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Enter your birth year, sex, and country below to see your statistical lifespan — or jump to the ranking of all 195 countries. Monaco leads at 86.5 years; Nigeria has the lowest at 54.6 years. The gap between longest- and shortest-lived populations is roughly 32 years. World average: 73.3 years.

Last updated · Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024

🔮 Life Expectancy Calculator

UN WPP 2024 · estimate, not a prediction

Enter your birth year, sex, and country to see how long people like you statistically live — and how that compares with the year you were born.

1950–2026 · age 36

Your statistical lifespan
🇺🇸 United States · #45th of 195

A 36-year-old in United States can statistically expect to live to 79.5 years — about 44 more years from today, based on current UN mortality data.

expected age
79.5
years · ~2070
when you were born
75.4
+4.1 years since
sex gap
+5.0
F live longer than M
vs world avg
+6.2
world: 73.3 yrs
  • When you were born in 1990, life expectancy in United States was 75.4 years. Today it's 79.5 — gained 4.1 years in your lifetime.
  • By the time you turn 65 (in 2055), the UN projects United States's life expectancy to be 83.8 years.
  • United States ranks #45th of 195 globally. The world average is 73.3 years for people.

ⓘ This is a statistical estimate from current UN mortality data for United States — not a personal health prediction. Life expectancy at birth is a period measure: what a newborn would live if today's age-specific mortality rates remained constant. Per-age conditional probabilities (e.g., "chance of reaching 90") require full UN life tables and are not shown in this version.

📊 Life expectancy trend, 1950–2100

UN WPP 2024 · interpolated between estimate & projection points
607080901950197520002025205020752100life expectancy (years)world avg 73.3born 1990~2070
United States world avg born today projected end

The shaded region is your lifetime so far (1990–2026). The red dot marks the country's life-expectancy value in the year you'd statistically reach it.

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World Life Expectancy Map 2024

Color shows life expectancy at birth. Hover any country for details · Click to open.

Source: UN WPP 2024 · Boundaries: Natural Earth
Hover for details · Click to open · Scroll to zoom
Life expectancy:No data<60 yrs60–6565–7272–7878–8282+ yrs
Tiny island nations (Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, Marshall Is., etc.) are below the 110-meter resolution of the base map and don't appear here. See the full ranking table below for every country.
#1
Monaco
86.5 yrs
men 84.6 · women 88.6
#2
San Marino
85.8 yrs
men 84.3 · women 87.2
#3
Japan
84.9 yrs
men 81.8 · women 87.9
World avg
All 195 countries
73.3 yrs
men 70.7 · women 76
+32
years gap
Top vs bottom: Monaco (86.5) vs Nigeria (54.6)
+5.3
female advantage
Women live longer than men globally
~27
years gained since 1950
World avg rose from ~46 to ~73.3
#45
USA rank
79.5 yrs — below most wealthy nations

What Drives the 32-Year Gap

Source: UN WPP 2024 · WHO Global Health Observatory
Driver #1
Infant mortality

Top 10 countries: under 2 deaths per 1,000 live births. Bottom 10: 40–80. Reducing infant deaths is the single biggest lever on life expectancy.

Driver #2
Universal healthcare

Every country in the top 10 has universal healthcare. Bottom 10 spend < $100 per capita on health. Access to medicine compounds across decades.

Driver #3
Sanitation & water

Clean water and sewage systems eliminate diarrhea, cholera, dysentery — historically the biggest killers of children. The 20th-century gains worldwide came mostly here.

Driver #4
Conflict & violence

The bottom of the ranking is dominated by countries with active or recent conflict (Chad, CAR, Somalia, Yemen). Stability gains can move a country up 5–10 years.

Top 10 Countries by Life Expectancy (2024)

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision
Top 10 Countries by Life Expectancy (2024)#1Monaco86.5 yrsM 84.6 · F 88.6#2San Marino85.8 yrsM 84.3 · F 87.2#3Japan84.9 yrsM 81.8 · F 87.9#4South Korea84.4 yrsM 81.3 · F 87.3#5Andorra84.2 yrsM 82.3 · F 86.2#6Australia84.1 yrsM 82.3 · F 85.8#7Switzerland84.1 yrsM 82.2 · F 85.9#8Italy83.9 yrsM 81.8 · F 85.9#9Singapore83.9 yrsM 81.4 · F 86.4#10Spain83.8 yrsM 81.1 · F 86.4070808588 yrsLife expectancy at birth, years (UN WPP 2024)
Monaco leads, but the gap among the top 10 is only ~2 years (84–86 range). All are wealthy, peaceful countries with strong healthcare. Click any bar for that country's page.

