Data for 2022

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022

Figures for 2022, as UN DESA Population Division published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 85.746; Central African Republic is lowest, at 18.818. The middle country reads 74.313. Against 2021, 222 values changed (192 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Life Expectancy at Birth · Data for 2022

HighestMonaco

85.746

LowestCentral African Republic

18.818

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

222countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
222distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	85.746
2	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	85.708
3	JapanJPNEastern Asia	84.054
4	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	84.016
5	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	83.859
6	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	83.517
7	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	83.485
8	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	83.405
9	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	83.335
10	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	83.200
11	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	83.046
12	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	82.921
13	IsraelISRWestern Asia	82.815
14	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	82.766
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	82.727
16	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	82.631
17	FranceFRAWestern Europe	82.475
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	82.366
19	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	82.250
20	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	82.201
21	MacauMACEastern Asia	82.103
22	BermudaBMUNorthern America	82.062
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	82.052
24	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	82.051
25	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	81.912
26	QatarQATWestern Asia	81.857
27	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	81.588
28	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	81.296
29	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	81.291
30	CanadaCANNorthern America	81.249
31	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	81.244
32	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	81.194
33	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	81.159
34	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	81.074
35	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	81.006
36	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	80.992
37	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	80.956
38	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	80.793
39	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	80.760
40	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	80.580
41	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	80.487
42	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	80.434
43	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	80.236
44	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	80.157
45	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	79.984
46	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	79.944
47	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.427
48	PanamaPANCentral America	79.324
49	Costa RicaCRICentral America	79.316
50	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	79.264
51	ChileCHLSouth America	79.176
52	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	79.165
53	AnguillaAIACaribbean	79.119
54	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	78.788
55	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	78.769
56	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	78.531
57	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	78.278
58	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	78.202
59	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	78.167
60	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	78.003
61	United StatesUSANorthern America	77.979
62	PolandPOLEastern Europe	77.923
63	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	77.918
64	OmanOMNWestern Asia	77.911
65	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	77.698
66	CubaCUBCaribbean	77.629
67	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	77.623
68	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	77.591
69	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	77.483
70	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	77.310
71	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	77.300
72	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	77.177
73	GuamGUMMicronesia	77.102
74	JordanJORWestern Asia	77.088
75	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	77.036
76	PeruPERSouth America	76.834
77	IranIRNSouthern Asia	76.799
78	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	76.777
79	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	76.729
80	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	76.662
81	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	76.646
82	EcuadorECUSouth America	76.577
83	ColombiaCOLSouth America	76.508
84	UruguayURYSouth America	76.468
85	ArubaABWCaribbean	76.226
86	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	76.212
87	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	76.180
88	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	76.129
89	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	76.051
90	MontserratMSRCaribbean	76.038
91	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	75.921
92	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.907
93	ArgentinaARGSouth America	75.806
94	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	75.676
95	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	75.478
96	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	75.444
97	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	75.291
98	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	75.261
99	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	75.161
100	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	75.151
101	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	75.079
102	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	75.045
103	BrazilBRASouth America	74.872
104	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	74.871
105	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	74.696
106	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	74.633
107	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	74.503
108	BahamasBHSCaribbean	74.491
109	NicaraguaNICCentral America	74.463
110	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	74.462
111	BelarusBLREastern Europe	74.361
112	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	74.265
113	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	74.211
114	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	74.141
115	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	74.125
116	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	74.034
117	MexicoMEXCentral America	73.973
118	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	73.641
119	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	73.545
120	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	73.503
121	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	73.331
122	SurinameSURSouth America	73.254
123	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	72.917
124	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	72.790
125	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	72.754
126	American SamoaASMPolynesia	72.752
127	HondurasHNDCentral America	72.715
128	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	72.670
129	UkraineUKREastern Europe	72.658
130	TongaTONPolynesia	72.635
131	VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.566
132	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	72.517
133	ParaguayPRYSouth America	72.319
134	BelizeBLZCentral America	72.190
135	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	72.147
136	IraqIRQWestern Asia	72.037
137	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	71.970
138	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	71.698
139	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	71.562
140	SamoaWSMPolynesia	71.550
141	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	71.547
142	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	71.505
143	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	71.487
144	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	71.481
145	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	71.302
146	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	71.248
147	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	71.206
148	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	71.191
149	DominicaDMACaribbean	71.081
150	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	71.010
151	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	70.925
152	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	70.528
153	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	70.409
154	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	70.313
155	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	70.087
156	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	70.052
157	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	69.913
158	GuyanaGUYSouth America	69.889
159	NiueNIUPolynesia	69.818
160	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	69.472
161	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	69.237
162	PalauPLWMicronesia	68.922
163	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	68.749
164	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	68.715
165	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	68.281
166	YemenYEMWestern Asia	67.952
167	EritreaERIEastern Africa	67.789
168	SenegalSENWestern Africa	67.788
169	GabonGABMiddle Africa	67.713
170	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	67.675
171	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	67.528
172	BoliviaBOLSouth America	67.434
173	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	67.417
174	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	67.368
175	FijiFJIMelanesia	67.148
176	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	66.961
177	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	66.897
178	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	66.879
179	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	66.852
180	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	66.725
181	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	66.506
182	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	66.481
183	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	66.269
184	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	66.037
185	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	65.695
186	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	65.617
187	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	65.540
188	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	65.454
189	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	65.279
190	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	65.274
191	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	65.246
192	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	65.000
193	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	64.859
194	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	64.246
195	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.190
196	HaitiHTICaribbean	63.948
197	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	63.605
198	KenyaKENEastern Africa	63.549
199	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	63.355
200	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	63.068
201	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	63.028
202	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	63.012
203	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	62.882
204	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	62.443
205	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	62.360
206	TogoTGOWestern Africa	62.292
207	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	61.934
208	NauruNRUMicronesia	61.930
209	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	61.562
210	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	61.275
211	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	60.979
212	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	60.700
213	BeninBENWestern Africa	60.475
214	GuineaGINWestern Africa	60.432
215	NigerNERWestern Africa	60.398
216	MaliMLIWestern Africa	60.035
217	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	57.203
218	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	56.812
219	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	54.528
220	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	54.079
221	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	53.932
222	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	18.818

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Monaco85.746
2San Marino85.708
3Japan84.054
4Andorra84.016
5French Polynesia83.859

Lowest

222Central African Republic18.818
221Somalia53.932
220Nigeria54.079
219Chad54.528
218Lesotho56.812

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 74.313. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
192 · 30rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bolivia61.427 → 67.434+6.007
Guyana64.323 → 69.889+5.566
Botswana63.303 → 68.749+5.446
Peru71.596 → 76.834+5.238
Afghanistan60.417 → 65.617+5.200

Fell most

Central African Republic40.279 → 18.818−21.461
Thailand77.607 → 75.291−2.315
Brunei74.869 → 72.917−1.952
Somalia55.703 → 53.932−1.771
Macau83.818 → 82.103−1.715

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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UN DESA Population Division (2022). Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/life-expectancy/2022

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