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Life Expectancy

Life expectancy at birth, in years — the long Gapminder series, 1800–2020. Pairs with income on the bubble chart.

Source: Gapminder Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: years Parsed: 2026-06-29 Open source ↗

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Avg (2020)
69.1
-0.40pp vs 2019
Improving
0
of 195 tracked
Declining
76
period over period
Stable
119
±0.5pp band

Life expectancy at birth (years)

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Trend over time

Group average by period, 1800–2020.

10.528.947.365.784.1 180018281856188419121940196819962020
AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericas

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Two dimensions at once

Longevity × wealth

FijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Rep.RussiaBahamasFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. Sudan
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Life expectancy at birth (years) →

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Movers

Biggest period-over-period changes.

Top risers

EntityNowChange
🇸🇾 Syria 74.4 +0.49pp
🇳🇴 Norway 83.2 +0.31pp
🇱🇸 Lesotho 52 +0.24pp
🇳🇦 Namibia 65.4 +0.20pp
🇺🇬 Uganda 66.4 +0.19pp

Top fallers

EntityNowChange
🇦🇩 Andorra 0 -82.2pp
🇸🇲 San Marino 0 -82.2pp
🇲🇨 Monaco 0 -80.1pp
🇩🇲 Dominica 0 -72.3pp
🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 -72.1pp

By group

Change by group, latest period.

Asia +0.40pp
Africa 0.00pp
Americas -0.80pp
Europe -1.0pp
GroupMembersAvgChange
Europe 44 78 -1.0pp
Americas 33 74.5 -0.80pp
Asia 55 73.4 +0.40pp
Africa 54 65.7 0.00pp

Life Expectancy — full ranking

Every entity in this dataset, in HTML. The interactive panel above shows the same numbers; this is the one that survives without JavaScript.

