The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 People and Society

Life expectancy at birth In 36 editions of 36.

Life expectancy at birth was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 edition
234
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Life expectancy at birth” (1990 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

total population:
67.59 years
male:
65.59 years
female:
69.73 years (2012 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

total population:
74.73 years
country comparison to the world:
99
male:
72.99 years
female:
76.57 years (2012 est.)

Angola

total population:
54.59 years
country comparison to the world:
202
male:
53.49 years
female:
55.73 years (2012 est.)

Benin

total population:
60.26 years
country comparison to the world:
189
male:
59 years
female:
61.59 years (2012 est.)

Botswana

total population:
55.74 years
country comparison to the world:
198
male:
56.93 years
female:
54.51 years (2012 est.)

Burkina Faso

total population:
54.07 years
country comparison to the world:
203
male:
52.09 years
female:
56.1 years (2012 est.)

Burundi

total population:
59.24 years
country comparison to the world:
191
male:
57.52 years
female:
61.02 years (2012 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total population:
71 years
country comparison to the world:
144
male:
68.78 years
female:
73.27 years (2012 est.)

Cameroon

total population:
54.71 years
country comparison to the world:
201
male:
53.82 years
female:
55.63 years (2012 est.)

Central African Republic

total population:
50.48 years
country comparison to the world:
217
male:
49.23 years
female:
51.76 years (2012 est.)

Chad

total population:
48.69 years
country comparison to the world:
222
male:
47.61 years
female:
49.82 years (2012 est.)

Comoros

total population:
62.74 years
country comparison to the world:
182
male:
60.54 years
female:
65.01 years (2012 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total population:
55.74 years
country comparison to the world:
199
male:
54.28 years
female:
57.23 years (2012 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total population:
55.27 years
country comparison to the world:
200
male:
53.95 years
female:
56.62 years (2012 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total population:
57.25 years
country comparison to the world:
195
male:
56.21 years
female:
58.33 years (2012 est.)

Djibouti

total population:
61.57 years
country comparison to the world:
185
male:
59.15 years
female:
64.07 years (2012 est.)

Egypt

total population:
72.93 years
country comparison to the world:
122
male:
70.33 years
female:
75.66 years (2012 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total population:
62.75 years
country comparison to the world:
181
male:
61.75 years
female:
63.78 years (2012 est.)

Eritrea

total population:
62.86 years
country comparison to the world:
179
male:
60.73 years
female:
65.06 years (2012 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

total population:
49.42 years
country comparison to the world:
219
male:
49.77 years
female:
49.06 years (2012 est.)

Ethiopia

total population:
56.56 years
country comparison to the world:
196
male:
53.99 years
female:
59.21 years (2012 est.)

Gabon

total population:
52.29 years
country comparison to the world:
210
male:
51.65 years
female:
52.93 years (2012 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total population:
63.82 years
country comparison to the world:
174
male:
61.52 years
female:
66.18 years (2012 est.)

Ghana

total population:
61.45 years
country comparison to the world:
188
male:
60.22 years
female:
62.73 years (2012 est.)

Guinea

total population:
58.61 years
country comparison to the world:
192
male:
57.12 years
female:
60.15 years (2012 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total population:
49.11 years
country comparison to the world:
221
male:
47.16 years
female:
51.11 years (2012 est.)

Kenya

total population:
63.07 years
country comparison to the world:
177
male:
61.62 years
female:
64.55 years (2012 est.)

Lesotho

total population:
51.86 years
country comparison to the world:
214
male:
51.77 years
female:
51.95 years (2012 est.)

Liberia

total population:
57.41 years
country comparison to the world:
194
male:
55.82 years
female:
59.04 years (2012 est.)

Libya

total population:
77.83 years
country comparison to the world:
61
male:
75.5 years
female:
80.27 years (2012 est.)

Madagascar

total population:
64 years
country comparison to the world:
173
male:
61.97 years
female:
66.1 years (2012 est.)

Malawi

total population:
52.31 years
country comparison to the world:
209
male:
51.5 years
female:
53.13 years (2012 est.)

