Monaco vs North America: Life expectancy at birth, total
Monaco
86.5 years
in 2024
North America
79.24 years
in 2024
Monaco rank
1st
North America rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Monaco
- North America
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 86.5 years against 79.24 years in North America, a difference of 7.26 years.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
Monaco ranks 1st and North America ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7 years | 70.32 years | 2.38 years | Monaco |
| 1970s | 73.79 years | 72.36 years | 1.43 years | Monaco |
| 1980s | 77.11 years | 74.65 years | 2.46 years | Monaco |
| 1990s | 80.71 years | 76.07 years | 4.64 years | Monaco |
| 2000s | 83.59 years | 77.71 years | 5.88 years | Monaco |
| 2010s | 85.39 years | 78.98 years | 6.41 years | Monaco |
| 2020s | 85.96 years | 78.02 years | 7.94 years | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Monaco or North America?
- Monaco, at 86.5 years against 79.24 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Monaco and North America?
- 7.26 years, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Monaco and North America rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Monaco ranks 1st and North America ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.