Life Expectancy by Country
The Life Expectancy by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in life expectancy, ranking those with the largest increases higher to highlight advancements in healthcare, living conditions, and overall well-being.
Ranking summary
Central African Republic tops the rankings in Life Expectancy, recording an increase from 18.82 to 57.41. Somalia follows with a gain from 53.93 to 58.82, while Namibia rounds out the top three, rising from 64.19 to 67.39.- Across all 193 countries, the average year-over-year change was +1.90% with a median change of +0.65%.
- Overall, 179 countries improved in this area while 13 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central African Republic | 57.41 (2023) | 18.82 (2022) | +205.07% |
| 2 |  Somalia | 58.82 (2023) | 53.93 (2022) | +9.06% |
| 3 |  Namibia | 67.39 (2023) | 64.19 (2022) | +4.98% |
| 4 |  Armenia | 77.47 (2023) | 74.77 (2022) | +3.61% |
| 5 |  Brunei | 75.33 (2023) | 72.92 (2022) | +3.31% |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 83.19 (2023) | 80.59 (2022) | +3.23% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | 82.91 (2023) | 80.49 (2022) | +3.01% |
| 8 |  Oman | 80.03 (2023) | 77.91 (2022) | +2.72% |
| 9 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.15 (2023) | 70.31 (2022) | +2.61% |
| 10 |  Chile | 81.17 (2023) | 79.18 (2022) | +2.51% |
| 11 |  Uruguay | 78.14 (2023) | 76.47 (2022) | +2.18% |
| 12 |  Paraguay | 73.84 (2023) | 72.32 (2022) | +2.11% |
| 13 |  Argentina | 77.40 (2023) | 75.81 (2022) | +2.10% |
| 14 |  Bulgaria | 75.71 (2023) | 74.16 (2022) | +2.09% |
| 15 |  Cameroon | 63.70 (2023) | 62.44 (2022) | +2.01% |
| 16 |  Malawi | 67.35 (2023) | 66.04 (2022) | +1.99% |
| 17 |  Yemen | 69.30 (2023) | 67.95 (2022) | +1.98% |
| 18 |  Guatemala | 72.60 (2023) | 71.21 (2022) | +1.96% |
| 19 |  Romania | 76.61 (2023) | 75.15 (2022) | +1.93% |
| 20 |  Belize | 73.57 (2023) | 72.19 (2022) | +1.91% |
| 21 |  Latvia | 75.68 (2023) | 74.28 (2022) | +1.88% |
| 22 |  Costa Rica | 80.80 (2023) | 79.32 (2022) | +1.87% |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | 78.73 (2023) | 77.31 (2022) | +1.84% |
| 24 |  Montenegro | 77.59 (2023) | 76.19 (2022) | +1.84% |
| 25 |  Lithuania | 76.99 (2023) | 75.64 (2022) | +1.78% |
| 26 |  Poland | 78.51 (2023) | 77.16 (2022) | +1.75% |
| 27 |  Eswatini | 64.12 (2023) | 63.03 (2022) | +1.74% |
| 28 |  Seychelles | 74.96 (2023) | 73.70 (2022) | +1.70% |
| 29 |  Bolivia | 68.58 (2023) | 67.43 (2022) | +1.70% |
| 30 |  Zambia | 66.35 (2023) | 65.28 (2022) | +1.64% |
| 31 |  Malaysia | 76.66 (2023) | 75.44 (2022) | +1.61% |
| 32 |  Colombia | 77.73 (2023) | 76.51 (2022) | +1.59% |
| 33 |  Haiti | 64.94 (2023) | 63.95 (2022) | +1.55% |
| 34 |  Gambia | 65.86 (2023) | 64.86 (2022) | +1.54% |
| 35 |  Cyprus | 81.65 (2023) | 80.43 (2022) | +1.51% |
| 36 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.90 (2023) | 60.98 (2022) | +1.50% |
| 37 |  Thailand | 76.41 (2023) | 75.29 (2022) | +1.49% |
| 38 |  Mexico | 75.07 (2023) | 73.97 (2022) | +1.48% |
| 39 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.85 (2023) | 76.78 (2022) | +1.40% |