Mali

total population:
53.06 years
country comparison to the world:
207
male:
51.43 years
female:
54.73 years (2012 est.)

Mauritania

total population:
61.53 years
country comparison to the world:
186
male:
59.3 years
female:
63.82 years (2012 est.)

Mauritius

total population:
74.71 years
country comparison to the world:
100
male:
71.25 years
female:
78.35 years (2012 est.)

Mayotte

total population:
76.83 years
country comparison to the world:
70
male:
74.73 years
female:
78.99 years (2011 est.)

Morocco

total population:
76.11 years
country comparison to the world:
80
male:
73.04 years
female:
79.32 years (2012 est.)

Mozambique

total population:
52.02 years
country comparison to the world:
213
male:
51.26 years
female:
52.8 years (2012 est.)

Namibia

total population:
52.17 years
country comparison to the world:
211
male:
52.47 years
female:
51.86 years (2012 est.)

Niger

total population:
53.8 years
country comparison to the world:
204
male:
52.51 years
female:
55.13 years (2012 est.)

Nigeria

total population:
52.05 years
country comparison to the world:
212
male:
48.95 years
female:
55.33 years (2012 est.)

Rwanda

total population:
58.44 years
country comparison to the world:
193
male:
56.96 years
female:
59.96 years (2012 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total population:
78.91 years
country comparison to the world:
46
male:
75.98 years
female:
81.98 years (2012 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total population:
63.49 years
country comparison to the world:
175
male:
62.27 years
female:
64.74 years (2012 est.)

Senegal

total population:
60.18 years
country comparison to the world:
190
male:
58.22 years
female:
62.19 years (2012 est.)

Seychelles

total population:
73.77 years
country comparison to the world:
115
male:
69.14 years
female:
78.54 years (2012 est.)

Sierra Leone

total population:
56.55 years
country comparison to the world:
197
male:
54.08 years
female:
59.11 years (2012 est.)

Somalia

total population:
50.8 years
country comparison to the world:
216
male:
48.86 years
female:
52.8 years (2012 est.)

South Africa

total population:
49.41 years
country comparison to the world:
220
male:
50.34 years
female:
48.45 years (2012 est.)

Sudan

total population:
62.57 years
country comparison to the world:
183
male:
60.58 years
female:
64.67 years (2012 est.)

Tanzania

total population:
53.14 years
country comparison to the world:
206
male:
51.62 years
female:
54.7 years (2012 est.)

Togo

total population:
63.17 years
country comparison to the world:
176
male:
60.64 years
female:
65.77 years (2012 est.)

Tunisia

total population:
75.24 years
country comparison to the world:
91
male:
73.2 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)

Uganda

total population:
53.45 years
country comparison to the world:
205
male:
52.4 years
female:
54.54 years (2012 est.)

Western Sahara

total population:
61.52 years
country comparison to the world:
187
male:
59.3 years
female:
63.82 years (2012 est.)

Zambia

total population:
52.57 years
country comparison to the world:
208
male:
51.35 years
female:
53.83 years (2012 est.)

Zimbabwe

total population:
51.82 years
country comparison to the world:
215
male:
51.95 years
female:
51.68 years (2012 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total population:
71.25 years
country comparison to the world:
141
male:
68.6 years
female:
74.04 years (2012 est.)

Iceland

total population:
81 years
country comparison to the world:
19
male:
78.81 years
female:
83.29 years (2012 est.)

Svalbard

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total population:
49.72 years
country comparison to the world:
218
male:
48.45 years
female:
51.05 years (2012 est.)

Armenia

total population:
73.49 years
country comparison to the world:
118
male:
69.85 years
female:
77.56 years (2012 est.)

Azerbaijan

total population:
71.32 years
country comparison to the world:
140
male:
68.38 years
female:
74.68 years (2012 est.)

Bangladesh

total population:
70.06 years
country comparison to the world:
148
male:
68.21 years
female:
71.98 years (2012 est.)

Bhutan

total population:
67.88 years
country comparison to the world:
159
male:
67.01 years
female:
68.79 years (2012 est.)

