Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries by highest life expectancy at birth are:
- Japan (84.6 years)
- Switzerland (83.3 years)
- Singapore (83.2 years)
- Spain (83.1 years)
- Italy (83.1 years)
- Australia (83.0 years)
- Iceland (82.9 years)
- Israel (82.8 years)
- South Korea (82.7 years)
- France (82.7 years)
Top Ten Countries By Highest Life Expectancy |
||
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy at birth (years 2015) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 84.2 |
| 2 | Japan | 83.7 |
| 3 | Italy | 83.3 |
| 4 | Singapore | 83.2 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 83.1 |
| 6 | Spain | 82.8 |
| 7 | Iceland | 82.7 |
| 8 | Israel | 82.6 |
| 9 | Australia | 82.5 |
| 10 | France | 82.4 |
Other Countries By High Life Expectancy |
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy at birth (years 2015) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sweden | 82.3 |
| 12 | Canada | 82.2 |
| 13 | Korea (Republic of) | 82.1 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 82.0 |
| 15 | Chile | 82.0 |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 81.9 |
| 17 | Norway | 81.7 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 81.7 |
| 19 | Austria | 81.6 |
| 20 | Andorra | 81.5 |
| 21 | Portugal | 81.2 |
| 22 | Germany | 81.1 |
| 23 | Greece | 81.1 |
| 24 | Ireland | 81.1 |
| 25 | Finland | 81.0 |
| 26 | Belgium | 81.0 |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 80.8 |
| 28 | Malta | 80.7 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 80.6 |
| 30 | Denmark | 80.4 |
| 31 | Cyprus | 80.3 |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 80.2 |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 79.6 |
| 34 | Cuba | 79.6 |
| 35 | Lebanon | 79.5 |
| 36 | United States | 79.2 |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 79.0 |
| 38 | Czech Republic | 78.8 |
| 39 | Qatar | 78.3 |
| 40 | Albania | 78.0 |
| 41 | Dominica | 77.9 |
| 42 | Panama | 77.8 |
| 43 | Poland | 77.6 |
| 44 | Croatia | 77.5 |
| 45 | Uruguay | 77.4 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 77.1 |
| 47 | Estonia | 77.0 |
| 48 | Mexico | 77.0 |
| 49 | Oman | 77.0 |
| 50 | Maldives | 77.0 |
| 51 | Bahrain | 76.7 |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.6 |
| 53 | Argentina | 76.5 |
| 54 | Slovakia | 76.4 |
| 55 | Montenegro | 76.4 |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 76.2 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 76.1 |
| 58 | China | 76.0 |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 75.9 |
| 60 | Jamaica | 75.8 |
| 61 | Barbados | 75.8 |
| 62 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 75.6 |
| 63 | Bahamas | 75.6 |
| 64 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 75.5 |
| 65 | Turkey | 75.5 |
| 66 | Hungary | 75.3 |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 75.2 |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 75.2 |
| 69 | Serbia | 75.0 |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 75.0 |
| 71 | Algeria | 75.0 |
| 72 | Georgia | 75.0 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 75.0 |
| 74 | Malaysia | 74.9 |
| 75 | Armenia | 74.9 |
| 76 | Romania | 74.8 |
| 77 | Peru | 74.8 |
| 78 | Brazil | 74.7 |
| 79 | Thailand | 74.6 |
| 80 | Mauritius | 74.6 |
| 81 | Kuwait | 74.5 |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 74.4 |
| 83 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 74.4 |
| 84 | Latvia | 74.3 |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 74.3 |
| 86 | Morocco | 74.3 |
| 87 | Colombia | 74.2 |
| 88 | Jordan | 74.2 |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74.0 |
| 90 | Samoa | 73.7 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 73.7 |
| 92 | Grenada | 73.6 |
| 93 | Cabo Verde | 73.5 |
| 94 | Lithuania | 73.5 |
| 95 | Honduras | 73.3 |
| 96 | Seychelles | 73.3 |
| 97 | El Salvador | 73.3 |
| 98 | Palestine, State of | 73.1 |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.0 |
| 100 | Paraguay | 73.0 |
| 101 | Tonga | 73.0 |
| 102 | Palau | 72.9 |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 72.1 |
| 104 | Guatemala | 72.1 |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 72.0 |
| 106 | Libya | 71.8 |
| 107 | Moldova (Republic of) | 71.7 |
| 108 | Belarus | 71.5 |
| 109 | Egypt | 71.3 |
| 110 | Suriname | 71.3 |
| 111 | Ukraine | 71.1 |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 70.9 |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.8 |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.5 |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 70.3 |
| 116 | Fiji | 70.2 |
| 117 | Belize | 70.1 |
| 118 | Nepal | 70.0 |
| 119 | Bhutan | 69.9 |
| 120 | Mongolia | 69.8 |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 69.7 |
| 122 | Iraq | 69.6 |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 69.6 |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 69.6 |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 69.4 |
| 126 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 69.3 |
| 127 | Indonesia | 69.1 |
| 128 | Cambodia | 68.8 |
| 129 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 68.7 |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 68.5 |
| 131 | Philippines | 68.3 |
| 132 | India | 68.3 |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 68.1 |
| 134 | Senegal | 66.9 |
| 135 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 66.6 |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.6 |
| 137 | Guyana | 66.5 |
| 138 | Pakistan | 66.4 |
| 139 | Kiribati | 66.2 |
| 140 | Myanmar | 66.1 |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 65.7 |
| 142 | Madagascar | 65.5 |
| 143 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 65.5 |
| 144 | Namibia | 65.1 |
| 145 | Gabon | 64.9 |
| 146 | Rwanda | 64.7 |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 64.6 |
| 148 | Botswana | 64.5 |
| 149 | Eritrea | 64.2 |
| 150 | Yemen | 64.1 |
| 151 | Malawi | 63.9 |
| 152 | Sudan | 63.7 |
| 153 | Comoros | 63.6 |
| 154 | Mauritania | 63.2 |
| 155 | Haiti | 63.1 |
| 156 | Congo | 62.9 |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 62.8 |
| 158 | Djibouti | 62.3 |
| 159 | Kenya | 62.2 |
| 160 | Niger | 61.9 |
| 161 | Ghana | 61.5 |
| 162 | Liberia | 61.2 |
| 163 | Zambia | 60.8 |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 60.7 |
| 165 | Gambia | 60.5 |
| 166 | Togo | 60.2 |
| 167 | Benin | 59.8 |
| 168 | Guinea | 59.2 |
| 169 | Uganda | 59.2 |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 59.2 |
| 171 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 59.1 |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 59.0 |
| 173 | Mali | 58.5 |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.9 |
| 175 | South Africa | 57.7 |
| 176 | Burundi | 57.1 |
| 177 | South Sudan | 56.1 |
| 178 | Cameroon | 56.0 |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.5 |
| 180 | Mozambique | 55.5 |
| 181 | Nigeria | 53.1 |
| 182 | Angola | 52.7 |
| 183 | Chad | 51.9 |
| 184 | Côte d’Ivoire | 51.9 |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 51.5 |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 51.3 |
| 187 | Lesotho | 50.1 |
| 188 | Eswatini(Swaziland) | 48.9 |
Source : http://hdr.undp.org/ Implications of high life expectancy :
- Age-related chronic illness increases
- Need for specialized health care workers increases
- Need for long-term care increases
- Rise in health care costs