| 40 |  Slovakia | 78.02 (2023) | 76.97 (2022) | +1.37% |
| 41 |  Senegal | 68.68 (2023) | 67.79 (2022) | +1.32% |
| 42 |  Papua New Guinea | 66.13 (2023) | 65.27 (2022) | +1.32% |
| 43 |  Serbia | 76.22 (2023) | 75.24 (2022) | +1.31% |
| 44 |  Brazil | 75.85 (2023) | 74.87 (2022) | +1.30% |
| 45 |  Niger | 61.18 (2023) | 60.40 (2022) | +1.30% |
| 46 |  Malta | 83.51 (2023) | 82.45 (2022) | +1.28% |
| 47 |  New Zealand | 83.00 (2023) | 81.96 (2022) | +1.28% |
| 48 |  Eritrea | 68.62 (2023) | 67.79 (2022) | +1.23% |
| 49 |  United States | 78.39 (2023) | 77.43 (2022) | +1.23% |
| 50 |  Kazakhstan | 74.40 (2023) | 73.50 (2022) | +1.22% |
| 51 |  Burundi | 63.65 (2023) | 62.88 (2022) | +1.22% |
| 52 |  Italy | 83.70 (2023) | 82.70 (2022) | +1.21% |
| 53 |  Czech Republic | 79.88 (2023) | 78.93 (2022) | +1.20% |
| 54 |  North Macedonia | 75.32 (2023) | 74.42 (2022) | +1.20% |
| 55 |  Hungary | 76.77 (2023) | 75.87 (2022) | +1.19% |
| 56 |  Congo | 65.77 (2023) | 65.00 (2022) | +1.19% |
| 57 |  Peru | 77.74 (2023) | 76.83 (2022) | +1.18% |
| 58 |  Croatia | 78.47 (2023) | 77.58 (2022) | +1.16% |
| 59 |  Iran | 77.65 (2023) | 76.80 (2022) | +1.11% |
| 60 |  Ecuador | 77.39 (2023) | 76.58 (2022) | +1.06% |
| 61 |  Albania | 79.60 (2023) | 78.77 (2022) | +1.06% |
| 62 |  Ukraine | 73.42 (2023) | 72.66 (2022) | +1.05% |
| 63 |  South Africa | 66.14 (2023) | 65.45 (2022) | +1.05% |
| 64 |  Chad | 55.07 (2023) | 54.53 (2022) | +0.99% |
| 65 |  Lesotho | 57.38 (2023) | 56.81 (2022) | +0.99% |
| 66 |  Russia | 73.25 (2023) | 72.55 (2022) | +0.98% |
| 67 |  France | 82.93 (2023) | 82.13 (2022) | +0.97% |
| 68 |  Sudan | 66.33 (2023) | 65.70 (2022) | +0.97% |
| 69 |  Mozambique | 63.61 (2023) | 63.01 (2022) | +0.95% |
| 70 |  Jordan | 77.81 (2023) | 77.09 (2022) | +0.94% |
| 71 |  Greece | 81.54 (2023) | 80.79 (2022) | +0.93% |
| 72 |  Gabon | 68.34 (2023) | 67.71 (2022) | +0.92% |
| 73 |  South Korea | 83.43 (2023) | 82.68 (2022) | +0.91% |
| 74 |  Spain | 83.88 (2023) | 83.13 (2022) | +0.90% |
| 75 |  Madagascar | 63.63 (2023) | 63.07 (2022) | +0.89% |
| 76 |  Egypt | 71.63 (2023) | 71.01 (2022) | +0.88% |
| 77 |  Liechtenstein | 84.84 (2023) | 84.12 (2022) | +0.86% |
| 78 |  Slovenia | 81.98 (2023) | 81.28 (2022) | +0.86% |
| 79 |  Uganda | 68.25 (2023) | 67.68 (2022) | +0.85% |
| 80 |  Sierra Leone | 61.79 (2023) | 61.28 (2022) | +0.83% |
| 81 |  Estonia | 78.49 (2023) | 77.84 (2022) | +0.83% |
| 82 |  Portugal | 82.28 (2023) | 81.63 (2022) | +0.79% |
| 83 |  Belgium | 82.40 (2023) | 81.75 (2022) | +0.79% |
| 84 |  Guinea-Bissau | 64.09 (2023) | 63.61 (2022) | +0.75% |
| 85 |  Norway | 83.11 (2023) | 82.51 (2022) | +0.73% |
| 86 |  Monaco | 86.37 (2023) | 85.75 (2022) | +0.73% |
| 87 |  South Sudan | 57.62 (2023) | 57.20 (2022) | +0.72% |
| 88 |  Togo | 62.74 (2023) | 62.29 (2022) | +0.72% |
| 89 |  Nigeria | 54.46 (2023) | 54.08 (2022) | +0.71% |
| 90 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 69.72 (2023) | 69.24 (2022) | +0.69% |
| 91 |  Djibouti | 65.99 (2023) | 65.54 (2022) | +0.68% |
| 92 |  Denmark | 81.85 (2023) | 81.30 (2022) | +0.67% |