China

total population:
74.84 years
country comparison to the world:
96
male:
72.82 years
female:
77.11 years (2012 est.)

Georgia

total population:
77.32 years
country comparison to the world:
66
male:
73.99 years
female:
81 years (2012 est.)

India

total population:
67.14 years
country comparison to the world:
161
male:
66.08 years
female:
68.33 years (2012 est.)

Japan

total population:
83.91 years
country comparison to the world:
3
male:
80.57 years
female:
87.43 years (2012 est.)

Kazakhstan

total population:
69.63 years
country comparison to the world:
149
male:
64.34 years
female:
74.59 years (2012 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total population:
69.2 years
country comparison to the world:
152
male:
65.34 years
female:
73.24 years (2012 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total population:
79.3 years
country comparison to the world:
41
male:
76.12 years
female:
82.7 years (2012 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total population:
69.45 years
country comparison to the world:
151
male:
65.27 years
female:
73.91 years (2012 est.)

Maldives

total population:
74.69 years
country comparison to the world:
101
male:
72.44 years
female:
77.05 years (2012 est.)

Mongolia

total population:
68.63 years
country comparison to the world:
155
male:
66.16 years
female:
71.23 years (2012 est.)

Nepal

total population:
66.51 years
country comparison to the world:
162
male:
65.26 years
female:
67.82 years (2012 est.)

Pakistan

total population:
66.35 years
country comparison to the world:
166
male:
64.52 years
female:
68.28 years (2012 est.)

Russia

total population:
66.46 years
country comparison to the world:
164
male:
60.11 years
female:
73.18 years (2012 est.)

Sri Lanka

total population:
75.94 years
country comparison to the world:
83
male:
72.43 years
female:
79.59 years (2012 est.)

Tajikistan

total population:
66.38 years
country comparison to the world:
165
male:
63.3 years
female:
69.61 years (2012 est.)

Turkmenistan

total population:
68.84 years
country comparison to the world:
153
male:
65.87 years
female:
71.96 years (2012 est.)

Uzbekistan

total population:
72.77 years
country comparison to the world:
126
male:
69.74 years
female:
75.98 years (2012 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

total population:
80.98 years
country comparison to the world:
20
male:
78.42 years
female:
83.63 years (2012 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total population:
75.69 years
country comparison to the world:
86
male:
73.66 years
female:
77.83 years (2012 est.)

Aruba

total population:
75.93 years
country comparison to the world:
85
male:
72.89 years
female:
79.04 years (2012 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total population:
71.44 years
country comparison to the world:
139
male:
69.04 years
female:
73.91 years (2012 est.)

Barbados

total population:
74.52 years
country comparison to the world:
103
male:
72.25 years
female:
76.82 years (2012 est.)

Belize

total population:
68.28 years
country comparison to the world:
156
male:
66.61 years
female:
70.04 years (2012 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total population:
77.95 years
country comparison to the world:
58
male:
76.73 years
female:
79.24 years (2012 est.)

Cayman Islands

total population:
80.8 years
country comparison to the world:
23
male:
78.12 years
female:
83.51 years (2012 est.)

Costa Rica

total population:
77.89 years
country comparison to the world:
59
male:
75.26 years
female:
80.65 years (2012 est.)

Cuba

total population:
77.87 years
country comparison to the world:
60
male:
75.61 years
female:
80.27 years (2012 est.)

Curacao

total:
NA
males:
72.4 years
females:
80.1 years (2009)

Dominica

total population:
76.18 years
country comparison to the world:
79
male:
73.23 years
female:
79.29 years (2012 est.)

Dominican Republic

total population:
77.44 years
country comparison to the world:
64
male:
75.28 years
female:
79.69 years (2012 est.)

El Salvador

total population:
73.69 years
country comparison to the world:
116
male:
70.41 years
female:
77.12 years (2012 est.)

Grenada

total population:
73.3 years
country comparison to the world:
121
male:
70.76 years
female:
76.09 years (2012 est.)

Guatemala

total population:
71.17 years
country comparison to the world:
142
male:
69.29 years
female:
73.14 years (2012 est.)

