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| Country | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | total population: 44.64 years male: 44.47 years female: 44.81 years (2009 est.) |
| Albania | total population: 77.96 years male: 75.28 years female: 80.89 years (2009 est.) |
| Algeria | total population: 74.02 years male: 72.35 years female: 75.77 years (2009 est.) |
| American Samoa | total population: 73.72 years male: 70.8 years female: 76.82 years (2009 est.) |
| Andorra | total population: 82.51 years male: 80.33 years female: 84.84 years (2009 est.) |
| Angola | total population: 38.2 years male: 37.24 years female: 39.22 years (2009 est.) |
| Anguilla | total population: 80.65 years male: 78.11 years female: 83.26 years (2009 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | total population: 74.76 years male: 72.81 years female: 76.81 years (2009 est.) |
| Argentina | total population: 76.56 years male: 73.32 years female: 79.97 years (2009 est.) |
| Armenia | total population: 72.68 years male: 69.06 years female: 76.81 years (2009 est.) |
| Aruba | total population: 75.28 years male: 72.25 years female: 78.38 years (2009 est.) |
| Australia | total population: 81.63 years male: 79.25 years female: 84.14 years (2009 est.) |
| Austria | total population: 79.5 years male: 76.6 years female: 82.56 years (2009 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | total population: 66.66 years male: 62.53 years female: 71.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | total population: 65.78 years male: 62.63 years female: 68.98 years (2009 est.) |
| Bahrain | total population: 75.16 years male: 72.64 years female: 77.76 years (2009 est.) |
| Bangladesh | total population: 60.25 years male: 57.57 years female: 63.03 years (2009 est.) |
| Barbados | total population: 73.94 years male: 71.65 years female: 76.26 years (2009 est.) |
| Belarus | total population: 70.63 years male: 64.95 years female: 76.67 years (2009 est.) |
| Belgium | total population: 79.22 years male: 76.06 years female: 82.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Belize | total population: 68.2 years male: 66.44 years female: 70.05 years (2009 est.) |
| Benin | total population: 59 years male: 57.83 years female: 60.23 years (2009 est.) |
| Bermuda | total population: 80.43 years male: 77.2 years female: 83.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Bhutan | total population: 66.13 years male: 65.33 years female: 66.97 years (2009 est.) |
| Bolivia | total population: 66.89 years male: 64.2 years female: 69.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | total population: 78.5 years male: 74.92 years female: 82.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Botswana | total population: 61.85 years male: 61.72 years female: 61.99 years (2009 est.) |
| Brazil | total population: 71.99 years male: 68.43 years female: 75.73 years (2009 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | total population: 77.26 years male: 76.03 years female: 78.55 years (2009 est.) |
| Brunei | total population: 75.74 years male: 73.52 years female: 78.07 years (2009 est.) |
| Bulgaria | total population: 73.09 years male: 69.48 years female: 76.91 years (2009 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | total population: 52.95 years male: 51.04 years female: 54.91 years (2009 est.) |
| Burma | total population: 63.39 years male: 61.17 years female: 65.74 years (2009 est.) |
| Burundi | total population: 52.09 years male: 51.2 years female: 53.01 years (2009 est.) |
| Cambodia | total population: 62.1 years male: 60.03 years female: 64.27 years (2009 est.) |
| Cameroon | total population: 53.69 years male: 52.89 years female: 54.52 years (2009 est.) |
| Canada | total population: 81.23 years male: 78.69 years female: 83.91 years (2009 est.) |
| Cape Verde | total population: 71.61 years male: 68.27 years female: 75.05 years (2009 est.) |
| Cayman Islands | total population: 80.44 years male: 77.8 years female: 83.14 years (2009 est.) |
| Central African Republic | total population: 44.47 years male: 44.4 years female: 44.54 years (2009 est.) |
| Chad | total population: 47.7 years male: 46.67 years female: 48.77 years (2009 est.) |
| Chile | total population: 77.34 years male: 74.07 years female: 80.77 years (2009 est.) |
| China | total population: 73.47 years male: 71.61 years female: 75.52 years (2009 est.) |
| Christmas Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Colombia | total population: 72.81 years male: 68.98 years female: 76.76 years (2009 est.) |