| 93 |  Mali | 60.44 (2023) | 60.04 (2022) | +0.67% |
| 94 |  Zimbabwe | 62.78 (2023) | 62.36 (2022) | +0.67% |
| 95 |  Barbados | 76.18 (2023) | 75.68 (2022) | +0.66% |
| 96 |  Nicaragua | 74.95 (2023) | 74.46 (2022) | +0.65% |
| 97 |  Burkina Faso | 61.09 (2023) | 60.70 (2022) | +0.65% |
| 98 |  Afghanistan | 66.04 (2023) | 65.62 (2022) | +0.64% |
| 99 |  Ethiopia | 67.32 (2023) | 66.90 (2022) | +0.62% |
| 100 |  Qatar | 82.37 (2023) | 81.86 (2022) | +0.62% |
| 101 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 61.94 (2023) | 61.56 (2022) | +0.62% |
| 102 |  Finland | 81.69 (2023) | 81.19 (2022) | +0.61% |
| 103 |  Tunisia | 76.51 (2023) | 76.05 (2022) | +0.60% |
| 104 |  Botswana | 69.16 (2023) | 68.75 (2022) | +0.60% |
| 105 |  Israel | 83.20 (2023) | 82.70 (2022) | +0.60% |
| 106 |  Iceland | 82.61 (2023) | 82.12 (2022) | +0.59% |
| 107 |  Cuba | 78.09 (2023) | 77.63 (2022) | +0.59% |
| 108 |  Angola | 64.62 (2023) | 64.25 (2022) | +0.58% |
| 109 |  Myanmar | 66.89 (2023) | 66.51 (2022) | +0.58% |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.71 (2023) | 63.36 (2022) | +0.56% |
| 111 |  Bangladesh | 74.67 (2023) | 74.27 (2022) | +0.55% |
| 112 |  Switzerland | 84.06 (2023) | 83.60 (2022) | +0.54% |
| 113 |  Philippines | 69.83 (2023) | 69.47 (2022) | +0.52% |
| 114 |  Suriname | 73.63 (2023) | 73.25 (2022) | +0.51% |
| 115 |  Guinea | 60.74 (2023) | 60.43 (2022) | +0.51% |
| 116 |  Palau | 69.27 (2023) | 68.92 (2022) | +0.50% |
| 117 |  Luxembourg | 83.36 (2023) | 82.95 (2022) | +0.50% |
| 118 |  Benin | 60.77 (2023) | 60.48 (2022) | +0.49% |
| 119 |  Canada | 81.65 (2023) | 81.25 (2022) | +0.49% |
| 120 |  Georgia | 74.50 (2023) | 74.14 (2022) | +0.48% |
| 121 |  Timor-Leste | 67.69 (2023) | 67.37 (2022) | +0.48% |
| 122 |  Comoros | 66.78 (2023) | 66.48 (2022) | +0.45% |
| 123 |  Ireland | 82.86 (2023) | 82.51 (2022) | +0.43% |
| 124 |  India | 72.00 (2023) | 71.70 (2022) | +0.43% |
| 125 |  Guyana | 70.18 (2023) | 69.89 (2022) | +0.42% |
| 126 |  Azerbaijan | 74.43 (2023) | 74.13 (2022) | +0.41% |
| 127 |  Iraq | 72.32 (2023) | 72.04 (2022) | +0.40% |
| 128 |  Ghana | 65.50 (2023) | 65.25 (2022) | +0.39% |
| 129 |  Nepal | 70.35 (2023) | 70.09 (2022) | +0.38% |
| 130 |  Rwanda | 67.79 (2023) | 67.53 (2022) | +0.38% |
| 131 |  Tuvalu | 67.11 (2023) | 66.85 (2022) | +0.38% |
| 132 |  Liberia | 62.16 (2023) | 61.93 (2022) | +0.37% |
| 133 |  Netherlands | 81.91 (2023) | 81.61 (2022) | +0.37% |
| 134 |  Laos | 68.96 (2023) | 68.72 (2022) | +0.36% |
| 135 |  Bahrain | 81.28 (2023) | 80.99 (2022) | +0.36% |
| 136 |  Tonga | 72.90 (2023) | 72.64 (2022) | +0.36% |
| 137 |  Micronesia | 67.20 (2023) | 66.96 (2022) | +0.35% |
| 138 |  Maldives | 81.04 (2023) | 80.76 (2022) | +0.35% |
| 139 |  Pakistan | 67.65 (2023) | 67.42 (2022) | +0.34% |
| 140 |  Panama | 79.59 (2023) | 79.32 (2022) | +0.34% |
| 141 |  Uzbekistan | 72.39 (2023) | 72.15 (2022) | +0.33% |
| 142 |  Marshall Islands | 66.95 (2023) | 66.73 (2022) | +0.33% |
| 143 |  Tajikistan | 71.79 (2023) | 71.56 (2022) | +0.32% |
| 144 |  Indonesia | 71.15 (2023) | 70.93 (2022) | +0.31% |