186 entities, 2020, change vs 2019. Highest first.
#EntityLife expectancy at birth (years)Change
1🇸🇬 Singapore84.9+0.04pp
2🇯🇵 Japan84.7-0.06pp
3🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China84.50.00pp
4🇮🇸 Iceland84-0.10pp
5🇳🇴 Norway83.2+0.31pp
6🇨🇭 Switzerland83.2-0.80pp
7🇦🇺 Australia82.9+0.02pp
8🇰🇷 South Korea82.8-0.13pp
9🇲🇹 Malta82.3-0.30pp
10🇫🇷 France82.2-0.70pp
11🇸🇪 Sweden82-0.80pp
12🇱🇺 Luxembourg82-0.90pp
13🇫🇮 Finland82+0.10pp
14🇮🇱 Israel82-1.0pp
15🇮🇹 Italy81.9-1.2pp
16🇳🇿 New Zealand81.8+0.04pp
17🇨🇦 Canada81.5-0.69pp
18🇪🇸 Spain81.5-1.6pp
19🇦🇹 Austria81.5-0.69pp
20🇩🇰 Denmark81.2+0.10pp
21🇰🇼 Kuwait81.2-0.29pp
22🇮🇪 Ireland81.1-0.96pp
23🇳🇱 Netherlands81-0.70pp
24🇩🇪 Germany81-0.20pp
25🇵🇹 Portugal80.9-0.80pp
26🇨🇾 Cyprus80.80.00pp
27🇬🇷 Greece80.4-0.51pp
28🇸🇮 Slovenia80.4-1.0pp
29🇹🇼 Taiwan80.4+0.07pp
30🇧🇪 Belgium80.2-1.2pp
31🇬🇧 UK79.4-1.7pp
32🇲🇻 Maldives79.1+0.04pp
33🇨🇱 Chile79.1-1.1pp
34🇨🇷 Costa Rica78.9-1.1pp
35🇨🇺 Cuba78.7+0.03pp
36🇨🇿 Czech Republic78.5-1.0pp
37🇹🇭 Thailand78.5+0.03pp
38🇦🇱 Albania77.9-0.60pp
39🇭🇷 Croatia77.9-0.80pp
40🇨🇴 Colombia77.8-2.4pp
41🇹🇷 Turkey77.8-0.61pp
42🇨🇳 China77.7+0.08pp
43🇪🇪 Estonia77.7-0.40pp
44🇵🇪 Peru77.4-2.9pp
45🇺🇾 Uruguay77.4-0.18pp
46🇱🇰 Sri Lanka77.3+0.01pp
47🇺🇸 USA77-1.9pp
48🇹🇳 Tunisia77-0.74pp
49🇵🇦 Panama77-3.1pp
50🇯🇴 Jordan76.9-1.3pp
51🇵🇱 Poland76.7-1.4pp
52🇸🇰 Slovak Republic76.7-0.90pp
53🇧🇭 Bahrain76.3-0.69pp
54🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda76.3-0.04pp
55🇶🇦 Qatar76.2-0.06pp
56🇧🇧 Barbados76.2+0.01pp
57🇩🇿 Algeria76.20.00pp
58🇮🇷 Iran76.2-1.6pp
59🇯🇲 Jamaica76.2-0.08pp
60🇱🇧 Lebanon76.2-0.48pp
61🇱🇻 Latvia75.90.00pp
62🇭🇺 Hungary75.8-0.80pp
63🇵🇾 Paraguay75.7-0.90pp
64🇱🇾 Libya75.5-0.40pp
65🇲🇺 Mauritius75.5+0.05pp
66🇳🇮 Nicaragua75.4+0.02pp
67🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina75.4-1.6pp
68🇱🇨 St. Lucia75.2+0.07pp
69🇷🇸 Serbia75.2-0.53pp
70🇲🇾 Malaysia75.1+0.08pp
71🇻🇪 Venezuela75.1+0.05pp
72🇸🇻 El Salvador75.1-0.66pp
73🇱🇹 Lithuania74.8-1.4pp
74🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago74.8-0.06pp
75🇧🇩 Bangladesh74.7+0.13pp
76🇦🇷 Argentina74.6-2.0pp
77🇻🇳 Vietnam74.5+0.05pp
78🇧🇳 Brunei74.4+0.07pp
79🇲🇪 Montenegro74.4-1.4pp
80🇸🇾 Syria74.4+0.49pp
81🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia74.3-0.18pp
82🇷🇴 Romania74.1-1.4pp
83🇦🇲 Armenia74-1.7pp
84🇦🇪 UAE74+0.05pp
85🇪🇨 Ecuador73.9-2.5pp
86🇵🇸 Palestine73.6-1.2pp
87🇸🇨 Seychelles73.6+0.04pp
88🇧🇷 Brazil73.6-2.3pp
89🇧🇾 Belarus73.5-0.56pp
90🇧🇹 Bhutan73.3+0.16pp
91🇬🇩 Grenada73.3+0.01pp
92🇲🇩 Moldova73.3-1.0pp
93🇰🇵 North Korea73.2+0.09pp
94🇺🇦 Ukraine73.2-0.63pp
95🇨🇻 Cape Verde73.1-0.66pp
96🇹🇴 Tonga73+0.05pp
97🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines73+0.06pp