Haiti

total population:
62.51 years
country comparison to the world:
184
male:
61.15 years
female:
63.89 years

note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2012 est.)

Honduras

total population:
70.71 years
country comparison to the world:
146
male:
69.03 years
female:
72.47 years (2012 est.)

Jamaica

total population:
73.43 years
country comparison to the world:
119
male:
71.78 years
female:
75.15 years (2012 est.)

Montserrat

total population:
73.41 years
country comparison to the world:
120
male:
75.15 years
female:
71.58 years (2012 est.)

Nicaragua

total population:
72.18 years
country comparison to the world:
130
male:
70.07 years
female:
74.39 years (2012 est.)

Panama

total population:
77.96 years
country comparison to the world:
57
male:
75.18 years
female:
80.86 years (2012 est.)

Puerto Rico

total population:
79.07 years
country comparison to the world:
44
male:
75.47 years
female:
82.84 years (2012 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total population:
74.84 years
country comparison to the world:
97
male:
72.46 years
female:
77.26 years (2012 est.)

Saint Lucia

total population:
77.04 years
country comparison to the world:
70
male:
74.34 years
female:
79.88 years (2012 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total population:
74.39 years
country comparison to the world:
107
male:
72.48 years
female:
76.36 years (2012 est.)

Sint Maarten

total population:
NA
male:
73.1 years
female:
78.2 years (2009)

Trinidad and Tobago

total population:
71.67 years
country comparison to the world:
135
male:
68.81 years
female:
74.6 years (2012 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total population:
79.26 years
country comparison to the world:
42
male:
76.53 years
female:
82.12 years (2012 est.)

Virgin Islands

total population:
79.47 years
country comparison to the world:
39
male:
76.43 years
female:
82.69 years (2012 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

total population:
77.59 years
country comparison to the world:
62
male:
74.99 years
female:
80.49 years (2012 est.)

Andorra

total population:
82.5 years
country comparison to the world:
6
male:
80.4 years
female:
84.74 years (2012 est.)

Austria

total population:
79.91 years
country comparison to the world:
33
male:
77 years
female:
82.97 years (2012 est.)

Belarus

total population:
71.48 years
country comparison to the world:
138
male:
65.88 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)

Belgium

total population:
79.65 years
country comparison to the world:
38
male:
76.49 years
female:
82.95 years (2012 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total population:
78.96 years
country comparison to the world:
45
male:
75.42 years
female:
82.77 years (2012 est.)

Bulgaria

total population:
73.84 years
country comparison to the world:
113
male:
70.24 years
female:
77.65 years (2012 est.)

Croatia

total population:
75.99 years
country comparison to the world:
82
male:
72.38 years
female:
79.8 years (2012 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

total population:
77.38 years
country comparison to the world:
65
male:
74.11 years
female:
80.83 years (2012 est.)

Denmark

total population:
78.78 years
country comparison to the world:
48
male:
76.39 years
female:
81.31 years (2012 est.)

Estonia

total population:
73.58 years
country comparison to the world:
117
male:
68.3 years
female:
79.19 years (2012 est.)

European Union

total population:
79.76 years
country comparison to the world:
36
male:
76.91 years
female:
82.76 years (2012 est.)

Faroe Islands

total population:
79.85 years
country comparison to the world:
34
male:
77.37 years
female:
82.5 years (2012 est.)

Finland

total population:
79.41 years
country comparison to the world:
40
male:
75.94 years
female:
83.02 years (2012 est.)

France

total population:
81.46 years
country comparison to the world:
14
male:
78.35 years
female:
84.73 years (2012 est.)

Germany

total population:
80.19 years
country comparison to the world:
28
male:
77.93 years
female:
82.58 years (2012 est.)

Gibraltar

total population:
78.83 years
country comparison to the world:
47
male:
75.99 years
female:
81.87 years (2012 est.)

Greece

total population:
80.05 years
country comparison to the world:
31
male:
77.48 years
female:
82.79 years (2012 est.)

Guernsey

total population:
82.24 years
country comparison to the world:
7
male:
79.57 years
female:
85.04 years (2012 est.)

