The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 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 2017 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 edition
233
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:
69 years
male:
67 years
female:
71.1 years (2017 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

total population:
77 years
male:
75.6 years
female:
78.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
78

Angola

total population:
60.2 years
male:
58.2 years
female:
62.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
205

Benin

total population:
62.3 years
male:
60.9 years
female:
63.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
198

Botswana

total population:
63.3 years
male:
61.2 years
female:
65.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
194

Burkina Faso

total population:
55.9 years
male:
53.8 years
female:
58 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
211

Burundi

total population:
60.9 years
male:
59.2 years
female:
62.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
202

Cabo Verde

total population:
72.4 years
male:
70.1 years
female:
74.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
149

Cameroon

total population:
59 years
male:
57.6 years
female:
60.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
208

Central African Republic

total population:
52.8 years
male:
51.4 years
female:
54.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
217

Chad

total population:
50.6 years
male:
49.4 years
female:
51.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
224

Comoros

total population:
64.6 years
male:
62.3 years
female:
67 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
182

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total population:
57.7 years
male:
56.1 years
female:
59.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
210

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

total population:
59.8 years
male:
58.6 years
female:
61.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
206

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

total population:
59 years
male:
57.8 years
female:
60.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
207

Djibouti

total population:
63.6 years
male:
61 years
female:
66.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
191

Egypt

total population:
73 years
male:
71.6 years
female:
74.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
142

Equatorial Guinea

total population:
64.6 years
male:
63.4 years
female:
65.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
183

Eritrea

total population:
65.2 years
male:
62.7 years
female:
67.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
179

Swaziland now Eswatini

total population:
52.1 years
male:
52.7 years
female:
51.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
220

Ethiopia

total population:
62.6 years
male:
60.1 years
female:
65.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
196

Gabon

total population:
52.1 years
male:
51.7 years
female:
52.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
221

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total population:
65.1 years
male:
62.8 years
female:
67.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
180

Ghana

total population:
67 years
male:
64.5 years
female:
69.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
172

Guinea

total population:
61 years
male:
59.5 years
female:
62.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
201

Guinea-Bissau

total population:
51 years
male:
48.9 years
female:
53.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
223

Kenya

total population:
64.3 years
male:
62.8 years
female:
65.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
186

Lesotho

total population:
53 years
male:
53 years
female:
53.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
216

Liberia

total population:
63.3 years
male:
61.2 years
female:
65.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
195

Libya

total population:
76.7 years
male:
74.9 years
female:
78.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
85

Madagascar

total population:
66.3 years
male:
64.7 years
female:
67.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
175

Malawi

total population:
61.7 years
male:
59.7 years
female:
63.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
200

Mali

total population:
60.3 years
male:
58.2 years
female:
62.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
204

Mauritania

total population:
63.4 years
male:
61.1 years
female:
65.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
193

Mauritius

total population:
75.8 years
male:
72.4 years
female:
79.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
98

Morocco

total population:
77.1 years
male:
74 years
female:
80.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
77

Mozambique

total population:
53.7 years
male:
52.9 years
female:
54.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
215

Namibia

total population:
64 years
male:
62.4 years
female:
65.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
189

Niger

total population:
55.9 years
male:
54.7 years
female:
57.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
213

Nigeria

total population:
53.8 years
male:
52.8 years
female:
55 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
214

Rwanda

total population:
64.3 years
male:
62.3 years
female:
66.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
187

Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total population:
79.6 years
male:
76.7 years
female:
82.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
45

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

total population:
65.3 years
male:
63.9 years
female:
66.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
178

Senegal

total population:
62.1 years
male:
60 years
female:
64.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
199

Seychelles

total population:
74.9 years
male:
70.4 years
female:
79.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
118

Sierra Leone

total population:
58.6 years
male:
56 years
female:
61.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
209

Somalia

total population:
52.8 years
male:
50.7 years
female:
54.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
218

South Africa

total population:
63.8 years
male:
62.4 years
female:
65.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
190

Sudan

total population:
64.4 years
male:
62.3 years
female:
66.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
185

Tanzania

total population:
62.6 years
male:
61.2 years
female:
64.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
197

Togo

total population:
65.4 years
male:
62.8 years
female:
68.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
177

Tunisia

total population:
75.7 years
male:
74.1 years
female:
77.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
101

Uganda

total population:
55.9 years
male:
54.4 years
female:
57.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
212

Western Sahara

total population:
63.4 years
male:
61.1 years
female:
65.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
192

Zambia

total population:
52.7 years
male:
51.1 years
female:
54.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
219

Zimbabwe

total population:
60.4 years
male:
58.3 years
female:
62.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
203

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total population:
72.6 years
male:
69.9 years
female:
75.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
146