Bottom 10 Countries by Life Expectancy (2024)

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision
Bottom 10 Countries by Life Expectancy (2024)#186Burkina Faso61.3 yrsM 59.1 · F 63.4#187Benin61 yrsM 59.5 · F 62.4#188Guinea60.9 yrsM 59.7 · F 62.1#189Mali60.7 yrsM 59.3 · F 62.2#190Somalia59 yrsM 56.5 · F 61.6#191Lesotho57.8 yrsM 55 · F 60.4#192Central African Republic57.7 yrsM 55.5 · F 59.6#193South Sudan57.7 yrsM 54.8 · F 60.7#194Chad55.2 yrsM 53.4 · F 57.2#195Nigeria54.6 yrsM 54.3 · F 54.9050556065 yrsLife expectancy at birth, years (UN WPP 2024)
The bottom 10 are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, with conflict zones and high disease burden. The gap with the top is ~30 years — a longer life span than many people in these countries are projected to live at all.

Regional Patterns

Mean life expectancy by region · UN WPP 2024
Europe
80.4
44 countries · average yrs
Highest:Monaco (86.5)
Lowest:Moldova (71.3)
Asia
75.3
48 countries · average yrs
Highest:Japan (84.9)
Lowest:Afghanistan (66.3)
Americas
75.0
35 countries · average yrs
Highest:Canada (82.7)
Lowest:Haiti (65.1)
Oceania
70.5
14 countries · average yrs
Highest:Australia (84.1)
Lowest:Nauru (62.3)
Africa
65.7
54 countries · average yrs
Highest:Tunisia (76.7)
Lowest:Nigeria (54.6)

Recent Trends to Know

Patterns since 2010 · UN WPP, OECD, CDC
US Stagnation

Life expectancy in the US fell from 78.9 (2014) to ~76 (2021) — the only major developed country with sustained decline pre-COVID. Drivers: drug overdoses, suicide, obesity, traffic deaths.

COVID Impact (2020–22)

Most countries lost 1–3 years of life expectancy during 2020–2021. Russia, Bulgaria, and the US saw the largest declines. Most have since fully recovered, but recovery was uneven.

Fastest Improvers

Sub-Saharan African countries with stable governance — Rwanda, Ethiopia, Senegal — have gained 10+ years since 2000 through HIV control, malaria nets, and improved maternal care.

United States
79.5 yrs
Rank #45 · M 77 · F 82
China
78 yrs
Rank #54 · M 75.2 · F 81
India
72.2 yrs
Rank #114 · M 70.7 · F 73.9

📋 Data Sources & Methodology

Life expectancy figures

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (and male/female breakdowns) from UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision. Historical years 1950–2023 are Estimates; 2024 onward is the medium-variant projection.

What life expectancy means

A period measure: the average years a newborn would live if today's age-specific mortality rates held constant. Not a forecast of how long today's babies will actually live.

Countries included

All 195 UN-recognized sovereign states (193 members + 2 observer states). Microstates with very small populations have wider uncertainty intervals.

Data quality

Developed countries: accurate to within 0.2 years. Developing countries with weaker civil registration: uncertainty intervals of 1–3 years are common. UN harmonizes national figures.

