The 15 countries with the highest life expectancies — and the 15 with the lowest

• The World Bank Group ranked life expectancy in different countries around the world.
• High mortality among infants and children significantly lowers the life expectancy at birth.
• Monaco and San Marino had the highest life expectancies, while Nigeria and Chad had the lowest.

See the 15 countries with the highest life expectancy, followed by the 15 with the lowest.

13. (tie) Norway’s average life expectancy is 83.2 years.

Average female life expectancy: 84.8

Average male life expectancy: 81.6

1. (tie) Luxembourg’s average life expectancy is 83.2.
   

Average female life expectancy: 85.5

Average male life expectancy: 81.0

1. (tie) Israel’s average life expectancy is 83.2.
   

Average female life expectancy: 85.4

Average male life expectancy: 81.1

1. Singapore’s average life expectancy is 83.3 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 85.6

Average male life expectancy: 81.2

1. South Korea’s average life expectancy is 83.6 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.6

Average male life expectancy: 80.8

1. Spain’s average life expectancy is 83.9 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.5

Average male life expectancy: 81.4

1. (tie) Italy’s average life expectancy is 84.0 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.0

Average male life expectancy: 82.0

1. (tie) Japan’s average life expectancy is 84.0 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 87.1

Average male life expectancy: 81.1

1. Sweden’s average life expectancy is 84.1 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 85.6

Average male life expectancy: 82.6

1. (tie) Andorra’s average life expectancy is 84.2 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.2

Average male life expectancy: 82.3

1. (tie) Liechtenstein’s average life expectancy is 84.2 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.3

Average male life expectancy: 82.2

1. Switzerland’s average life expectancy is 84.4 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 86.2

Average male life expectancy: 82.7

1. Kuwait’s average life expectancy is 84.6 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 85.4

Average male life expectancy: 83.8

1. San Marino’s average life expectancy is 85.8 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 87.2

Average male life expectancy: 84.3

1. Monaco’s average life expectancy is 86.5 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 88.6

Average male life expectancy: 84.6

1. On the lower end, Nauru’s average life expectancy is 62.3 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 64.2

Average male life expectancy: 60.4

1. Côte d’Ivoire’s average life expectancy is 62.1 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 64.3

Average male life expectancy: 60.2

1. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s average life expectancy is 62.1 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 64.2

Average male life expectancy: 60.0

1. Sierra Leone’s average life expectancy is 62.0 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 63.7

Average male life expectancy: 60.2

1. Niger’s average life expectancy is 61.4 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 62.4

Average male life expectancy: 60.5

1. Burkina Faso’s average life expectancy is 61.3 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 63.4

Average male life expectancy: 59.1

1. Benin’s average life expectancy is 61.0 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 62.4

Average male life expectancy: 59.5

1. Guinea’s average life expectancy is 60.9 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 62.1

Average male life expectancy: 59.7

1. Mali’s average life expectancy is 60.7 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 62.2

Average male life expectancy: 59.3

1. Somalia’s average life expectancy is 59.0 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 61.6

Average male life expectancy: 56.5

1. Lesotho’s average life expectancy is 57.8 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 60.4

Average male life expectancy: 55.0

1. (tie) South Sudan’s average life expectancy is 57.7 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 60.7

Average male life expectancy: 54.8

1. (tie) The Central African Republic’s average life expectancy is 57.7 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 59.6

Average male life expectancy: 55.5

1. Chad’s average life expectancy is 55.2 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 57.2

Average male life expectancy: 53.4

1. Nigeria’s average life expectancy is 54.6 years.
   

Average female life expectancy: 54.9

Average male life expectancy: 54.3

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