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Most of these records were set in the US, Japan and a few European countries. The usual retirement period is often no more than 10-15 years. The following comparison shows that it can be quite different in other countries.<p>Remarkable: The most expensive microstates are again on top of this ranking.<p>▼ <a href="#by-population">Ranking by country</a><br>▼ <a href="#by-world">Worldwide development</a><br>▼ <a href="#by-area">Differentiation by region</a><br></div><div class=clear></div></div></div><div class="adtg bbd" id="adtg-1" data-gptfrmt="bbd" ><ins id=ags1 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="2913722277" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class=boxwhite><h2 id="by-population">Life expectancy for men and women</h2>A male child born in the United States today will live to be 74.8 years old on average. This puts the male citizens of the US in 44th place in this ranking. On average, US women are 5.4 years older, reaching an age of 80.2. The world average age of death is a few years lower at 69.6 years for men and 74.5 years for women. Within the <a href="/alliances/european-union.php">European Union</a>, these are 78.2 and 83.6 years respectively.<p>Birth rate and death rate are given in births/deaths per 1,000 inhabitants within one year. The table shows the official data from the year 2022. In some minor cases, no data for this year are known, so previously published data were used. <br><br><div class=tablescroller><table class="std100 hover tabsort sticky"><tr class=no-sort><th class=left>Country</th><th class=right>Life expectancy males</th><th class=right>Life expectancy females</th><th class=right>Birth rate</th><th class=right>Death rate</th></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SMR" href="/europe/san-marino/index.php">San Marino</a></td><td>84.1 years</td><td>86.8 years</td><td>6.2 ‰</td><td>7.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_MAC" href="/asia/macao/index.php">Macao</a> *</td><td>82.8 years</td><td>88.0 years</td><td>10.1 ‰</td><td>4.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_CHE" href="/europe/switzerland/index.php">Switzerland</a></td><td>81.6 years</td><td>85.4 years</td><td>10.3 ‰</td><td>8.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SWE" href="/europe/sweden/index.php">Sweden</a></td><td>81.5 years</td><td>84.8 years</td><td>11.0 ‰</td><td>9.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_IRL" href="/europe/ireland/index.php">Ireland</a></td><td>81.3 years</td><td>84.9 years</td><td>12.0 ‰</td><td>6.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_oz fl_AUS" href="/oceania/australia/index.php">Australia</a></td><td>81.2 years</td><td>85.3 years</td><td>12.1 ‰</td><td>7.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_oz fl_NZL" href="/oceania/new-zealand/index.php">New Zealand</a></td><td>81.2 years</td><td>84.4 years</td><td>11.5 ‰</td><td>7.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_JPN" href="/asia/japan/index.php">Japan</a></td><td>81.1 years</td><td>87.1 years</td><td>6.6 ‰</td><td>12.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ISL" href="/europe/iceland/index.php">Iceland</a></td><td>81.0 years</td><td>83.4 years</td><td>13.1 ‰</td><td>7.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_NOR" href="/europe/norway/index.php">Norway</a></td><td>81.0 years</td><td>84.2 years</td><td>10.4 ‰</td><td>8.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ITA" href="/europe/italy/index.php">Italy</a></td><td>80.9 years</td><td>85.0 years</td><td>6.8 ‰</td><td>12.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_LUX" href="/europe/luxembourg/index.php">Luxembourg</a></td><td>80.9 years</td><td>85.3 years</td><td>10.5 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_HKG" href="/asia/hong-kong/index.php">Hong Kong</a> *</td><td>80.7 years</td><td>86.8 years</td><td>5.0 ‰</td><td>8.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MLT" href="/europe/malta/index.php">Malta</a></td><td>80.7 years</td><td>84.8 years</td><td>8.5 ‰</td><td>8.