Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2022

About This Dataset

Countries ranked by life expectancy at birth (years) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 217 countries that reported that year. Monaco leads on 85.75, ahead of San Marino (85.71) and Liechtenstein (84.12). Life expectancy at birth for the whole population, in years. It is a period measure built from the death rates recorded in that single year, so it describes conditions in that year rather than the lifespan of a child born into it.

Analysis

Monaco (85.75), San Marino (85.71) and Liechtenstein (84.12) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 85.75 down to 82.51, a spread of 3.24. Only 0.04 separates Monaco from San Marino in second, 0.0% of the leading figure. Monaco stood at 85.11 in 2021, so its figure rose by 0.64 over the year. 2021 was led by Hong Kong, so the top place changed hands. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2021, 10 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 9 a lower one. The largest single move was French Polynesia, from 79.57 to 83.86. The chart shows the twenty highest of 217 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Source: World Bank

Key Findings

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Monaco leads in Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) with 85.75 in 2022.

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Average Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) in 2022: 83 · median: 83.

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Gap in 2022: Monaco is 1× larger than Ireland.