Ranking of Countries by Life Expectancy

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In this site you will find a Ranking of Countries based on their Life Expectancy at Birth. This is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.

The information for each country is divided into Life Expectancy for Males, Females and both.

Source: United Nations World Population Prospects (September 2022).

 
RankCountryLife expectancy for both gendersMalesFemalesGender Life Expectancy Gap
221Benin59.858.261.43.2Show more
222Guinea-Bissau59.757.461.84.4Show more
223Zimbabwe59.356.2625.8Show more
224Namibia59.355.7637.3Show more
225Mozambique59.356.262.46.2Show more
226Burkina Faso59.357.5613.5Show more
227Democratic Republic of Congo59.25761.54.5Show more
228Mali58.957.660.32.7Show more
229Guinea58.957.660.12.5Show more
230Cote d'Ivoire58.657.459.92.5Show more
231Eswatini57.153.461.27.8Show more
232Somalia55.353.257.44.2Show more
233South Sudan55.053.456.53.1Show more
234Central African Republic53.951.656.34.7Show more
235Lesotho53.150.455.95.5Show more
236Nigeria52.752.353.10.8Show more
237Chad52.550.854.33.5Show more