This list of countries and territories by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective

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figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average. In addition to sovereign nations, the list encompasses several non-sovereign entities and territories. The figures serve as an indicator of the quality of

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in the respective countries and are influenced by various factors, including the prevalence of diseases such as

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. This article introduces the concept of Healthy life expectancy (HALE), which denotes the average number of years a person is expected to live in "full health". There are challenges in comparing life expectancies across countries due to disparities in data reporting and collection standards. The primary source of the most recent data presented is the

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's 2022 report.

Methodology

The

is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. Several non- sovereign entities and

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are also included in this list. The figures reflect the quality of

in the countries listed, as well as other factors including

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infections. From the start of the 21st century, estimates of healthy life expectancy (HALE), the average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health", are also produced. Comparing life expectancies across countries can be difficult, due to poor reporting in some countries and different local standards in collecting statistics. This is especially true for healthy life expectancy, the definition of which may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years. This number decreases to 75.5 years for

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in Canada. This discrepancy is echoed in most quality of life metrics across Canada.

United Nations (2023)

Estimations are by the analytical agency of the UN. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)" Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as

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(LE 86.37 years, population 39,000),

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

(LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and

Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy, officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts (English) or St. Barth (French), is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. The island lies about southeast of the island ...

(LE 84.29 years, population 11,000). The values are rounded. All calculations were made with raw data. These values are used to calculate the

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World Bank Group (2023)

Estimation of the

for 2023. Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as

(LE 86.37 years, population 39,000),

(LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...

(LE 84.84 years, population 41,000). The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations were done on raw data, therefore, due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year. In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2023.

World Health Organization (2019)

According to data published by the

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in December 2020. By default, data is sorted by life expectancy at birth for all population, and in case of equal values by HALE for all population.

CIA World Factbook (2022)

The US

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published the following life expectancy data in its '' World Factbook''.

OECD (2022)

Life expectancy estimates in the

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for 2022. By default, the list is sorted by 2019.

Gallery

Life expectancy in the largest European countries

Life expectancy in some European countries

Life expectancy in some European countries -2

Life expectancy in Ukraine Belarus Russia Kazakhstan

Life expectancy in countries of South-East Asia and Oceania

Life expectancy in countries of Near East

Life expectancy in countries of North America

Life expectancy in countries of South America

Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world

Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world -sex

References

External links

Global Agewatch
has the latest internationally comparable statistics on life expectancy from 195 countries.
Life expectancy trends interactive graph

Life expectancy interactive world mapU.S. States life expectancy compared to the world (Infographic & Study), Simply Insurance
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Life expectancy Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age. The most commonly used measure is ''life expectancy at birth'' (LEB, or in demographic notation ''e''0, where '' ...

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