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_SGP" href="/asia/singapore/index.php">Singapore</a></td><td>80.7 years</td><td>85.2 years</td><td>8.6 ‰</td><td>6.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_ISR" href="/asia/israel/index.php">Israel</a></td><td>80.7 years</td><td>84.8 years</td><td>19.7 ‰</td><td>5.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_QAT" href="/asia/qatar/index.php">Qatar</a></td><td>80.6 years</td><td>83.1 years</td><td>9.8 ‰</td><td>1.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ESP" href="/europe/spain/index.php">Spain</a></td><td>80.4 years</td><td>85.9 years</td><td>7.1 ‰</td><td>9.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_GBR" href="/europe/united-kingdom/index.php">United Kingdom</a></td><td>80.4 years</td><td>83.8 years</td><td>10.1 ‰</td><td>9.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_NLD" href="/europe/netherlands/index.php">Netherlands</a></td><td>80.3 years</td><td>83.2 years</td><td>10.2 ‰</td><td>9.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_KOR" href="/asia/south-korea/index.php">South Korea</a></td><td>79.9 years</td><td>85.6 years</td><td>5.1 ‰</td><td>7.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BEL" href="/europe/belgium/index.php">Belgium</a></td><td>79.6 years</td><td>83.9 years</td><td>10.2 ‰</td><td>10.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_DNK" href="/europe/denmark/index.php">Denmark</a></td><td>79.5 years</td><td>83.2 years</td><td>10.8 ‰</td><td>10.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_FRA" href="/europe/france/index.php">France</a></td><td>79.4 years</td><td>85.2 years</td><td>11.0 ‰</td><td>9.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_CAN" href="/america/canada/index.php">Canada</a></td><td>79.1 years</td><td>83.6 years</td><td>9.7 ‰</td><td>8.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_AUT" href="/europe/austria/index.php">Austria</a></td><td>78.8 years</td><td>83.5 years</td><td>9.6 ‰</td><td>10.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_PRT" href="/europe/portugal/index.php">Portugal</a></td><td>78.8 years</td><td>84.5 years</td><td>7.7 ‰</td><td>11.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_FIN" href="/europe/finland/index.php">Finland</a></td><td>78.7 years</td><td>83.8 years</td><td>9.0 ‰</td><td>11.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SVN" href="/europe/slovenia/index.php">Slovenia</a></td><td>78.6 years</td><td>84.1 years</td><td>9.0 ‰</td><td>10.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_BMU" href="/america/bermuda/index.php">Bermuda</a> *</td><td>78.4 years</td><td>84.5 years</td><td>7.7 ‰</td><td>9.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_DEU" href="/europe/germany/index.php">Germany</a></td><td>78.3 years</td><td>83.2 years</td><td>9.6 ‰</td><td>12.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_GRC" href="/europe/greece/index.php">Greece</a></td><td>78.1 years</td><td>83.3 years</td><td>8.1 ‰</td><td>13.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_ARE" href="/asia/arab-emirates/index.php">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td>77.7 years</td><td>81.4 years</td><td>10.3 ‰</td><td>1.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_KOS" href="/europe/kosovo/index.php">Kosovo</a></td><td>77.2 years</td><td>81.7 years</td><td>11.1 ‰</td><td>5.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_CHL" href="/america/chile/index.php">Chile</a></td><td>77.2 years</td><td>81.9 years</td><td>11.8 ‰</td><td>7.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_SAU" href="/asia/saudi-arabia/index.php">Saudi Arabia</a></td><td>76.7 years</td><td>79.5 years</td><td>17.5 ‰</td><td>2.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_CZE" href="/europe/czechia/index.php">Czechia</a></td><td>76.2 years</td><td>82.0 years</td><td>10.6 ‰</td><td>11.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_CHN" href="/asia/china/index.php">China</a></td><td>76.0 years</td><td>81.3 years</td><td>7.5 ‰</td><td>7.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_DZA" href="/africa/algeria/index.php">Algeria</a></td><td>75.9 years</td><td>78.5 years</td><td>21.5 ‰</td><td>4.