| Comoros | total population: 63.47 years male: 61.07 years female: 65.94 years (2009 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total population: 54.36 years male: 52.58 years female: 56.2 years (2009 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | total population: 54.15 years male: 52.9 years female: 55.43 years (2009 est.) |
| Cook Islands | total population: 74.22 years male: 71.46 years female: 77.13 years (2009 est.) |
| Costa Rica | total population: 77.58 years male: 74.96 years female: 80.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Cote d’Ivoire | total population: 55.45 years male: 54.64 years female: 56.28 years (2009 est.) |
| Croatia | total population: 75.35 years male: 71.72 years female: 79.18 years (2009 est.) |
| Cuba | total population: 77.45 years male: 75.19 years female: 79.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Cyprus | total population: 78.33 years male: 75.91 years female: 80.86 years (2009 est.) |
| Czech Republic | total population: 76.81 years male: 73.54 years female: 80.28 years (2009 est.) |
| Denmark | total population: 78.3 years male: 75.96 years female: 80.78 years (2009 est.) |
| Djibouti | total population: 43.37 years male: 41.89 years female: 44.89 years (2009 est.) |
| Dominica | total population: 75.55 years male: 72.61 years female: 78.64 years (2009 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | total population: 73.7 years male: 71.88 years female: 75.6 years (2009 est.) |
| Ecuador | total population: 75.3 years male: 72.37 years female: 78.37 years (2009 est.) |
| Egypt | total population: 72.12 years male: 69.56 years female: 74.81 years (2009 est.) |
| El Salvador | total population: 72.33 years male: 68.72 years female: 76.11 years (2009 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | total population: 61.61 years male: 60.71 years female: 62.54 years (2009 est.) |
| Eritrea | total population: 61.78 years male: 59.71 years female: 63.9 years (2009 est.) |
| Estonia | total population: 72.82 years male: 67.45 years female: 78.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Ethiopia | total population: 55.41 years male: 52.92 years female: 57.97 years (2009 est.) |
| European Union | total population: 78.67 years male: 75.54 years female: 81.97 years (2008 est.) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Faroe Islands | total population: 79.44 years male: 77 years female: 82.05 years (2009 est.) |
| Fiji | total population: 70.73 years male: 68.18 years female: 73.41 years (2009 est.) |
| Finland | total population: 78.97 years male: 75.48 years female: 82.61 years (2009 est.) |
| France | total population: 80.98 years male: 77.79 years female: 84.33 years (2009 est.) |
| French Polynesia | total population: 76.71 years male: 74.26 years female: 79.29 years (2009 est.) |
| Gabon | total population: 53.11 years male: 52.19 years female: 54.05 years (2009 est.) |
| Gambia, The | total population: 55.35 years male: 53.43 years female: 57.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | total population: 73.42 years male: 71.82 years female: 75.12 years (2009 est.) |
| Georgia | total population: 76.72 years male: 73.41 years female: 80.45 years (2009 est.) |
| Germany | total population: 79.26 years male: 76.26 years female: 82.42 years (2009 est.) |
| Ghana | total population: 59.85 years male: 58.98 years female: 60.75 years (2009 est.) |
| Gibraltar | total population: 80.19 years male: 77.3 years female: 83.22 years (2009 est.) |
| Greece | total population: 79.66 years male: 77.11 years female: 82.37 years (2009 est.) |
| Greenland | total population: 70.07 years male: 67.44 years female: 72.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Grenada | total population: 65.95 years male: 64.06 years female: 67.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Guam | total population: 78.01 years male: 74.97 years female: 81.23 years (2009 est.) |
| Guatemala | total population: 70.29 years male: 68.49 years female: 72.19 years (2009 est.) |
| Guernsey | total population: 80.77 years male: 77.76 years female: 83.88 years (2009 est.) |
| Guinea | total population: 57.09 years male: 55.63 years female: 58.6 years (2009 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | total population: 47.9 years male: 46.07 years female: 49.79 years (2009 est.) |
| Guyana | total population: 66.68 years male: 64.09 years female: 69.4 years (2009 est.) |
| Haiti | total population: 60.78 years male: 59.13 years female: 62.48 years (2009 est.) |
| Honduras | total population: 69.4 years male: 67.86 years female: 71.02 years (2009 est.) |
| Hong Kong | total population: 81.86 years male: 79.16 years female: 84.79 years (2009 est.) |
| Hungary | total population: 73.44 years male: 69.27 years female: 77.87 years (2009 est.) |
