Life expectancy at birth by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
81.54
Chile
Lowest
65.3
Haiti
Median
75.36
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
3,268
What the numbers show
Life expectancy at birth is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 81.54 in Chile; the lowest is 65.3 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.36, and the mean is 75.17.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 4.7%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 0.7%).
Life expectancy at birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 81.54 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 81.19 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 79.96 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Anguilla | 79.67 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 78.45 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Cuba | 78.45 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 78.34 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 78.12 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 78.09 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.94 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 77.76 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 77.69 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | 77.61 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Barbados | 76.49 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Montserrat | 76.49 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 76.2 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Grenada | 75.52 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 75.45 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 75.27 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 74.11 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 73.99 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belize | 73.9 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 23 | Suriname | 73.9 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.75 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 73.22 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 73 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 72.89 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 72.84 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | El Salvador | 72.52 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.42 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 71.73 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.51 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Dominica | 71.45 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Guyana | 70.45 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 68.9 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 36 | Haiti | 65.3 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.