Countries by Life Expectancy 2024 (World Bank)
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Monaco leads in Life expectancy at birth (years) with 86.50 in 2024.
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Average Life expectancy at birth (years) in 2024: 84.09 · median: 84.
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Gap in 2024: Monaco is 1× larger than Australia.
About This Dataset
Countries by Life Expectancy 2024 (World Bank)
The 20 countries with the highest life expectancy at birth in 2024, in years. Monaco is first at 86.5 years, followed by San Marino at 85.8 and Hong Kong at 85.4. The figure covers 217 countries.
Analysis
The gap between the top country (Monaco, 86.5 years) and the lowest of the 217 measured (Nigeria, 54.6 years) is 31.9 years. Every country in this top 20 is above 83 years.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Life expectancy at birth (years)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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