| Iceland | total population: 80.67 years male: 78.53 years female: 82.9 years (2009 est.) |
| India | total population: 69.89 years male: 67.46 years female: 72.61 years (2009 est.) |
| Indonesia | total population: 70.76 years male: 68.26 years female: 73.38 years (2009 est.) |
| Iran | total population: 71.14 years male: 69.65 years female: 72.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Iraq | total population: 69.94 years male: 68.6 years female: 71.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Ireland | total population: 78.24 years male: 75.6 years female: 81.06 years (2009 est.) |
| Isle of Man | total population: 78.82 years male: 75.86 years female: 81.93 years (2009 est.) |
| Israel | total population: 80.73 years male: 78.62 years female: 82.95 years (2009 est.) |
| Italy | total population: 80.2 years male: 77.26 years female: 83.33 years (2009 est.) |
| Jamaica | total population: 73.53 years male: 71.83 years female: 75.3 years (2009 est.) |
| Japan | total population: 82.12 years male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 years (2009 est.) |
| Jersey | total population: 79.75 years male: 77.23 years female: 82.46 years (2009 est.) |
| Jordan | total population: 78.87 years male: 76.34 years female: 81.56 years (2009 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | total population: 67.87 years male: 62.58 years female: 73.47 years (2009 est.) |
| Kenya | total population: 57.86 years male: 57.49 years female: 58.24 years (2009 est.) |
| Kiribati | total population: 63.22 years male: 60.14 years female: 66.45 years (2009 est.) |
| Korea, North | total population: 63.81 years male: 61.23 years female: 66.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Korea, South | total population: 78.72 years male: 75.45 years female: 82.22 years (2009 est.) |
| Kuwait | total population: 77.71 years male: 76.51 years female: 78.95 years (2009 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | total population: 69.43 years male: 65.43 years female: 73.64 years (2009 est.) |
| Laos | total population: 56.68 years male: 54.56 years female: 58.9 years (2009 est.) |
| Latvia | total population: 72.15 years male: 66.98 years female: 77.59 years (2009 est.) |
| Lebanon | total population: 73.66 years male: 71.15 years female: 76.31 years (2009 est.) |
| Lesotho | total population: 40.38 years male: 41.18 years female: 39.54 years (2009 est.) |
| Liberia | total population: 41.84 years male: 40.71 years female: 43 years (2009 est.) |
| Libya | total population: 77.26 years male: 74.98 years female: 79.65 years (2009 est.) |
| Liechtenstein | total population: 80.06 years male: 76.59 years female: 83.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Lithuania | total population: 74.9 years male: 69.98 years female: 80.1 years (2009 est.) |
| Luxembourg | total population: 79.33 years male: 76.07 years female: 82.81 years (2009 est.) |
| Macau | total population: 84.36 years male: 81.39 years female: 87.47 years (2009 est.) |
| Macedonia | total population: 74.68 years male: 72.18 years female: 77.38 years (2009 est.) |
| Madagascar | total population: 62.89 years male: 60.93 years female: 64.91 years (2009 est.) |
| Malawi | total population: 43.82 years male: 44.07 years female: 43.57 years (2009 est.) |
| Malaysia | total population: 73.29 years male: 70.56 years female: 76.21 years (2009 est.) |
| Maldives | total population: 73.97 years male: 71.78 years female: 76.28 years (2009 est.) |
| Mali | total population: 50.35 years male: 48.38 years female: 52.38 years (2009 est.) |
| Malta | total population: 79.44 years male: 77.21 years female: 81.8 years (2009 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | total population: 71.19 years male: 69.15 years female: 73.34 years (2009 est.) |
| Mauritania | total population: 60.37 years male: 58.22 years female: 62.59 years (2009 est.) |
| Mauritius | total population: 74 years male: 70.53 years female: 77.65 years (2009 est.) |
| Mayotte | total population: 62.91 years male: 60.65 years female: 65.24 years (2009 est.) |
| Mexico | total population: 76.06 years male: 73.25 years female: 79 years (2009 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | total population: 70.94 years male: 69.06 years female: 72.93 years (2009 est.) |
| Moldova | total population: 70.8 years male: 67.1 years female: 74.71 years (2009 est.) |
| Monaco | total population: 80.09 years male: 76.3 years female: 84.09 years (2009 est.) |
| Mongolia | total population: 67.65 years male: 65.23 years female: 70.19 years (2009 est.) |
| Montserrat | total population: 72.76 years male: 74.74 years female: 70.68 years (2009 est.) |