All 195 Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy

Source: UN WPP 2024 · Mid-2024 estimates
#CountryBoth sexesMenWomenGap (F−M)vs world
1Monaco86.584.688.6+4.0+13.2
2San Marino85.884.387.2+2.9+12.5
3Japan84.981.887.9+6.1+11.6
4South Korea84.481.387.3+6.0+11.1
5Andorra84.282.386.2+3.9+10.9
6Australia84.182.385.8+3.5+10.8
7Switzerland84.182.285.9+3.7+10.8
8Italy83.981.885.9+4.1+10.6
9Singapore83.981.486.4+5.0+10.6
10Spain83.881.186.4+5.3+10.5
11Liechtenstein83.78285.4+3.4+10.4
12France83.580.686.2+5.6+10.2
13Malta83.581.585.4+3.9+10.2
14Norway83.581.985+3.1+10.2
15Sweden83.481.685.2+3.6+10.1
16United Arab Emirates83.182.284.3+2.1+9.8
17Vatican City83.18185.2+4.2+9.8
18Iceland8381.684.5+2.9+9.7
19Canada82.780.584.9+4.4+9.4
20Israel82.780.784.7+4.0+9.4
21Ireland82.680.684.6+4.0+9.3
22Portugal82.679.785.3+5.6+9.3
23Qatar82.581.883.5+1.7+9.2
24Luxembourg82.480.783.9+3.2+9.1
25Belgium82.380.184.4+4.3+9.0
26Netherlands82.380.783.9+3.2+9.0
27New Zealand82.280.683.9+3.3+8.9
28Austria82.179.884.4+4.6+8.8
29Denmark82.180.284+3.8+8.8
30Finland82.179.484.8+5.4+8.8
31Greece8279.584.5+5.0+8.7
32Cyprus81.879.883.8+4.0+8.5
33Slovenia81.879.184.5+5.4+8.5
34Germany81.579.283.9+4.7+8.2
35Bahrain81.480.982.1+1.2+8.1
36Chile81.479.583.2+3.7+8.1
37United Kingdom81.479.583.3+3.8+8.1
38Maldives81.379.983+3.1+8.0
39Costa Rica8178.483.6+5.2+7.7
40Kuwait80.679.482+2.6+7.3
41Oman80.278.782+3.3+6.9
42Czech Republic8077.282.7+5.5+6.7
43Albania79.877.981.6+3.7+6.5
44Panama79.876.982.7+5.8+6.5
45United States79.57782+5.0+6.2
46Estonia79.375.183.2+8.1+6.0
47Saudi Arabia7977.381.3+4.0+5.7
48Croatia78.875.681.8+6.2+5.5
49Poland78.875.182.5+7.4+5.5
50Slovakia78.575.281.7+6.5+5.2
51Cuba78.375.980.7+4.8+5.0
52Uruguay78.374.482+7.6+5.0
53Bosnia and Herzegovina7874.681.1+6.5+4.7
54China7875.281+5.8+4.7
55Jordan7875.980.3+4.4+4.7
56Colombia77.975.280.6+5.4+4.6
57Iran77.97679.8+3.8+4.6
58Lebanon77.975.979.9+4.0+4.6
59Peru77.975.680.3+4.7+4.6
60Antigua and Barbuda77.874.780.4+5.7+4.5
61Sri Lanka77.774.480.7+6.3+4.4
62Ecuador77.674.980.3+5.4+4.3
63Argentina77.57580+5.0+4.2
64North Macedonia77.575.379.7+4.4+4.2
65Turkey77.474.680.3+5.7+4.1
66Montenegro77.373.980.4+6.5+4.0
67Hungary77.273.980.3+6.4+3.9
68Serbia76.973.780.2+6.5+3.6
69Malaysia76.874.479.5+5.1+3.5
70Tunisia76.774.179.3+5.2+3.4
71Thailand76.672.381+8.7+3.3
72Algeria76.575.177.9+2.8+3.2
73Barbados76.373.878.8+5.0+3.0
74Latvia76.371.880.6+8.8+3.0
75Cabo Verde76.273.179.4+6.3+2.9
76Lithuania76.271.480.8+9.4+2.9
77Romania76.172.679.7+7.1+2.8
78Brazil767379.1+6.1+2.7
79Armenia75.871.679.6+8.0+2.5
80Bulgaria75.872.379.4+7.1+2.5
81Brunei75.573.577.7+4.2+2.2
82Morocco75.573.377.8+4.5+2.2
83Grenada75.472.578.5+6.0+2.1
84Mexico75.372.478+5.6+2.0
85Mauritius75.172.178.3+6.2+1.8
86Nicaragua75.172.577.6+5.1+1.8
87Bangladesh74.973.376.7+3.4+1.6
88Bahamas74.771.178.3+7.2+1.4
89Georgia74.769.779.2+9.5+1.4
90Ukraine74.769.879.4+9.6+1.4
91Vietnam74.770.179.4+9.3+1.4
92Azerbaijan74.671.777.3+5.6+1.3
93Belarus74.669.779.2+9.5+1.3
94Kazakhstan74.570.378.5+8.2+1.2
95Paraguay747177.1+6.1+0.7
96Dominican Republic73.970.777.1+6.4+0.6
97Suriname73.870.677+6.4+0.5
98Belize73.771.176.7+5.6+0.4
