France vs Small states: Life expectancy at birth, total

France
82.98 years
in 2024
Small states
73.11 years
in 2024
France rank
24th
Small states rank
21st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • France
  • Small states
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How they compare

France currently reports 82.98 years against 73.11 years in Small states, a difference of 9.87 years.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 24th and Small states ranks 21st of 217 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 70.72 years 59.64 years 11.08 years France
1970s 72.74 years 61.81 years 10.93 years France
1980s 75.18 years 64.2 years 10.98 years France
1990s 77.69 years 65.81 years 11.87 years France
2000s 80.15 years 67.98 years 12.17 years France
2010s 82.37 years 70.94 years 11.42 years France
2020s 82.49 years 72.2 years 10.29 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, France or Small states?
France, at 82.98 years against 73.11 years in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between France and Small states?
9.87 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Small states?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Small states rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
France ranks 24th and Small states ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.