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_CUB" href="/america/cuba/index.php">Cuba</a></td><td>75.8 years</td><td>80.6 years</td><td>8.9 ‰</td><td>9.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_THA" href="/asia/thailand/index.php">Thailand</a></td><td>75.5 years</td><td>83.9 years</td><td>9.0 ‰</td><td>7.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_TUR" href="/asia/turkey/index.php">Turkey</a></td><td>75.4 years</td><td>81.5 years</td><td>14.7 ‰</td><td>5.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_ECU" href="/america/ecuador/index.php">Ecuador</a></td><td>75.3 years</td><td>80.5 years</td><td>16.8 ‰</td><td>4.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_USA" href="/america/usa/index.php">United States</a></td><td>74.8 years</td><td>80.2 years</td><td>11.0 ‰</td><td>9.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_CRI" href="/america/costa-rica/index.php">Costa Rica</a></td><td>74.8 years</td><td>80.0 years</td><td>11.9 ‰</td><td>7.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_HRV" href="/europe/croatia/index.php">Croatia</a></td><td>74.6 years</td><td>80.7 years</td><td>9.4 ‰</td><td>14.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ALB" href="/europe/albania/index.php">Albania</a></td><td>74.5 years</td><td>79.5 years</td><td>10.2 ‰</td><td>11.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_MYS" href="/asia/malaysia/index.php">Malaysia</a></td><td>74.0 years</td><td>78.8 years</td><td>15.2 ‰</td><td>5.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_EST" href="/europe/estonia/index.php">Estonia</a></td><td>73.7 years</td><td>82.4 years</td><td>10.0 ‰</td><td>12.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MNE" href="/europe/montenegro/index.php">Montenegro</a></td><td>73.7 years</td><td>78.8 years</td><td>11.4 ‰</td><td>11.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SVK" href="/europe/slovakia/index.php">Slovakia</a></td><td>73.7 years</td><td>80.6 years</td><td>10.4 ‰</td><td>11.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_POL" href="/europe/poland/index.php">Poland</a></td><td>73.5 years</td><td>81.3 years</td><td>8.8 ‰</td><td>12.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BIH" href="/europe/bosnia-and-herzegovina/index.php">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></td><td>73.1 years</td><td>77.5 years</td><td>8.4 ‰</td><td>15.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SRB" href="/europe/serbia/index.php">Serbia</a></td><td>73.0 years</td><td>78.1 years</td><td>9.1 ‰</td><td>16.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_MAR" href="/africa/morocco/index.php">Morocco</a></td><td>72.9 years</td><td>77.2 years</td><td>17.5 ‰</td><td>5.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_ARG" href="/america/argentina/index.php">Argentina</a></td><td>72.9 years</td><td>79.3 years</td><td>13.9 ‰</td><td>8.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_LKA" href="/asia/sri-lanka/index.php">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>72.9 years</td><td>80.2 years</td><td>14.0 ‰</td><td>7.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_HUN" href="/europe/hungary/index.php">Hungary</a></td><td>72.7 years</td><td>79.5 years</td><td>9.7 ‰</td><td>14.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MKD" href="/europe/northmacedonia/index.php">North Macedonia</a></td><td>72.2 years</td><td>76.7 years</td><td>10.2 ‰</td><td>12.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_IRN" href="/asia/iran/index.php">Iran</a></td><td>71.9 years</td><td>77.5 years</td><td>13.7 ‰</td><td>6.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_MEX" href="/america/mexico/index.php">Mexico</a></td><td>71.5 years</td><td>78.2 years</td><td>14.9 ‰</td><td>6.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_BGD" href="/asia/bangladesh/index.php">Bangladesh</a></td><td>71.5 years</td><td>76.0 years</td><td>17.8 ‰</td><td>5.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_LTU" href="/europe/lithuania/index.php">Lithuania</a></td><td>71.5 years</td><td>80.3 years</td><td>8.3 ‰</td><td>15.