Data for 2019

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2019

Name: Life Expectancy at Birth, 2019
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

Figures for 2019, as UN DESA Population Division published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2019 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 86.1507; Central African Republic is lowest, at 31.5302. The middle country reads 74.1962. Against 2018, 222 values changed (183 up, 39 down), the same countries are covered.

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Life Expectancy at Birth · Data for 2019

HighestMonaco

86.1507

LowestCentral African Republic

31.5302

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

222countries
1measure
2019the 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	86.1507
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	85.2632
3	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	85.2565
4	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	84.4177
5	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	84.0980
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	83.7804
7	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	83.6846
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	83.6622
9	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	83.6243
10	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	83.4794
11	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	83.4047
12	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	83.3423
13	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	83.2927
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	83.2412
15	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	83.1955
16	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	83.1834
17	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	83.0518
18	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	82.9553
19	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	82.9454
20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	82.9048
21	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	82.8474
22	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	82.8387
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	82.7304
24	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	82.5961
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	82.4108
26	Canada`CAN`Northern America	82.2848
27	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82.0530
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	81.9587
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	81.9072
30	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	81.8643
31	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	81.8353
32	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81.8322
33	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	81.5879
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	81.4543
35	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	81.4426
36	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.4383
37	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	81.4343
38	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	81.3487
39	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	81.2507
40	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	81.1893
41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	81.0070
42	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	80.7399
43	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	80.5958
44	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	80.4706
45	Chile`CHL`South America	80.3243
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.2963
47	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	80.0784
48	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	80.0223
49	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	79.9456
50	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	79.9058
51	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	79.7071
52	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	79.4669
53	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	79.1853
54	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	79.0516
55	United States`USA`Northern America	78.9160
56	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	78.7728
57	Panama`PAN`Central America	78.5145
58	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	78.4253
59	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	78.3132
60	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	78.2079
61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	78.1970
62	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	77.9396
63	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	77.9213
64	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	77.8437
65	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	77.7370
66	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	77.6910
67	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	77.6863
68	Uruguay`URY`South America	77.5028
69	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	77.4133
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	77.3939
71	Ecuador`ECU`South America	77.2862
72	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	77.2623
73	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	77.2489
74	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	77.1967
75	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	77.1681
76	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	76.8645
77	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	76.8549
78	Argentina`ARG`South America	76.8475
79	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	76.8452
80	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	76.8346
81	Colombia`COL`South America	76.7927
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	76.6980
83	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	76.6453
84	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	76.6392
85	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	76.4951
86	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	76.4917
87	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	76.4546
88	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	76.4245
89	Peru`PER`South America	76.2749
90	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	76.0585
91	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	76.0193
92	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	75.9005
93	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	75.8114
94	Brazil`BRA`South America	75.8093
95	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	75.6818
96	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	75.6796
97	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	75.6278
98	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	75.6002
99	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	75.5992
100	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	75.4486
101	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	75.3288
102	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	75.1931
103	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	75.0874
104	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	75.0490
105	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	74.9711
106	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	74.8761
107	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	74.5561
108	Mexico`MEX`Central America	74.5302
109	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	74.2555
110	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	74.2446
111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	74.2113
112	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	74.1811
113	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	74.1649
114	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	73.9199
115	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	73.7637
116	Paraguay`PRY`South America	73.6681
117	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	73.6581
118	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	73.2900
119	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	73.1119
120	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.0658
121	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	72.9412
122	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	72.9282
123	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.8357
124	Venezuela`VEN`South America	72.7664
125	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	72.7511
126	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	72.6254
127	Belize`BLZ`Central America	72.5766
128	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	72.2920
129	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	72.2490
130	Honduras`HND`Central America	72.1238
131	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	72.1226
132	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	72.0934
133	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	72.0049
134	Suriname`SUR`South America	71.7734
135	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	71.7253
136	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	71.6394
137	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.5399
138	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	71.5316
139	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	71.4084
140	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	71.3052
141	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	71.2452
142	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	71.2128
143	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	70.9944
144	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	70.9701
145	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.9620
146	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	70.8907
147	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.7834
148	India`IND`Southern Asia	70.7463
149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	70.6631
150	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	70.3491
151	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	70.2695
152	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	70.2573
153	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	70.1810
154	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	70.1267
155	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	69.9807
156	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	69.6804
157	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	69.4046
158	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	69.2992
159	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	69.2988
160	Guyana`GUY`South America	69.0673
161	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	68.9816
162	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	68.0435
163	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	67.9113
164	Bolivia`BOL`South America	67.8198
165	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	67.6680
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	67.6397
167	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	67.3369
168	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	67.3061
169	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	67.1668
170	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	67.0088
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	66.7288
172	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	66.6905
173	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	66.5673
174	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	66.4964
175	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	66.4567
176	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	66.3537
177	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	66.1957
178	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.1085
179	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	66.0711
180	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	66.0473
181	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	66.0068
182	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	65.8663
183	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	65.8032
184	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	65.7413
185	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	65.6622
186	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	65.3306
187	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	64.9950
188	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	64.4554
189	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	64.4275
190	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	64.3809
191	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	64.3281
192	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	63.5463
193	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	63.5039
194	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	63.1523
195	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	63.0511
196	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	62.9411
197	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	62.9391
198	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	62.9145
199	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	62.2965
200	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	62.1801
201	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	62.1612
202	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	61.6952
203	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	61.3931
204	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	61.3059
205	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	61.2324
206	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	61.0610
207	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.0603
208	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	60.2741
209	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	60.2425
210	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	60.1842
211	Niger`NER`Western Africa	60.0310
212	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	59.8875
213	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	59.8496
214	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	59.5935
215	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	59.3785
216	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	59.2173
217	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	58.1293
218	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	57.2494
219	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	55.2493
220	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	53.0086
221	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	52.9927
222	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.5302

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Monaco86.1507
2Hong Kong85.2632
3San Marino85.2565
4Japan84.4177
5Andorra84.0980

Lowest

222Central African Republic31.5302
221Chad52.9927
220Nigeria53.0086
219Lesotho55.2493
218Somalia57.2494

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 74.1962. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
183 · 39rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

South Sudan51.9049 → 58.1293+6.2244
Syria67.3711 → 70.9701+3.5990
Somalia54.7673 → 57.2494+2.4821
Eswatini58.7072 → 59.8496+1.1424
Namibia62.5787 → 63.5463+0.9676

Fell most

Central African Republic52.2973 → 31.5302−20.7671
Bahamas74.0620 → 71.4084−2.6536
Republic of the Congo64.4720 → 63.1523−1.3197
Samoa71.0516 → 70.2695−0.7821
Bosnia and Herzegovina77.9425 → 77.3939−0.5486

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 (2019). Life Expectancy at Birth, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/life-expectancy/2019

0674 held

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