| Morocco | total population: 71.8 years male: 69.42 years female: 74.3 years (2009 est.) |
| Mozambique | total population: 41.18 years male: 41.83 years female: 40.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Namibia | total population: 51.24 years male: 51.61 years female: 50.86 years (2009 est.) |
| Nauru | total population: 64.2 years male: 60.58 years female: 68.01 years (2009 est.) |
| Nepal | total population: 65.46 years male: 64.3 years female: 66.67 years (2009 est.) |
| Netherlands | total population: 79.4 years male: 76.8 years female: 82.14 years (2009 est.) |
| Netherlands Antilles | total population: 76.65 years male: 74.33 years female: 79.09 years (2009 est.) |
| New Caledonia | total population: 74.98 years male: 71.99 years female: 78.12 years (2009 est.) |
| New Zealand | total population: 80.36 years male: 78.43 years female: 82.39 years (2009 est.) |
| Nicaragua | total population: 71.5 years male: 69.35 years female: 73.75 years (2009 est.) |
| Niger | total population: 52.6 years male: 51.39 years female: 53.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Nigeria | total population: 46.94 years male: 46.16 years female: 47.76 years (2009 est.) |
| Niue | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Norfolk Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Northern Mariana Islands | total population: 76.7 years male: 74.08 years female: 79.47 years (2009 est.) |
| Norway | total population: 79.95 years male: 77.29 years female: 82.74 years (2009 est.) |
| Oman | total population: 74.16 years male: 71.87 years female: 76.55 years (2009 est.) |
| Pakistan | total population: 64.49 years male: 63.4 years female: 65.64 years (2009 est.) |
| Palau | total population: 71.22 years male: 68.08 years female: 74.54 years (2009 est.) |
| Panama | total population: 77.25 years male: 74.47 years female: 80.16 years (2009 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | total population: 66.34 years male: 64.08 years female: 68.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Paraguay | total population: 75.77 years male: 73.19 years female: 78.49 years (2009 est.) |
| Peru | total population: 70.74 years male: 68.88 years female: 72.69 years (2009 est.) |
| Philippines | total population: 71.09 years male: 68.17 years female: 74.15 years (2009 est.) |
| Pitcairn Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Poland | total population: 75.63 years male: 71.65 years female: 79.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Portugal | total population: 78.21 years male: 74.95 years female: 81.69 years (2009 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | total population: 78.53 years male: 74.85 years female: 82.39 years (2009 est.) |
| Qatar | total population: 75.35 years male: 73.66 years female: 77.14 years (2009 est.) |
| Romania | total population: 72.45 years male: 68.95 years female: 76.16 years (2009 est.) |
| Russia | total population: 66.03 years male: 59.33 years female: 73.14 years (2009 est.) |
| Rwanda | total population: 50.52 years male: 49.25 years female: 51.83 years (2009 est.) |
| Saint Helena | total population: 78.44 years male: 75.52 years female: 81.5 years (2009 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | total population: 73.2 years male: 70.33 years female: 76.25 years (2009 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | total population: 76.45 years male: 73.78 years female: 79.27 years (2009 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total population: 79.07 years male: 76.69 years female: 81.57 years (2009 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total population: 73.65 years male: 71.82 years female: 75.54 years (2009 est.) |
| Samoa | total population: 71.86 years male: 69.03 years female: 74.84 years (2009 est.) |
| San Marino | total population: 81.97 years male: 78.53 years female: 85.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | total population: 68.32 years male: 66.65 years female: 70.04 years (2009 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | total population: 76.3 years male: 74.23 years female: 78.48 years (2009 est.) |
| Senegal | total population: 59 years male: 57.12 years female: 60.93 years (2009 est.) |
| Serbia | total population: 73.9 years male: 71.09 years female: 76.89 years (2009 est.) |
| Seychelles | total population: 73.02 years male: 68.33 years female: 77.85 years (2009 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | total population: 41.24 years male: 38.92 years female: 43.64 years (2009 est.) |
| Singapore | total population: 81.98 years male: 79.37 years female: 84.78 years (2009 est.) |
| Slovakia | total population: 75.4 years male: 71.47 years female: 79.53 years (2009 est.) |