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ROU" href="/europe/romania/index.php">Romania</a></td><td>71.5 years</td><td>79.3 years</td><td>10.1 ‰</td><td>14.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_PER" href="/america/peru/index.php">Peru</a></td><td>71.3 years</td><td>75.5 years</td><td>17.6 ‰</td><td>7.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_DOM" href="/america/dominican-republic/index.php">Dominican Republic</a></td><td>71.0 years</td><td>77.5 years</td><td>18.4 ‰</td><td>6.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_PSE" href="/asia/palestine/index.php">Palestine</a></td><td>71.0 years</td><td>75.9 years</td><td>28.2 ‰</td><td>3.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_PRK" href="/asia/north-korea/index.php">North Korea</a></td><td>71.0 years</td><td>76.1 years</td><td>13.2 ‰</td><td>9.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BGR" href="/europe/bulgaria/index.php">Bulgaria</a></td><td>70.8 years</td><td>78.1 years</td><td>8.5 ‰</td><td>18.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_COL" href="/america/colombia/index.php">Colombia</a></td><td>70.3 years</td><td>77.1 years</td><td>14.2 ‰</td><td>7.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_BRA" href="/america/brazil/index.php">Brazil</a></td><td>70.3 years</td><td>76.6 years</td><td>12.9 ‰</td><td>8.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_KAZ" href="/asia/kazakhstan/index.php">Kazakhstan</a></td><td>70.3 years</td><td>78.4 years</td><td>23.5 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_PHL" href="/asia/philippines/index.php">Philippines</a></td><td>70.2 years</td><td>74.2 years</td><td>21.8 ‰</td><td>5.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_VNM" href="/asia/vietnam/index.php">Vietnam</a></td><td>69.9 years</td><td>79.3 years</td><td>15.0 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_GRL" href="/america/greenland/index.php">Greenland</a> *</td><td>69.8 years</td><td>73.4 years</td><td>13.4 ‰</td><td>9.3 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_IRQ" href="/asia/iraq/index.php">Iraq</a></td><td>69.2 years</td><td>73.4 years</td><td>27.4 ‰</td><td>4.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_SYR" href="/asia/syria/index.php">Syria</a></td><td>68.7 years</td><td>76.1 years</td><td>20.1 ‰</td><td>5.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_NPL" href="/asia/nepal/index.php">Nepal</a></td><td>68.6 years</td><td>72.4 years</td><td>20.4 ‰</td><td>6.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_JAM" href="/america/jamaica/index.php">Jamaica</a></td><td>68.5 years</td><td>72.7 years</td><td>11.7 ‰</td><td>8.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_HND" href="/america/honduras/index.php">Honduras</a></td><td>68.5 years</td><td>73.2 years</td><td>21.1 ‰</td><td>5.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BLR" href="/europe/belarus/index.php">Belarus</a></td><td>68.1 years</td><td>78.4 years</td><td>9.3 ‰</td><td>15.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_MNG" href="/asia/mongolia/index.php">Mongolia</a></td><td>68.1 years</td><td>77.4 years</td><td>21.4 ‰</td><td>5.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_EGY" href="/africa/egypt/index.php">Egypt</a></td><td>67.9 years</td><td>72.6 years</td><td>22.6 ‰</td><td>6.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_ARM" href="/asia/armenia/index.php">Armenia</a></td><td>67.9 years</td><td>78.4 years</td><td>12.0 ‰</td><td>11.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_RUS" href="/europe/russia/index.php">Russia</a></td><td>67.6 years</td><td>77.8 years</td><td>9.6 ‰</td><td>12.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_TLS" href="/asia/east-timor/index.php">East Timor</a></td><td>67.4 years</td><td>70.8 years</td><td>24.9 ‰</td><td>6.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_KHM" href="/asia/cambodia/index.php">Cambodia</a></td><td>67.1 years</td><td>72.6 years</td><td>19.3 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_LAO" href="/asia/laos/index.php">Laos</a></td><td>66.9 years</td><td>71.2 years</td><td>22.0 ‰</td><td>6.