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Life Expectancy in the World’s Largest Economies

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, latest year, years

Switzerland leads at 84.4
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Current·Data to 2024

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World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0), from UN World Population Prospects and national statistics. The 30 largest economies by 2024 GDP in current U.S. dollars, World Bank; Taiwan is not in the World Bank data. Period life expectancy: the years a newborn would live at that year’s death rates. Images draw the highest and lowest bars; the page and the data table list every country.

How long people can expect to live in each of the world’s 30 largest economies. Switzerland, Japan and Sweden are at the top. India, Indonesia and Russia are at the bottom of this group, and the United States ranks below most other rich economies.

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US Life Expectancy at Birth. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), via api.worldbank.org. CC BY 4.0.

China Life Expectancy at Birth. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), via api.worldbank.org. CC BY 4.0.

Germany · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Japan · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

India · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

United Kingdom · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

France · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Italy · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Canada · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Russia · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Brazil · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

South Korea · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Mexico · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Australia · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Spain · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Indonesia · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Türkiye · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Saudi Arabia · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Netherlands · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Switzerland · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Poland · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Belgium · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Argentina · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Ireland · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Sweden · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Singapore · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

United Arab Emirates · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Israel · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Austria · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

Thailand · Life Expectancy at Birth · years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI License_Type). Palanor reads it with.

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