Top 20 countries by life expectancy
Years a newborn can expect to live
Updated · life expectancy at birth (years)
Why these 20
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN (UN Population Division and national statistics): the years a newborn would live if today's death rates held. It sums up health care, food, safety and wealth in one number.
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Sweden
84.1 years year 2024
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Italy
84.0 years year 2024
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Spain
83.9 years year 2024
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Singapore
83.3 years year 2024
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Israel
83.2 years year 2024
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Luxembourg
83.2 years year 2024
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Norway
83.2 years year 2024
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France
83.0 years year 2024
How it is measured
World Bank API, most recent value per country.
References
- World Bank: life expectancy at birth, World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Checked 2026-10-19 19:07 UTC.
- World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN, World Bank, last updated 2026-10-08.
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