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_VEN" href="/america/venezuela/index.php">Venezuela</a></td><td>66.9 years</td><td>75.7 years</td><td>15.9 ‰</td><td>8.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_SLV" href="/america/el-salvador/index.php">El Salvador</a></td><td>66.8 years</td><td>75.8 years</td><td>16.0 ‰</td><td>8.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_GEO" href="/asia/georgia/index.php">Georgia</a></td><td>66.8 years</td><td>76.5 years</td><td>13.4 ‰</td><td>15.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_IND" href="/asia/india/index.php">India</a></td><td>66.3 years</td><td>69.4 years</td><td>16.4 ‰</td><td>9.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_IDN" href="/asia/indonesia/index.php">Indonesia</a></td><td>66.2 years</td><td>70.4 years</td><td>16.4 ‰</td><td>9.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_GTM" href="/america/guatemala/index.php">Guatemala</a></td><td>65.7 years</td><td>71.8 years</td><td>21.1 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_SEN" href="/africa/senegal/index.php">Senegal</a></td><td>65.5 years</td><td>70.2 years</td><td>32.6 ‰</td><td>5.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_MMR" href="/asia/burma/index.php">Myanmar</a></td><td>64.2 years</td><td>70.5 years</td><td>17.1 ‰</td><td>8.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_PAK" href="/asia/pakistan/index.php">Pakistan</a></td><td>64.1 years</td><td>68.9 years</td><td>27.5 ‰</td><td>7.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_eu fl_UKR" href="/europe/ukraine/index.php">Ukraine</a></td><td>63.5 years</td><td>73.9 years</td><td>7.3 ‰</td><td>21.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_BWA" href="/africa/botswana/index.php">Botswana</a></td><td>63.3 years</td><td>68.4 years</td><td>23.6 ‰</td><td>6.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_SDN" href="/africa/sudan/index.php">Sudan</a></td><td>63.0 years</td><td>68.2 years</td><td>33.6 ‰</td><td>6.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_MDG" href="/africa/madagascar/index.php">Madagascar</a></td><td>63.0 years</td><td>67.6 years</td><td>30.9 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_ETH" href="/africa/ethiopia/index.php">Ethiopia</a></td><td>62.6 years</td><td>68.9 years</td><td>32.4 ‰</td><td>6.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_BOL" href="/america/bolivia/index.php">Bolivia</a></td><td>62.3 years</td><td>67.9 years</td><td>21.8 ‰</td><td>9.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_GHA" href="/africa/ghana/index.php">Ghana</a></td><td>61.8 years</td><td>66.1 years</td><td>27.5 ‰</td><td>7.6 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_GMB" href="/africa/gambia/index.php">Gambia</a></td><td>61.5 years</td><td>64.3 years</td><td>33.3 ‰</td><td>7.1 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_am fl_HTI" href="/america/haiti/index.php">Haiti</a></td><td>60.9 years</td><td>66.7 years</td><td>23.5 ‰</td><td>8.5 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_YEM" href="/asia/yemen/index.php">Yemen</a></td><td>60.5 years</td><td>67.2 years</td><td>30.5 ‰</td><td>6.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_as fl_AFG" href="/asia/afghanistan/index.php">Afghanistan</a></td><td>59.8 years</td><td>66.2 years</td><td>35.8 ‰</td><td>6.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_KEN" href="/africa/kenya/index.php">Kenya</a></td><td>59.6 years</td><td>64.7 years</td><td>27.7 ‰</td><td>7.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_CMR" href="/africa/cameroon/index.php">Cameroon</a></td><td>59.4 years</td><td>62.6 years</td><td>34.9 ‰</td><td>8.2 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_AGO" href="/africa/angola/index.php">Angola</a></td><td>59.4 years</td><td>64.5 years</td><td>38.8 ‰</td><td>7.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_SLE" href="/africa/sierra-leone/index.php">Sierra Leone</a></td><td>59.1 years</td><td>61.7 years</td><td>31.4 ‰</td><td>8.