Iceland

total population:
83.1 years
male:
80.9 years
female:
85.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
6

Svalbard

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total population:
51.7 years
male:
50.3 years
female:
53.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
222

Armenia

total population:
74.9 years
male:
71.6 years
female:
78.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
114

Azerbaijan

total population:
72.8 years
male:
69.7 years
female:
76.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
144

Bangladesh

total population:
73.4 years
male:
71.3 years
female:
75.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
136

Bhutan

total population:
70.6 years
male:
69.6 years
female:
71.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
158

China

total population:
75.7 years
male:
73.6 years
female:
78 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
102

Georgia

total population:
76.4 years
male:
72.3 years
female:
80.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
86

India

total population:
68.8 years
male:
67.6 years
female:
70.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
164

Japan

total population:
85.3 years
male:
81.9 years
female:
88.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
2

Kazakhstan

total population:
71.1 years
male:
65.9 years
female:
76 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
152

Korea, North now North Korea

total population:
70.7 years
male:
66.9 years
female:
74.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
157

Korea, South now South Korea

total population:
82.5 years
male:
79.3 years
female:
85.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
11

Kyrgyzstan

total population:
70.9 years
male:
66.8 years
female:
75.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
156

Maldives

total population:
75.8 years
male:
73.5 years
female:
78.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
97

Mongolia

total population:
69.9 years
male:
65.7 years
female:
74.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
160

Nepal

total population:
71 years
male:
70.4 years
female:
71.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
153

Pakistan

total population:
68.1 years
male:
66.1 years
female:
70.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
168

Russia

total population:
71 years
male:
65.3 years
female:
77.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
154

Sri Lanka

total population:
76.9 years
male:
73.5 years
female:
80.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
82

Tajikistan

total population:
68.1 years
male:
64.9 years
female:
71.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
169

Turkmenistan

total population:
70.4 years
male:
67.4 years
female:
73.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
159

Uzbekistan

total population:
74 years
male:
71 years
female:
77.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
127

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

total population:
81.5 years
male:
78.9 years
female:
84.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
24

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

total population:
76.7 years
male:
74.6 years
female:
79 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
84

Aruba

total population:
76.9 years
male:
73.9 years
female:
80.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
80

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total population:
72.6 years
male:
70.2 years
female:
75.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
145

Barbados

total population:
75.5 years
male:
73.2 years
female:
77.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
106

Belize

total population:
68.9 years
male:
67.3 years
female:
70.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
163

British Virgin Islands

total population:
78.8 years
male:
77.4 years
female:
80.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
53

Cayman Islands

total population:
81.3 years
male:
78.6 years
female:
84.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
28

Costa Rica

total population:
78.7 years
male:
76.1 years
female:
81.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
58

Cuba

total population:
78.8 years
male:
76.5 years
female:
81.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
57

Curacao

total population:
78.5 years
male:
76.2 years
female:
80.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
60

Dominica

total population:
77.2 years
male:
74.2 years
female:
80.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
76

Dominican Republic

total population:
78.3 years
male:
76 years
female:
80.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
61

El Salvador

total population:
74.9 years
male:
71.6 years
female:
78.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
115

Grenada

total population:
74.5 years
male:
71.9 years
female:
77.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
123

Guatemala

total population:
72.6 years
male:
70.6 years
female:
74.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
147

Haiti

total population:
64.2 years
male:
61.6 years
female:
66.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
188

Honduras

total population:
71.2 years
male:
69.5 years
female:
72.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
151

Jamaica

total population:
73.7 years
male:
72.1 years
female:
75.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
130

Montserrat

total population:
74.6 years
male:
75.9 years
female:
73.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
122

Nicaragua

total population:
73.5 years
male:
71.3 years
female:
75.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
133

Panama

total population:
78.8 years
male:
76 years
female:
81.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
55

Puerto Rico

total population:
80.9 years
male:
77.6 years
female:
84.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
32

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

total population:
75.9 years
male:
73.5 years
female:
78.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
95

Saint Lucia

total population:
77.9 years
male:
75.2 years
female:
80.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
66

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total population:
75.5 years
male:
73.5 years
female:
77.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
104

Sint Maarten

total population:
78.3 years
male:
76 years
female:
80.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
63

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

total population:
73.1 years
male:
70.2 years
female:
76.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
138

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

total population:
80 years
male:
77.2 years
female:
82.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
42

Virgin Islands

total population:
79.4 years
male:
76.2 years
female:
82.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
49

Europe

46 entries

Albania

total population:
78.5 years
male:
75.8 years
female:
81.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
59

Andorra

total population:
82.9 years
male:
80.7 years
female:
85.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
8

Austria

total population:
81.6 years
male:
78.9 years
female:
84.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
23

