Life expectancy by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
84.2
Liechtenstein
Lowest
68.9
Russia
Median
81.25
Years covered
65
1960β2024
Data points
1,985
What the numbers show
Life expectancy by age and sex is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 84.2 in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 68.9 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.25, and the mean is 79.68.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 7.9%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia, Republic of (down 2.5%).
Life expectancy by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 84.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 84 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 83.8 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 83.7 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 83.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 83.1 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 83 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | France | 83 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 82.8 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 82.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 82.4 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 82.2 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 82.1 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 82.1 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Metropolitan France | 82.1 | 2012 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 82 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 81.9 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 81.9 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 81.3 | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 81.2 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 80.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 80.1 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 79.4 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia, Republic of | 78.9 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 78.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Slovak Republic | 78.4 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 77.6 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 77.5 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 76.8 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia, Republic of | 76.6 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 33 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 76.6 | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 35 | Romania | 76.5 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 76.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia, Republic of | 76.2 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 75.8 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Georgia | 74.9 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Belarus, Republic of | 74.5 | 2018 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 41 | Ukraine | 73.4 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 73.2 | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 43 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.9 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Russia | 68.9 | 2010 | β | flat |