Montenegro vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, total

Montenegro
77.89 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
77.67 years
in 2024
Montenegro rank
75th
Sri Lanka rank
78th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Montenegro
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 77.89 years against 77.67 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Montenegro ahead.

Montenegro ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 67.65 years 62.53 years 5.12 years Montenegro
1970s 71.28 years 65.49 years 5.79 years Montenegro
1980s 72.49 years 68.57 years 3.92 years Montenegro
1990s 73.52 years 69.83 years 3.68 years Montenegro
2000s 74.16 years 71.75 years 2.42 years Montenegro
2010s 76.56 years 75.72 years 0.8359 years Montenegro
2020s 76.28 years 77.13 years 0.8478 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Montenegro or Sri Lanka?
Montenegro, at 77.89 years against 77.67 years in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Montenegro and Sri Lanka?
0.22 years, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Montenegro and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Montenegro ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th 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.