99North Korea73.771.675.9+4.3+0.4
100Trinidad and Tobago73.670.576.8+6.3+0.3
101Bhutan73.371.675.3+3.7+0.0
102Russia73.367.579.2+11.7+0.0
103Tonga73.169.576.5+7.0-0.2
104Honduras7370.575.7+5.2-0.3
105Seychelles7370.176.7+6.6-0.3
106Saint Lucia72.869.576.5+7.0-0.5
107Guatemala72.770.475+4.6-0.6
108Venezuela72.768.976.7+7.8-0.6
109Syria72.670.274.9+4.7-0.7
110Uzbekistan72.569.675.5+5.9-0.8
111Iraq72.470.574.2+3.7-0.9
112El Salvador72.367.876.5+8.7-1.0
113Saint Kitts and Nevis72.368.776.2+7.5-1.0
114India72.270.773.9+3.2-1.1
115Mongolia7267.576.7+9.2-1.3
116Tajikistan71.969.774.1+4.4-1.4
117Egypt71.869.774+4.3-1.5
118Kyrgyzstan71.868.375.4+7.1-1.5
119Samoa71.87073.8+3.8-1.5
120Vanuatu71.769.674.1+4.5-1.6
121Jamaica71.669.174.1+5.0-1.7
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.468.874.5+5.7-1.9
123Dominica71.368.474.7+6.3-2.0
124Indonesia71.369.273.4+4.2-2.0
125Moldova71.366.775.7+9.0-2.0
126Libya71.169.672.7+3.1-2.2
127Cambodia70.868.173.4+5.3-2.5
128Solomon Islands70.769.472.2+2.8-2.6
129Nepal70.669.172.1+3.0-2.7
130Guyana70.366.674.1+7.5-3.0
131Turkmenistan70.26773+6.0-3.1
132Philippines69.96773+6.0-3.4
133Sao Tome and Principe69.966.473.9+7.5-3.4
134Palau69.467.371.9+4.6-3.9
135Yemen69.467.471.5+4.1-3.9
136Botswana69.366.871.9+5.1-4.0
137Laos69.26771.5+4.5-4.1
138Palestine69.265.274.3+9.1-4.1
139Eritrea68.966.870.9+4.1-4.4
140Senegal68.96771+4.0-4.4
141Bolivia68.766.371.3+5.0-4.6
142Mauritania68.766.770.7+4.0-4.6
143Gabon68.566.171.2+5.1-4.8
144Uganda68.565.571.4+5.9-4.8
145Rwanda6865.770.1+4.4-5.3
146Timor-Leste67.966.369.7+3.4-5.4
147Pakistan67.865.570.3+4.8-5.5
148Ethiopia67.664.471+6.6-5.7
149Malawi67.664.370.8+6.5-5.7
150Fiji67.565.569.5+4.0-5.8
151Namibia67.563.571.5+8.0-5.8
152Micronesia67.463.671.3+7.7-5.9
153Tuvalu67.363.970.9+7.0-6.0
154Tanzania67.264.470+5.6-6.1
155Marshall Islands67.16569.5+4.5-6.2
156Myanmar67.16470.4+6.4-6.2
157Comoros676569.2+4.2-6.3
158Kiribati66.664.768.3+3.6-6.7
159Sudan66.563.469.8+6.4-6.8
160Zambia66.564.168.9+4.8-6.8
161Afghanistan66.364.767.8+3.1-7.0
162Papua New Guinea66.363.869.2+5.4-7.0
163South Africa66.362.869.8+7.0-7.0
164Djibouti66.263.768.7+5.0-7.1
165Gambia66.164.467.8+3.4-7.2
166Congo6664.367.7+3.4-7.3
167Ghana65.763.368.2+4.9-7.6
168Haiti65.161.968.5+6.6-8.2
169Angola64.862.367.3+5.0-8.5
170Eswatini64.361.367.1+5.8-9.0
171Guinea-Bissau64.361.866.5+4.7-9.0
172Cameroon6461.866.2+4.4-9.3
173Equatorial Guinea63.962.265.9+3.7-9.4
174Burundi63.861.865.9+4.1-9.5
175Kenya63.861.666.1+4.5-9.5
176Madagascar63.862.165.6+3.5-9.5
177Mozambique63.860.566.7+6.2-9.5
178Zimbabwe63.160.565.3+4.8-10.2
179Togo62.962.763.2+0.5-10.4
180Liberia62.36163.6+2.6-11.0
181Nauru62.360.464.2+3.8-11.0
182Côte d'Ivoire62.160.264.3+4.1-11.2
183Democratic Republic of the Congo62.16064.2+4.2-11.2
184Sierra Leone6260.263.7+3.5-11.3
185Niger61.460.562.4+1.9-11.9
186Burkina Faso61.359.163.4+4.3-12.0
187Benin6159.562.4+2.9-12.3
188Guinea60.959.762.1+2.4-12.4
189Mali60.759.362.2+2.9-12.6
190Somalia5956.561.6+5.1-14.3
191Lesotho57.85560.4+5.4-15.5
192Central African Republic57.755.559.6+4.1-15.6
193South Sudan57.754.860.7+5.9-15.6
194Chad55.253.457.2+3.8-18.1
195Nigeria54.654.354.9+0.6-18.7

