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Top Ten Countries By Highest Life Expectancy

by Vishul Malik

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)…


World Top Ten Countries by Highest Life Expectancy Map
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

 

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