Hungary

total population:
75.02 years
country comparison to the world:
93
male:
71.27 years
female:
78.98 years (2012 est.)

Ireland

total population:
80.32 years
country comparison to the world:
26
male:
78.07 years
female:
82.69 years (2012 est.)

Isle of Man

total population:
80.76 years
country comparison to the world:
24
male:
79.17 years
female:
82.47 years (2012 est.)

Italy

total population:
81.86 years
country comparison to the world:
10
male:
79.24 years
female:
84.63 years (2012 est.)

Jersey

total population:
81.47 years
country comparison to the world:
13
male:
79.05 years
female:
84.04 years (2012 est.)

Latvia

total population:
72.93 years
country comparison to the world:
123
male:
67.84 years
female:
78.3 years (2012 est.)

Liechtenstein

total population:
81.5 years
country comparison to the world:
11
male:
79.37 years
female:
84.19 years (2012 est.)

Lithuania

total population:
75.55 years
country comparison to the world:
87
male:
70.72 years
female:
80.66 years (2012 est.)

Luxembourg

total population:
79.75 years
country comparison to the world:
37
male:
76.5 years
female:
83.21 years (2012 est.)

Malta

total population:
79.85 years
country comparison to the world:
35
male:
77.57 years
female:
82.26 years (2012 est.)

Moldova

total population:
69.51 years
country comparison to the world:
150
male:
65.64 years
female:
73.63 years (2012 est.)

Monaco

total population:
89.68 years
country comparison to the world:
1
male:
85.74 years
female:
93.77 years (2012 est.)

Netherlands

total population:
80.91 years
country comparison to the world:
21
male:
78.84 years
female:
83.08 years (2012 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total population:
75.36 years
country comparison to the world:
89
male:
72.82 years
female:
78.1 years (2012 est.)

Norway

total population:
80.32 years
country comparison to the world:
27
male:
77.65 years
female:
83.14 years (2012 est.)

Poland

total population:
76.25 years
country comparison to the world:
78
male:
72.31 years
female:
80.43 years (2012 est.)

Portugal

total population:
78.7 years
country comparison to the world:
49
male:
75.45 years
female:
82.16 years (2012 est.)

Romania

total population:
74.22 years
country comparison to the world:
109
male:
70.75 years
female:
77.89 years (2012 est.)

San Marino

total population:
83.07 years
country comparison to the world:
5
male:
80.55 years
female:
85.81 years (2012 est.)

Serbia

total population:
74.56 years
country comparison to the world:
102
male:
71.71 years
female:
77.58 years (2012 est.)

Slovakia

total population:
76.03 years
country comparison to the world:
81
male:
72.14 years
female:
80.12 years (2012 est.)

Slovenia

total population:
77.48 years
country comparison to the world:
63
male:
73.83 years
female:
81.36 years (2012 est.)

Spain

total population:
81.27 years
country comparison to the world:
15
male:
78.26 years
female:
84.47 years (2012 est.)

Sweden

total population:
81.18 years
country comparison to the world:
16
male:
78.86 years
female:
83.63 years (2012 est.)

Switzerland

total population:
81.17 years
country comparison to the world:
17
male:
78.34 years
female:
84.16 years (2012 est.)

Ukraine

total population:
68.74 years
country comparison to the world:
154
male:
63.07 years
female:
74.77 years (2012 est.)

United Kingdom

total population:
80.17 years
country comparison to the world:
30
male:
78.05 years
female:
82.4 years (2012 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total population:
78.29 years
country comparison to the world:
53
male:
76.16 years
female:
80.48 years (2012 est.)

Cyprus

total population:
78 years
country comparison to the world:
56
male:
75.21 years
female:
80.92 years (2012 est.)

Gaza Strip

total population:
74.16 years
country comparison to the world:
110
male:
72.48 years
female:
75.95 years (2012 est.)

Iran

total population:
70.35 years
country comparison to the world:
147
male:
68.84 years
female:
71.93 years (2012 est.)

Iraq

total population:
70.85 years
country comparison to the world:
145
male:
69.41 years
female:
72.35 years (2012 est.)