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZMB" href="/africa/zambia/index.php">Zambia</a></td><td>59.1 years</td><td>64.5 years</td><td>34.5 ‰</td><td>6.7 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZAF" href="/africa/south-africa/index.php">South Africa</a></td><td>58.6 years</td><td>64.2 years</td><td>19.8 ‰</td><td>12.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_CIV" href="/africa/ivory-coast/index.php">Ivory Coast</a></td><td>57.7 years</td><td>60.3 years</td><td>33.9 ‰</td><td>8.8 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_COD" href="/africa/congo-kinshasa/index.php">Congo (Dem. Republic)</a></td><td>57.5 years</td><td>62.1 years</td><td>42.0 ‰</td><td>9.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZWE" href="/africa/zimbabwe/index.php">Zimbabwe</a></td><td>56.4 years</td><td>62.1 years</td><td>30.5 ‰</td><td>8.9 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_SOM" href="/africa/somalia/index.php">Somalia</a></td><td>54.1 years</td><td>58.2 years</td><td>43.6 ‰</td><td>11.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_NGA" href="/africa/nigeria/index.php">Nigeria</a></td><td>53.3 years</td><td>54.0 years</td><td>37.1 ‰</td><td>12.4 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_CAF" href="/africa/central-african-republic/index.php">Central Africa</a></td><td>52.3 years</td><td>56.8 years</td><td>42.7 ‰</td><td>11.0 ‰</td></tr><tr><td><a class="fl_af fl_TCD" href="/africa/chad/index.php">Chad</a></td><td>51.3 years</td><td>54.8 years</td><td>43.4 ‰</td><td>12.2 ‰</td></tr></table></div><br><div class="adtg hrz" id="adtg-2" data-gptfrmt="hrz" ><ins id=ags2 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="3247214056" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><h2 id="by-world">Development of life expectancy worldwide</h2>In the years 1960 to 2022, life expectancy has increased perceptibly worldwide. Starting at 50.7 years, it increased for men by 18.8 years to 69.6 years. For women, life expectancy increased by 19.9 years from 54.6 up to an average of 74.5 years since 1960.<br><br><picture class=graph><source media="(max-width:630px)" srcset="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-400.png 400w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-800.png 800w"><source srcset="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-400.png 400w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-800.png 800w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-900.png 930w"><img class=graph loading=lazy src="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/lebenserwartung-900.png" width=930 height=230 alt="Development of life expectancy worldwide"></picture><br><br><h2 id="by-area">Differentiation by region</h2><div class=tablescroller><table id=lebreg class="hover std100"><tr class=right><th class=left><br>Life expectancy in Africa</th><th><br>Male</th><th><br>Female</th></tr><tr><td>Northern Africa</td><td>68.64</td><td>73.00</td></tr><tr><td>Central Africa</td><td>57.60</td><td>61.93</td></tr><tr><td>Western Africa</td><td>56.52</td><td>58.44</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Africa</td><td>58.23</td><td>63.90</td></tr><tr><td>Eastern Africa</td><td>61.22</td><td>66.48</td></tr><tr class=right><th class=left><br>Life expectancy in America</th><th><br>Male</th><th><br>Female</th></tr><tr><td>Caribbean</td><td>69.77</td><td>75.61</td></tr><tr><td>South America</td><td>70.69</td><td>76.93</td></tr><tr><td>Central America</td><td>68.78</td><td>74.85</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>74.31</td><td>79.94</td></tr><tr class=right><th class=left><br>Life expectancy in Asia</th><th><br>Male</th><th><br>Female</th></tr><tr><td>South Asia</td><td>66.67</td><td>70.34</td></tr><tr><td>Western Asia</td><td>71.86</td><td>77.19</td></tr><tr><td>Southeast Asia</td><td>68.76</td><td>74.37</td></tr><tr><td>East Asia</td><td>76.40</td><td>81.85</td></tr><tr><td>Central Asia</td><td>68.99</td><td>75.28</td></tr><tr class=right><th class=left><br>Life expectancy in Europe</th><th><br>Male</th><th><br>Female</th></tr><tr><td>Western Europe</td><td>79.12</td><td>84.04</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Europe</td><td>79.41</td><td>84.29</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Europe</td><td>79.94</td><td>83.75</td></tr><tr><td>Eastern