Belarus

total population:
73 years
male:
67.5 years
female:
78.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
141

Belgium

total population:
81.1 years
male:
78.5 years
female:
83.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
30

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

total population:
76.9 years
male:
73.9 years
female:
80.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
81

Bulgaria

total population:
74.7 years
male:
71.4 years
female:
78.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
120

Croatia

total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.9 years
female:
79.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
89

Czechia

total population:
78.8 years
male:
75.8 years
female:
81.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
56

Denmark

total population:
79.5 years
male:
77.1 years
female:
82.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
47

Estonia

total population:
76.9 years
male:
72.1 years
female:
81.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
83

European Union

total population:
80.2 years
male:
77.4 years
female:
83.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
41

Faroe Islands

total population:
80.5 years
male:
78 years
female:
83.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
38

Finland

total population:
81 years
male:
78 years
female:
84.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
31

France

total population:
81.9 years
male:
78.8 years
female:
85.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
17

Germany

total population:
80.8 years
male:
78.5 years
female:
83.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
34

Gibraltar

total population:
79.6 years
male:
76.7 years
female:
82.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
46

Greece

total population:
80.7 years
male:
78 years
female:
83.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
36

Guernsey

total population:
82.6 years
male:
79.9 years
female:
85.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
9

Hungary

total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.4 years
female:
80 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
91

Ireland

total population:
80.9 years
male:
78.6 years
female:
83.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
33

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

total population:
81.3 years
male:
79.6 years
female:
83.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
29

Italy

total population:
82.3 years
male:
79.6 years
female:
85.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
15

Jersey

total population:
81.9 years
male:
79.5 years
female:
84.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
20

Latvia

total population:
74.7 years
male:
70.1 years
female:
79.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
121

Liechtenstein

total population:
81.9 years
male:
79.7 years
female:
84.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19

Lithuania

total population:
75 years
male:
69.7 years
female:
80.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
112

Luxembourg

total population:
82.3 years
male:
79.9 years
female:
84.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
13

Malta

total population:
80.5 years
male:
78.1 years
female:
83 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
39

Moldova

total population:
71 years
male:
67.1 years
female:
75.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
155

Monaco

total population:
89.4 years
male:
85.6 years
female:
93.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
1

Netherlands

total population:
81.4 years
male:
79.3 years
female:
83.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
25

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total population:
76.4 years
male:
73.8 years
female:
79.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
88

Norway

total population:
81.9 years
male:
79.8 years
female:
84 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
18

Poland

total population:
77.8 years
male:
73.9 years
female:
81.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
67

Portugal

total population:
79.4 years
male:
76.2 years
female:
82.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
48

Romania

total population:
75.4 years
male:
71.9 years
female:
79 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
108

San Marino

total population:
83.3 years
male:
80.8 years
female:
86.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
5

Serbia

total population:
75.7 years
male:
72.8 years
female:
78.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
100

Slovakia

total population:
77.3 years
male:
73.7 years
female:
81.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
75

Slovenia

total population:
78.3 years
male:
74.8 years
female:
82.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
62

Spain

total population:
81.8 years
male:
78.8 years
female:
84.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
22

Sweden

total population:
82.1 years
male:
80.2 years
female:
84.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
16

Switzerland

total population:
82.6 years
male:
80.3 years
female:
85.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
10

Ukraine

total population:
72.1 years
male:
67.4 years
female:
77.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
150

United Kingdom

total population:
80.8 years
male:
78.6 years
female:
83.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
35

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total population:
79 years
male:
76.8 years
female:
81.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
50

Cyprus

total population:
78.8 years
male:
76 years
female:
81.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
54

Gaza Strip

total population:
74.2 years
male:
72.5 years
female:
75.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
124

Iran

total population:
74 years
male:
72.7 years
female:
75.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
129

Iraq

total population:
74.9 years
male:
72.6 years
female:
77.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
117

Israel

total population:
82.5 years
male:
80.7 years
female:
84.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
12

Jordan

total population:
74.8 years
male:
73.4 years
female:
76.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
119

Kuwait

total population:
78.2 years
male:
76.8 years
female:
79.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
64

Lebanon

total population:
77.8 years
male:
76.5 years
female:
79.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
68

Oman

total population:
75.7 years
male:
73.7 years
female:
77.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
99

Qatar

total population:
78.9 years
male:
76.8 years
female:
81 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
52

Saudi Arabia

total population:
75.5 years
male:
73.4 years
female:
77.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
105

Syria

total population:
75.1 years
male:
72.7 years
female:
77.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
111

Turkey now Turkiye

total population:
75 years
male:
72.7 years
female:
77.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
113

United Arab Emirates

total population:
77.7 years
male:
75 years
female:
80.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
69