Israel

total population:
81.07 years
country comparison to the world:
18
male:
78.88 years
female:
83.36 years (2012 est.)

Jordan

total population:
80.18 years
country comparison to the world:
29
male:
78.82 years
female:
81.61 years (2012 est.)

Kuwait

total population:
77.28 years
country comparison to the world:
67
male:
76.09 years
female:
78.51 years (2012 est.)

Lebanon

total population:
75.23 years
country comparison to the world:
92
male:
73.67 years
female:
76.88 years (2012 est.)

Oman

total population:
74.47 years
country comparison to the world:
104
male:
72.61 years
female:
76.43 years (2012 est.)

Qatar

total population:
78.09 years
country comparison to the world:
55
male:
76.11 years
female:
80.12 years (2012 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total population:
74.35 years
country comparison to the world:
108
male:
72.37 years
female:
76.42 years (2012 est.)

Syria

total population:
74.92 years
country comparison to the world:
95
male:
72.53 years
female:
77.45 years (2012 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total population:
72.77 years
country comparison to the world:
125
male:
70.86 years
female:
74.78 years (2012 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total population:
76.71 years
country comparison to the world:
72
male:
74.12 years
female:
79.42 years (2012 est.)

West Bank

total population:
75.24 years
country comparison to the world:
90
male:
73.17 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)

Yemen

total population:
64.11 years
country comparison to the world:
172
male:
62.05 years
female:
66.27 years (2012 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total population:
80.82 years
country comparison to the world:
22
male:
77.6 years
female:
84.1 years (2012 est.)

Canada

total population:
81.48 years
country comparison to the world:
12
male:
78.89 years
female:
84.21 years (2012 est.)

Mexico

total population:
76.66 years
country comparison to the world:
73
male:
73.84 years
female:
79.63 years (2012 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total population:
80 years
country comparison to the world:
32
male:
77.72 years
female:
82.41 years (2012 est.)

United States

total population:
78.49 years
country comparison to the world:
51
male:
76.05 years
female:
81.05 years (2012 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total population:
74.44 years
country comparison to the world:
105
male:
71.5 years
female:
77.56 years (2012 est.)

Australia

total population:
81.9 years
country comparison to the world:
9
male:
79.48 years
female:
84.45 years (2012 est.)

Cook Islands

total population:
74.92 years
country comparison to the world:
94
male:
72.13 years
female:
77.86 years (2012 est.)

Fiji

total population:
71.59 years
country comparison to the world:
137
male:
69 years
female:
74.32 years (2012 est.)

French Polynesia

total population:
76.39 years
country comparison to the world:
76
male:
74.18 years
female:
78.71 years (2012 est.)

Guam

total population:
78.5 years
country comparison to the world:
50
male:
75.46 years
female:
81.73 years (2012 est.)

Kiribati

total population:
64.76 years
country comparison to the world:
171
male:
62.37 years
female:
67.26 years (2012 est.)

Marshall Islands

total population:
72.03 years
country comparison to the world:
132
male:
69.92 years
female:
74.25 years (2012 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total population:
71.8 years
country comparison to the world:
134
male:
69.84 years
female:
73.85 years (2012 est.)

Nauru

total population:
65.7 years
country comparison to the world:
167
male:
61.62 years
female:
69.11 years (2012 est.)

New Caledonia

total population:
76.94 years
country comparison to the world:
71
male:
72.88 years
female:
81.2 years (2012 est.)

New Zealand

total population:
80.71 years
country comparison to the world:
25
male:
78.7 years
female:
82.81 years (2012 est.)

Niue

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Norfolk Island

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

total population:
77.27 years
country comparison to the world:
68
male:
74.62 years
female:
80.07 years (2012 est.)

Palau

total population:
72.06 years
country comparison to the world:
131
male:
68.9 years
female:
75.4 years (2012 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total population:
66.46 years
country comparison to the world:
163
male:
64.23 years
female:
68.79 years (2012 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Samoa

total population:
72.66 years
country comparison to the world:
128
male:
69.79 years
female:
75.68 years (2012 est.)

