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	75.6327
88	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	75.4778
89	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	75.3451
90	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	75.2610
91	Peru`PER`South America	75.2600
92	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	75.0449
93	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	75.0332
94	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	74.9923
95	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	74.8620
96	Brazil`BRA`South America	74.8225
97	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	74.7838
98	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	74.7654
99	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	74.6143
100	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	74.6060
101	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	74.5960
102	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	74.4664
103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	74.4044
104	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	74.3060
105	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	74.1975
106	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	74.0286
107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	73.9800
108	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	73.8859
109	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	73.8314
110	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	73.7885
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	73.4145
112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.2450
113	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	73.1449
114	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	73.1051
115	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.8984
116	Venezuela`VEN`South America	72.8371
117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	72.7920
118	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	72.7814
119	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	72.6873
120	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	72.6764
121	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	72.5225
122	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	72.4508
123	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	72.3572
124	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	72.3545
125	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	71.9304
126	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.8034
127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	71.7212
128	Belize`BLZ`Central America	71.4372
129	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	71.4149
130	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	71.2996
131	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.2275
132	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	71.1892
133	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	71.1442
134	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	71.1416
135	Honduras`HND`Central America	71.0316
136	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	70.9732
137	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	70.9424
138	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	70.7978
139	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	70.5035
140	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	70.3548
141	Suriname`SUR`South America	70.3300
142	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	70.2407
143	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	70.0861
144	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.0433
145	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.0162
146	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	69.9112
147	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	69.6970
148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	69.6790
149	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	69.3106
150	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	69.2920
151	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	69.1174
152	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	69.0620
153	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	69.0014
154	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	68.9836
155	India`IND`Southern Asia	68.9323
156	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	68.8293
157	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	68.7366
158	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	68.4181
159	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	68.0027
160	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	67.8120
161	Guyana`GUY`South America	67.3343
162	Bolivia`BOL`South America	66.9697
163	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	66.5808
164	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	66.3497
165	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	66.2069
166	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	66.0698
167	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	66.0014
168	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	65.8687
169	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	65.5166
170	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	65.4916
171	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	65.4775
172	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	65.3740
173	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	65.2940
174	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	65.2778
175	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	65.1100
176	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	65.0877
177	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	65.0268
178	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	64.9941
179	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	64.1977
180	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	64.1427
181	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	63.9905
182	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	63.3638
183	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	63.3491
184	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	63.2615
185	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	63.1845
186	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	63.0575
187	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	62.9689
188	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	62.9272
189	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	62.8321
190	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	62.5759
191	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	62.4274
192	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	62.2599
193	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	62.1675
194	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	61.9904
195	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	61.6507
196	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	60.8335
197	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	60.3956
198	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	60.2279
199	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.1091
200	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	59.7644
201	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	59.4760
202	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	59.3113
203	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	59.2101
204	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	59.1301
205	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	59.0082
206	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	58.7760
207	Niger`NER`Western Africa	58.6934
208	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	58.3315
209	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	58.2355
210	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	58.1060
211	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	57.9650
212	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	57.7719
213	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.5815
214	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	57.4818
215	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	54.4421
216	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	54.2809
217	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	53.4913
218	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	51.9401
219	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	51.1411
220	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	50.7865
221	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	45.6247
222	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	40.2652

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Monaco85.0925
2Andorra84.4853
3San Marino84.3941
4Hong Kong83.9271
5Japan83.6434

Lowest

222Central African Republic40.2652
221South Sudan45.6247
220Lesotho50.7865
219Chad51.1411
218Nigeria51.9401

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 73.3298. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
192 · 30rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini52.1102 → 53.4913+1.3811
Zimbabwe56.8422 → 58.1060+1.2638
Lesotho49.5475 → 50.7865+1.2390
Botswana61.2167 → 62.1675+0.9508
Namibia58.4675 → 59.3113+0.8438

Fell most

South Sudan58.2853 → 45.6247−12.6606
Central African Republic49.4871 → 40.2652−9.2219
Palestine74.1404 → 72.7814−1.3590
Libya72.3387 → 71.2996−1.0391
Liberia59.9925 → 59.2101−0.7824

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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Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (2014). Life Expectancy at Birth, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/life-expectancy/2014

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