Countries by Life Expectancy 2024 (World Bank)

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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.
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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.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Monaco leads with 87 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 84  ·  median: 84.
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Gap in 2024: Monaco is 1× larger than Australia.

Countries by Life Expectancy 2024 (World Bank)

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
86.50
Monaco
Life expectancy at birth (years) · 2024
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Life expectancy at birth (years)
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2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Life expectancy at birth (years) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Monaco 86.50
🥈 San Marino 85.80
🥉 Hong Kong 85.40
4 Kuwait 84.60
5 Switzerland 84.40
6 Andorra 84.20
7 French Polynesia 84.20
8 Liechtenstein 84.20
9 Sweden 84.10
10 Italy 84
11 Japan 84
12 Spain 83.90
13 Gibraltar 83.60
14 South Korea 83.60
15 Macao 83.30
16 Singapore 83.30
17 Israel 83.20
18 Luxembourg 83.20
19 Norway 83.20
20 Australia 83.10

Data Sources & References

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