Solomon Islands

total population:
74.42 years
country comparison to the world:
106
male:
71.83 years
female:
77.14 years (2012 est.)

Tokelau

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Tonga

total population:
75.38 years
country comparison to the world:
88
male:
73.98 years
female:
76.83 years (2012 est.)

Tuvalu

total population:
65.11 years
country comparison to the world:
169
male:
63.03 years
female:
67.29 years (2012 est.)

Vanuatu

total population:
65.06 years
country comparison to the world:
170
male:
63.38 years
female:
66.83 years (2012 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total population:
79.12 years
country comparison to the world:
43
male:
76.14 years
female:
82.26 years (2012 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total population:
77.14 years
country comparison to the world:
69
male:
73.9 years
female:
80.54 years (2012 est.)

Bolivia

total population:
67.9 years
country comparison to the world:
158
male:
65.16 years
female:
70.77 years (2012 est.)

Brazil

total population:
72.79 years
country comparison to the world:
124
male:
69.24 years
female:
76.53 years (2012 est.)

Chile

total population:
78.1 years
country comparison to the world:
54
male:
75.08 years
female:
81.25 years (2012 est.)

Colombia

total population:
74.79 years
country comparison to the world:
98
male:
71.55 years
female:
78.23 years (2012 est.)

Ecuador

total population:
75.94 years
country comparison to the world:
84
male:
73 years
female:
79.04 years (2012 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Guyana

total population:
67.39 years
country comparison to the world:
160
male:
63.57 years
female:
71.4 years (2012 est.)

Paraguay

total population:
76.4 years
country comparison to the world:
75
male:
73.78 years
female:
79.14 years (2012 est.)

Peru

total population:
72.73 years
country comparison to the world:
127
male:
70.78 years
female:
74.76 years (2012 est.)

Suriname

total population:
71.12 years
country comparison to the world:
143
male:
68.78 years
female:
73.58 years (2012 est.)

Uruguay

total population:
76.41 years
country comparison to the world:
74
male:
73.27 years
female:
79.66 years (2012 est.)

Venezuela

total population:
74.08 years
country comparison to the world:
111
male:
70.98 years
female:
77.34 years (2012 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total population:
76.37 years
country comparison to the world:
77
male:
74.09 years
female:
78.75 years (2012 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total population:
65.24 years
country comparison to the world:
168
male:
62.91 years
female:
67.71 years (2012 est.)

Cambodia

total population:
63.04 years
country comparison to the world:
178
male:
60.66 years
female:
65.53 years (2012 est.)

Christmas Island

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Hong Kong

total population:
82.12 years
country comparison to the world:
8
male:
79.39 years
female:
85.05 years (2012 est.)

Indonesia

total population:
71.62 years
country comparison to the world:
136
male:
69.07 years
female:
74.29 years (2012 est.)

Laos

total population:
62.77 years
country comparison to the world:
180
male:
60.85 years
female:
64.76 years (2012 est.)

Macau

total population:
84.43 years
country comparison to the world:
2
male:
81.47 years
female:
87.54 years (2012 est.)

Malaysia

total population:
74.04 years
country comparison to the world:
112
male:
71.28 years
female:
76.99 years (2012 est.)

Philippines

total population:
71.94 years
country comparison to the world:
133
male:
68.99 years
female:
75.03 years (2012 est.)

Singapore

total population:
83.75 years
country comparison to the world:
4
male:
81.47 years
female:
86.2 years (2012 est.)

Taiwan

total population:
78.48 years
country comparison to the world:
52
male:
75.66 years
female:
81.53 years (2012 est.)

Thailand

total population:
73.83 years
country comparison to the world:
114
male:
71.45 years
female:
76.33 years (2012 est.)

Timor-Leste

total population:
68.27 years
country comparison to the world:
157
male:
65.85 years
female:
70.81 years (2012 est.)

Vietnam

total population:
72.41 years
country comparison to the world:
129
male:
69.95 years
female:
75.16 years (2012 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Life expectancy at birth”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/life-expectancy-at-birth/2012.

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