Europe</td><td>68.76</td><td>78.08</td></tr><tr class=right><th class=left><br>Life expectancy in Oceania</th><th><br>Male</th><th><br>Female</th></tr><tr><td>Polynesia</td><td>74.87</td><td>79.92</td></tr><tr><td>Australia/New Zealand</td><td>81.20</td><td>85.15</td></tr><tr><td>Melanesia</td><td>64.42</td><td>69.90</td></tr><tr><td>Micronesia</td><td>68.98</td><td>74.93</td></tr></table></div><br><br><div class="adtg cad-right" id="adtg-3" data-gptfrmt="cad" data-asfrmt="rectangle" style="min-height:250px;width:336px;"><ins id=ags3 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="3247214056" data-ad-format="rectangle" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><h2>What is life expectancy?</h2> Life expectancy indicates the expected age that is estimated for a human being at the time of birth. This number of years is determined mainly from the current mortality rates. However, since these data only take into account the past, additional estimates are included to determine the future age due to external influences. These can be environmental factors as well as developments in health care. The average life expectancy is therefore not a measured value, but a prognosis for the future.<p>As the life expentancy steadily increases in most countries, the currect average age of death is bit lower than the expected. Depending on the country, it is between two and five years lower.<p>Above all, life expectancy is a result of the living conditions of a person or a population group. Essential factors are medical care, balanced nutrition and drinking water supply. Regionally occurring diseases such as <a href="/malaria-risk-areas.php">malaria</a> also play a role in the country comparison. These factors are influenced significantly by political factors, which is why life expectancy often derives from a country's standard of living. <h2>The difference between men and women</h2><img class=mob-img-right src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/lebenserwartung.jpg" loading=lazy width=320 height=213 alt="Life expectancy"> In the vast majority of countries, women are four to eight years older than men. According to many scientists, this is not a purely biological difference. Instead it is also attributed to different behaviors. According to this view, men are less careful about their bodies than women. In fact, smokers and alcohol consumers are more common among men. Also, physical stress with simultaneous aversions to medical treatment and health precautions are responsible for this. Indeed, there is also an additional genetic reason for women's longer lives.<br><br><h2>Influence of the mortality rate of children</h2> A significant impact on life expectancy is the mortality rate of children. Both in the Middle Ages, as well as in the developing countries today, the death rate of children at birth or in the first few years of life is disproportionately high. These factors are already included in the average life expectancy. If one subtracts the proportion of children already deceased after the first years of living, the "average" is maintained, but the life expectancy of the rest increases. <br><br><h2 id=dependencies>* Dependent territories</h2>The following countries are not sovereign states, but dependent territories or areas of other states:<ul><li><b>Bermuda:</b> self-governing territory of the UK</li><li><b>Greenland:</b> territory of the Kingdom of Denmark</li><li><b>Hong Kong:</b> special administrative region of China</li><li><b>Macao:</b> special administrative region of China</li></ul> Further information on the definition of a country can be found in our article, <a href="/definition-country.php">What is a country?</a><div class=clear></div></div></main><aside><div class=mteaser><div><a href="/average-age.php"><img src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/lego.jpg" loading=lazy width=284 height=130 alt="Comparison: average age">Average age by country</a>Rising average age worldwide: since 1950 alone, more than 4 years. 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