Life Expectancy Glossary

Life expectancy at birth
Average years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality rates. The standard headline figure.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE)
Years lived in full health, excluding years lost to disability or chronic illness. ~8–12 years lower than total LE.
Period vs cohort
Period = snapshot using current rates. Cohort = actual lifespan of a generation. UN WPP reports period.
Gender gap
Female LE minus male LE. World ~5 yrs. Widest in Russia/Eastern Europe (~10 yrs). Narrowest in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Infant mortality
Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births. A huge driver of LE — high infant mortality drags LE down sharply.
Mortality compression
When deaths cluster in a narrow age range (e.g., 75–90). Common in developed countries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

Monaco at 86.5 years (UN WPP 2024). Followed by San Marino (85.8) and Japan (84.9).

Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

Nigeria at 54.6 years. The bottom of the list is dominated by countries with extreme poverty, conflict, or high disease burden.

What is the world average life expectancy?

73.3 years (UN WPP 2024). Men: 70.7, women: 76.

Why is the gap between top and bottom so large?

About 32 years separates the highest from lowest. Drivers: income, healthcare access, sanitation, maternal/infant mortality, conflict, and HIV/malaria burden.

How is life expectancy calculated?

A life table applies current age-specific mortality rates to a hypothetical newborn cohort. It's a period measure — a snapshot, not a forecast.

Why do women live longer than men?

Lower cardiovascular disease at younger ages, lower-risk behavior historically, biological factors. Gap is widest in Russia and Eastern Europe, narrowest in Sub-Saharan Africa.

How has life expectancy changed since 1950?

World average roughly doubled from ~46 years in 1950 to ~73 today. Biggest gains: reduced infant mortality, sanitation, antibiotics, vaccines.

What's the difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy?

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) only counts years in full health. Typically 8–12 years lower than total LE.

Will life expectancy keep rising?

UN projections show gains continuing through 2100, but slowing. US/UK have seen recent stagnation. COVID-19 caused temporary global declines that have since reversed.

Why is US life expectancy (79.5) lower than peer countries?

Drug overdoses, gun violence, traffic deaths, infant mortality, and gaps in healthcare access. The US is the only major developed country where LE fell before COVID.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (population.un.org/wpp). Historical 1950–2023 from Estimates sheet; 2024+ is medium-variant projection. Last updated 2026-06-13.

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