| Slovenia | total population: 76.92 years male: 73.25 years female: 80.84 years (2009 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | total population: 73.69 years male: 71.14 years female: 76.37 years (2009 est.) |
| Somalia | total population: 49.63 years male: 47.78 years female: 51.53 years (2009 est.) |
| South Africa | total population: 48.98 years male: 49.81 years female: 48.13 years (2009 est.) |
| Spain | total population: 80.05 years male: 76.74 years female: 83.57 years (2009 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | total population: 75.14 years male: 73.08 years female: 77.28 years (2009 est.) |
| Sudan | total population: 51.42 years male: 50.49 years female: 52.4 years (2009 est.) |
| Suriname | total population: 73.73 years male: 71 years female: 76.65 years (2009 est.) |
| Svalbard | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Swaziland | total population: 31.88 years male: 31.62 years female: 32.15 years (2009 est.) |
| Sweden | total population: 80.86 years male: 78.59 years female: 83.26 years (2009 est.) |
| Switzerland | total population: 80.85 years male: 78.03 years female: 83.83 years (2009 est.) |
| Syria | total population: 71.19 years male: 69.8 years female: 72.68 years (2009 est.) |
| Taiwan | total population: 77.96 years male: 75.12 years female: 81.05 years (2009 est.) |
| Tajikistan | total population: 65.33 years male: 62.29 years female: 68.52 years (2009 est.) |
| Tanzania | total population: 52.01 years male: 50.56 years female: 53.51 years (2009 est.) |
| Thailand | total population: 73.1 years male: 70.77 years female: 75.55 years (2009 est.) |
| Timor-Leste | total population: 67.27 years male: 64.92 years female: 69.75 years (2009 est.) |
| Togo | total population: 58.69 years male: 56.56 years female: 60.88 years (2009 est.) |
| Tokelau | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Tonga | total population: 70.73 years male: 68.18 years female: 73.41 years (2009 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | total population: 70.86 years male: 67.98 years female: 73.82 years (2009 est.) |
| Tunisia | total population: 75.78 years male: 73.98 years female: 77.7 years (2009 est.) |
| Turkey | total population: 71.96 years male: 70.12 years female: 73.89 years (2009 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | total population: 67.87 years male: 64.94 years female: 70.95 years (2009 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | total population: 75.42 years male: 73.12 years female: 77.83 years (2009 est.) |
| Tuvalu | total population: 69.29 years male: 66.99 years female: 71.7 years (2009 est.) |
| Uganda | total population: 52.72 years male: 51.66 years female: 53.81 years (2009 est.) |
| Ukraine | total population: 68.25 years male: 62.37 years female: 74.5 years (2009 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | total population: 76.11 years male: 73.56 years female: 78.78 years (2009 est.) |
| United Kingdom | total population: 79.01 years male: 76.52 years female: 81.63 years (2009 est.) |
| United States | total population: 78.11 years male: 75.65 years female: 80.69 years (2009 est.) |
| Uruguay | total population: 76.35 years male: 73.1 years female: 79.72 years (2009 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | total population: 71.96 years male: 68.95 years female: 75.15 years (2009 est.) |
| Vanuatu | total population: 63.98 years male: 62.37 years female: 65.66 years (2009 est.) |
| Venezuela | total population: 73.61 years male: 70.54 years female: 76.83 years (2009 est.) |
| Vietnam | total population: 71.58 years male: 68.78 years female: 74.57 years (2009 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | total population: 79.05 years male: 76.02 years female: 82.26 years (2009 est.) |
| Wallis and Futuna | total population: 78.2 years male: 75.22 years female: 81.32 years (2009 est.) |
| West Bank | total population: 74.54 years male: 72.54 years female: 76.65 years (2009 est.) |
| Western Sahara | total population: 54.32 years male: 52 years female: 56.73 years (2009 est.) |
| World | total population: 66.57 years male: 64.52 years female: 68.76 years (2009 est.) |
| Yemen | total population: 63.27 years male: 61.3 years female: 65.33 years (2009 est.) |
| Zambia | total population: 38.63 years male: 38.53 years female: 38.73 years (2009 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | total population: 45.77 years male: 46.36 years female: 45.16 years (2009 est.) |
This page was created in May 2009, adapted from a page in the CIA’s World Factbook that had been last updated on 23 April 2009.
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