98🇲🇦 Morocco73-0.34pp
99🇲🇽 Mexico73-2.7pp
100🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic72.9-0.49pp
101🇲🇰 North Macedonia72.8-1.5pp
102🇴🇲 Oman72.7-1.3pp
103🇩🇴 Dominican Republic72.7-0.53pp
104🇬🇪 Georgia72.6-0.82pp
105🇸🇷 Suriname72.4-0.31pp
106🇧🇸 Bahamas72.3-1.1pp
107🇧🇿 Belize72.1-2.3pp
108🇮🇶 Iraq72.1-1.2pp
109🇧🇬 Bulgaria71.9-1.5pp
110🇵🇭 Philippines71.8-0.04pp
111🇬🇹 Guatemala71.5-1.1pp
112🇮🇩 Indonesia71.40.00pp
113🇰🇿 Kazakhstan71.2-0.77pp
114🇷🇺 Russia71.2-1.8pp
115🇳🇵 Nepal71.1+0.02pp
116🇪🇬 Egypt71-0.01pp
117🇹🇲 Turkmenistan70.9+0.07pp
118🇮🇳 India70.8+0.01pp
119🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe70.7-0.21pp
120🇹🇱 Timor-Leste70.7+0.12pp
121🇭🇳 Honduras70.7-1.4pp
122🇲🇷 Mauritania70.7-0.10pp
123🇼🇸 Samoa70.6+0.06pp
124🇸🇩 Sudan70.6+0.06pp
125🇦🇿 Azerbaijan70.4-0.63pp
126🇰🇭 Cambodia70+0.12pp
127🇧🇴 Bolivia69.8-2.2pp
128🇹🇯 Tajikistan69.6+0.07pp
129🇲🇲 Myanmar69.4-0.08pp
130🇱🇦 Lao69.1+0.15pp
131🇪🇹 Ethiopia69+0.12pp
132🇰🇲 Comoros68.8+0.08pp
133🇷🇼 Rwanda68.7+0.03pp
134🇸🇳 Senegal68.50.00pp
135🇫🇯 Fiji68.4+0.06pp
136🇺🇿 Uzbekistan68.4-0.07pp
137🇲🇳 Mongolia68.2+0.09pp
138🇬🇦 Gabon67.8+0.02pp
139🇾🇪 Yemen67.8+0.02pp
140🇹🇿 Tanzania67.3+0.05pp
141🇬🇲 Gambia66.9+0.12pp
142🇩🇯 Djibouti66.8+0.02pp
143🇬🇾 Guyana66.8-0.51pp
144🇰🇪 Kenya66.4-0.07pp
145🇺🇬 Uganda66.4+0.19pp
146🇬🇭 Ghana66.4+0.10pp
147🇱🇷 Liberia66.2+0.07pp
148🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea66.1+0.15pp
149🇵🇰 Pakistan65.9+0.02pp
150🇲🇬 Madagascar65.6+0.12pp
151🇻🇺 Vanuatu65.5+0.06pp
152🇨🇬 Congo, Rep.65.4+0.01pp
153🇳🇦 Namibia65.4+0.20pp
154🇦🇴 Angola65.2+0.12pp
155🇹🇬 Togo65.2+0.13pp
156🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep.65.2+0.10pp
157🇲🇼 Malawi64.8+0.07pp
158🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea64.8+0.12pp
159🇧🇯 Benin64.6+0.14pp
160🇳🇬 Nigeria64.5+0.18pp
161🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire64.4+0.16pp
162🇿🇦 South Africa64.3-0.81pp
163🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.64.2+0.05pp
164🇪🇷 Eritrea64+0.17pp
165🇧🇮 Burundi64+0.13pp
166🇭🇹 Haiti63.9+0.08pp
167🇸🇸 South Sudan63.9+0.13pp
168🇨🇲 Cameroon63.5+0.11pp
169🇦🇫 Afghanistan63.4+0.06pp
170🇿🇲 Zambia63.1-0.10pp
171🇳🇪 Niger62.7+0.14pp
172🇲🇱 Mali62+0.14pp
173🇸🇱 Sierra Leone61.9+0.16pp
174🇧🇫 Burkina Faso61.8+0.14pp
175🇧🇼 Botswana61.7-0.60pp
176🇬🇳 Guinea61.3+0.04pp
177🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau61+0.07pp
178🇰🇮 Kiribati60.8+0.09pp
179🇿🇼 Zimbabwe60.7-0.35pp
180🇹🇩 Chad60.5+0.14pp
181🇸🇧 Solomon Islands59.2+0.04pp
182🇸🇴 Somalia58.6+0.11pp
183🇲🇿 Mozambique58.4-0.01pp
184🇸🇿 Eswatini58-0.28pp
185🇨🇫 Central African Republic52.4+0.07pp
186🇱🇸 Lesotho52+0.24pp

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