West Bank

total population:
75.2 years
male:
73.2 years
female:
77.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
110

Yemen

total population:
65.9 years
male:
63.7 years
female:
68.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
176

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total population:
81.4 years
male:
78.2 years
female:
84.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
26

Canada

total population:
81.9 years
male:
79.3 years
female:
84.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
21

Mexico

total population:
76.1 years
male:
73.3 years
female:
79 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
90

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total population:
80.6 years
male:
78.3 years
female:
83.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
37

United States

total population:
80 years
male:
77.7 years
female:
82.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total population:
73.4 years
male:
71.3 years
female:
75.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
134

Australia

total population:
82.3 years
male:
79.8 years
female:
84.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
14

Cook Islands

total population:
76 years
male:
73.2 years
female:
79 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
93

Fiji

total population:
73 years
male:
70.3 years
female:
75.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
140

French Polynesia

total population:
77.4 years
male:
75.1 years
female:
79.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
71

Guam

total population:
76 years
male:
73.6 years
female:
78.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
94

Kiribati

total population:
66.5 years
male:
64 years
female:
69.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
174

Marshall Islands

total population:
73.4 years
male:
71.2 years
female:
75.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
137

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

total population:
73.1 years
male:
71.1 years
female:
75.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
139

Nauru

total population:
67.4 years
male:
63.3 years
female:
70.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
170

New Caledonia

total population:
77.9 years
male:
73.9 years
female:
82 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
65

New Zealand

total population:
81.3 years
male:
79.1 years
female:
83.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
27

Niue

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Norfolk Island

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

total population:
75.4 years
male:
73.4 years
female:
77.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
107

Palau

total population:
73.4 years
male:
70.2 years
female:
76.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
135

Papua New Guinea

total population:
67.3 years
male:
65.1 years
female:
69.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
171

Pitcairn Islands

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Samoa

total population:
74 years
male:
71.1 years
female:
77 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
125

Solomon Islands

total population:
75.6 years
male:
72.9 years
female:
78.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
103

Tokelau

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Tonga

total population:
76.4 years
male:
74.9 years
female:
78.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
87

Tuvalu

total population:
66.9 years
male:
64.7 years
female:
69.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
173

Vanuatu

total population:
73.7 years
male:
72.1 years
female:
75.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
131

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

total population:
79.8 years
male:
76.8 years
female:
83 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
44

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total population:
77.3 years
male:
74.2 years
female:
80.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
74

Bolivia

total population:
69.5 years
male:
66.7 years
female:
72.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
161

Brazil

total population:
74 years
male:
70.5 years
female:
77.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
128

Chile

total population:
78.9 years
male:
75.9 years
female:
82.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
51

Colombia

total population:
75.9 years
male:
72.8 years
female:
79.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
96

Ecuador

total population:
77 years
male:
74 years
female:
80.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
79

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total population:
77.9
male:
75.6
female:
79.6 (2017 est.)

Guyana

total population:
68.6 years
male:
65.6 years
female:
71.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
165

Paraguay

total population:
77.4 years
male:
74.7 years
female:
80.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
72

Peru

total population:
74 years
male:
71.9 years
female:
76.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
126

Suriname

total population:
72.5 years
male:
70.1 years
female:
75.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
148

Uruguay

total population:
77.4 years
male:
74.2 years
female:
80.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
70

Venezuela

total population:
76 years
male:
73 years
female:
79.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
92

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total population:
77.3 years
male:
75 years
female:
79.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
73

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total population:
68.2 years
male:
66.6 years
female:
69.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
167

Cambodia

total population:
64.9 years
male:
62.4 years
female:
67.5 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
181

Christmas Island

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2017 est.)

Hong Kong

total population:
83 years
male:
80.4 years
female:
85.9 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
7

Indonesia

total population:
73 years
male:
70.4 years
female:
75.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
143

Laos

total population:
64.6 years
male:
62.6 years
female:
66.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
184

Macau

total population:
84.6 years
male:
81.6 years
female:
87.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
4

Malaysia

total population:
75.2 years
male:
72.4 years
female:
78.2 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
109

Philippines

total population:
69.4 years
male:
65.9 years
female:
73.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
162

Singapore

total population:
85.2 years
male:
82.6 years
female:
88.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
3

Taiwan

total population:
80.2 years
male:
77.1 years
female:
83.6 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
40

Thailand

total population:
74.9 years
male:
71.7 years
female:
78.3 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
116

Timor-Leste

total population:
68.4 years
male:
66.8 years
female:
70.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
166

Vietnam

total population:
73.7 years
male:
71.2 years
female:
76.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
132

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Life expectancy at birth”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/life-expectancy-at-birth/2017.

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