| 145 |  Mongolia | 72.12 (2023) | 71.90 (2022) | +0.31% |
| 146 |  Kiribati | 66.47 (2023) | 66.27 (2022) | +0.31% |
| 147 |  Bhutan | 72.98 (2023) | 72.75 (2022) | +0.30% |
| 148 |  Austria | 81.54 (2023) | 81.30 (2022) | +0.30% |
| 149 |  Sweden | 83.31 (2023) | 83.06 (2022) | +0.30% |
| 150 |  Mauritania | 68.48 (2023) | 68.28 (2022) | +0.30% |
| 151 |  Nauru | 62.11 (2023) | 61.93 (2022) | +0.29% |
| 152 |  United Kingdom | 81.24 (2023) | 81.01 (2022) | +0.28% |
| 153 |  Kyrgyzstan | 72.25 (2023) | 72.05 (2022) | +0.28% |
| 154 |  Fiji | 67.32 (2023) | 67.15 (2022) | +0.25% |
| 155 |  Vanuatu | 71.48 (2023) | 71.30 (2022) | +0.25% |
| 156 |  Sri Lanka | 77.48 (2023) | 77.30 (2022) | +0.24% |
| 157 |  Honduras | 72.88 (2023) | 72.72 (2022) | +0.23% |
| 158 |  Turkmenistan | 70.07 (2023) | 69.91 (2022) | +0.23% |
| 159 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 73.49 (2023) | 73.33 (2022) | +0.22% |
| 160 |  Samoa | 71.70 (2023) | 71.55 (2022) | +0.21% |
| 161 |  Morocco | 75.31 (2023) | 75.16 (2022) | +0.20% |
| 162 |  Cabo Verde | 76.06 (2023) | 75.91 (2022) | +0.20% |
| 163 |  Cambodia | 70.67 (2023) | 70.53 (2022) | +0.20% |
| 164 |  El Salvador | 72.10 (2023) | 71.97 (2022) | +0.18% |
| 165 |  Tanzania | 67.00 (2023) | 66.88 (2022) | +0.17% |
| 166 |  Algeria | 76.26 (2023) | 76.13 (2022) | +0.17% |
| 167 |  Solomon Islands | 70.53 (2023) | 70.41 (2022) | +0.17% |
| 168 |  Kenya | 63.65 (2023) | 63.55 (2022) | +0.15% |
| 169 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 77.60 (2023) | 77.48 (2022) | +0.15% |
| 170 |  Vietnam | 74.59 (2023) | 74.50 (2022) | +0.12% |
| 171 |  Belarus | 74.18 (2023) | 74.10 (2022) | +0.11% |
| 172 |  Bahamas | 74.55 (2023) | 74.49 (2022) | +0.08% |
| 173 |  Grenada | 75.21 (2023) | 75.15 (2022) | +0.07% |
| 174 |  Dominica | 71.13 (2023) | 71.08 (2022) | +0.07% |
| 175 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.23 (2023) | 71.19 (2022) | +0.05% |
| 176 |  Japan | 84.04 (2023) | 84.00 (2022) | +0.05% |
| 177 |  Saint Lucia | 72.70 (2023) | 72.67 (2022) | +0.04% |
| 178 |  Andorra | 84.04 (2023) | 84.02 (2022) | +0.03% |
| 179 |  North Korea | 73.64 (2023) | 73.64 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 180 |  Singapore | 82.90 (2023) | 82.90 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 181 |  San Marino | 85.71 (2023) | 85.71 (2022) | 0.00% |
| 182 |  Jamaica | 71.48 (2023) | 71.48 (2022) | 0.00% |
| 183 |  Venezuela | 72.51 (2023) | 72.57 (2022) | -0.07% |
| 184 |  Germany | 80.54 (2023) | 80.61 (2022) | -0.08% |
| 185 |  Mauritius | 73.41 (2023) | 73.51 (2022) | -0.14% |
| 186 |  Australia | 83.05 (2023) | 83.20 (2022) | -0.18% |
| 187 |  Lebanon | 77.82 (2023) | 78.00 (2022) | -0.24% |
| 188 |  China | 77.95 (2023) | 78.20 (2022) | -0.32% |
| 189 |  Moldova | 71.20 (2023) | 71.55 (2022) | -0.49% |
| 190 |  Türkiye | 77.16 (2023) | 77.59 (2022) | -0.56% |
| 191 |  Dominican Republic | 73.72 (2023) | 74.21 (2022) | -0.66% |
| 192 |  Syria | 72.12 (2023) | 72.79 (2022) | -0.92% |
| 193 |  Libya | 69.34 (2023) | 74.46 (2022) | -6.88% |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.