Life expectancy at birth oecd by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
84.5
Japan
Lowest
62.3
South Africa
Median
80.8
Years covered
63
1960–2022
Data points
2,767
What the numbers show
Life expectancy at birth oecd is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 84.5 in Japan; the lowest is 62.3 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.8, and the mean is 78.42.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 6.4%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 3.8%).
Life expectancy at birth oecd: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 84.5 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 83.9 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 83.6 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 83.3 | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 83.3 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 83.2 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 83.2 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 83.1 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 82.9 | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 82.7 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 82.7 | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 82.4 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | France | 82.4 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 82.3 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 81.9 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 81.9 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 81.6 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 81.5 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 81.5 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 81.4 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 81.3 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 81.2 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 81 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 80.9 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 80.8 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 80.7 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 80.2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 78.6 | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | China | 78.2 | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 77.2 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 77.2 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 76.9 | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 76.7 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | United States | 76.4 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 75.5 | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 75.4 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 75.4 | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 74.6 | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 74.3 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 74.2 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Russia | 73.2 | 2019 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 42 | Latvia | 73.1 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 72.8 | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 72.8 | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 72.4 | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 71.4 | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 67.6 | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 48 | India | 67.2 | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 62.3 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |