Life expectancy at birth (female)

Ranked among 237 profiles with 2026 data. Status, source, and year are named on each row. Taiwan and Kosovo remain special status in this list.

Unit: years. Preferred source: un-wpp. Some later years may be projections.

RankProfileStatus2026 value
1MonacoUN member88.8 projection
2Hong KongSpecial administrative region88.5 projection
3JapanUN member88.2 projection
4South KoreaUN member87.5 projection
5San MarinoUN member87.4 projection
6Saint BarthélemyDependency87.1 projection
7French PolynesiaDependency86.9 projection
8SpainUN member86.7 projection
9RéunionTerritory86.7 projection
10SingaporeUN member86.6 projection
11AndorraUN member86.5 projection
12GibraltarDependency86.4 projection
13FranceUN member86.4 projection
14SwitzerlandUN member86.2 projection
15BermudaDependency86.1 projection
16ItalyUN member86.1 projection
17AustraliaUN member86.1 projection
18MartiniqueTerritory86 projection
19GuadeloupeTerritory85.9 projection
20GuernseyDependency85.9 projection
21MacauSpecial administrative region85.6 projection
22LiechtensteinUN member85.6 projection
23Puerto RicoTerritory85.6 projection
24MaltaUN member85.6 projection
25PortugalUN member85.5 projection
26SwedenUN member85.5 projection
27Holy SeeUN observer85.4 projection
28NorwayUN member85.2 projection
29CanadaUN member85.2 projection
30FinlandUN member85 projection
31IsraelUN member84.9 projection
32IrelandUN member84.9 projection
33GreeceUN member84.7 projection
34AustriaUN member84.7 projection
35BelgiumUN member84.7 projection
36SloveniaUN member84.7 projection
37IcelandUN member84.7 projection
38United Arab EmiratesUN member84.6 projection
39Saint MartinDependency84.2 projection
40DenmarkUN member84.2 projection
41LuxembourgUN member84.2 projection
42GermanyUN member84.1 projection
43NetherlandsUN member84.1 projection
44New ZealandUN member84.1 projection
45CyprusUN member84.1 projection
46TaiwanSpecial status84 projection
47Costa RicaUN member83.9 projection
48QatarUN member83.7 projection
49United KingdomUN member83.6 projection
50ChileUN member83.5 projection
51EstoniaUN member83.4 projection
52Isle of ManDependency83.4 projection
53MaldivesUN member83.3 projection
54Cayman IslandsDependency83.3 projection
55AnguillaDependency83.1 projection
56Faroe IslandsDependency83 projection
57PanamaUN member83 projection
58CzechiaUN member83 projection
59PolandUN member82.7 projection
60BahrainUN member82.4 projection
61OmanUN member82.4 projection
62KuwaitUN member82.3 projection
63UruguayUN member82.3 projection
64United StatesUN member82.2 projection
65JerseyDependency82.1 projection
66CroatiaUN member82.1 projection
67SlovakiaUN member82 projection
68AlbaniaUN member81.9 projection
69GuamTerritory81.9 projection
70Saint Pierre and MiquelonDependency81.9 projection
71ChinaUN member81.8 projection
72U.S. Virgin IslandsTerritory81.7 projection
73Falkland IslandsDependency81.7 projection
74Saudi ArabiaUN member81.7 projection
75New CaledoniaDependency81.7 projection
76Bosnia and HerzegovinaUN member81.4 projection
77ThailandUN member81.4 projection
78TürkiyeUN member81.3 projection
79CuraçaoDependency81.2 projection
80Northern Mariana IslandsTerritory81.1 projection
81LithuaniaUN member81.1 projection
82Sri LankaUN member81 projection
83CubaUN member81 projection
84Saint HelenaDependency81 projection
85ColombiaUN member80.9 projection
86LatviaUN member80.9 projection
87Antigua and BarbudaUN member80.7 projection
88MontenegroUN member80.7 projection
89Turks and Caicos IslandsDependency80.7 projection
90KosovoSpecial status80.6 projection
91EcuadorUN member80.6 projection
92PeruUN member80.6 projection
93HungaryUN member80.6 projection
94JordanUN member80.6 projection
95Caribbean NetherlandsTerritory80.6 projection
96SerbiaUN member80.5 projection
97British Virgin IslandsDependency80.5 projection
98French GuianaTerritory80.4 projection
99ArgentinaUN member80.3 projection
100IranUN member80.2 projection
101LebanonUN member80.1 projection
102Wallis and FutunaDependency80 projection
103North MacedoniaUN member80 projection
104RomaniaUN member79.9 projection
105Sint MaartenDependency79.9 projection
106ArmeniaUN member79.9 projection
107MalaysiaUN member79.8 projection
108PalestineUN observer79.8 projection
109TunisiaUN member79.7 projection
110Cabo VerdeUN member79.7 projection
111UkraineUN member79.7 projection
112BulgariaUN member79.7 projection
113VietnamUN member79.6 projection
114BelarusUN member79.5 projection
115GeorgiaUN member79.5 projection
116Cook IslandsAssociated state79.5 projection
117BrazilUN member79.5 projection
118RussiaUN member79.5 projection
119TokelauTerritory79.3 projection
120MontserratDependency79.2 projection
121ArubaDependency79.2 projection
122BarbadosUN member79 projection
123MayotteTerritory78.9 projection
124GrenadaUN member78.8 projection
125KazakhstanUN member78.8 projection
126MauritiusUN member78.6 projection
127BahamasUN member78.6 projection
128MexicoUN member78.4 projection
129AlgeriaUN member78.3 projection
130MoroccoUN member78.1 projection
131BruneiUN member78.1 projection
132NicaraguaUN member77.9 projection
133LibyaUN member77.8 projection
134AzerbaijanUN member77.6 projection
135ParaguayUN member77.4 projection
136Dominican RepublicUN member77.4 projection
137SurinameUN member77.3 projection
138BangladeshUN member77.2 projection
139MongoliaUN member77.1 projection
140Trinidad and TobagoUN member77.1 projection
141BelizeUN member77 projection
142VenezuelaUN member77 projection
143SeychellesUN member77 projection
144El SalvadorUN member76.9 projection
145TongaUN member76.8 projection
146Saint LuciaUN member76.7 projection
147Saint Kitts and NevisUN member76.4 projection
148American SamoaTerritory76.3 projection
149North KoreaUN member76.2 projection
150HondurasUN member76 projection
151MoldovaUN member75.9 projection
152SyriaUN member75.9 projection
153BhutanUN member75.8 projection
154UzbekistanUN member75.8 projection
155KyrgyzstanUN member75.7 projection
156GuatemalaUN member75.4 projection
157DominicaUN member75.1 projection
158Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUN member74.8 projection
159VanuatuUN member74.5 projection
160TajikistanUN member74.5 projection
161IraqUN member74.4 projection
162JamaicaUN member74.4 projection
163EgyptUN member74.4 projection
164IndiaUN member74.4 projection
165GuyanaUN member74.4 projection
166Sao Tome and PrincipeUN member74.3 projection
167Western SaharaSpecial status74.2 projection
168SamoaUN member74.1 projection
169IndonesiaUN member73.8 projection
170CambodiaUN member73.7 projection
171TurkmenistanUN member73.3 projection
172PhilippinesUN member73.2 projection
173NiueAssociated state73.2 projection
174GreenlandDependency72.9 projection
175NepalUN member72.7 projection
176Solomon IslandsUN member72.5 projection
177PalauUN member72.2 projection
178BotswanaUN member72.2 projection
179LaosUN member72 projection
180YemenUN member71.9 projection
181UgandaUN member71.8 projection
182NamibiaUN member71.8 projection
183BoliviaUN member71.7 projection
184GabonUN member71.6 projection
185EthiopiaUN member71.6 projection
186MicronesiaUN member71.6 projection
187SenegalUN member71.5 projection
188EritreaUN member71.5 projection
189MauritaniaUN member71.2 projection
190TuvaluUN member71.2 projection
191MalawiUN member71.1 projection
192MyanmarUN member70.8 projection
193RwandaUN member70.6 projection
194PakistanUN member70.6 projection
195TanzaniaUN member70.4 projection
196SudanUN member70.2 projection
197South AfricaUN member70.2 projection
198Timor-LesteUN member70.1 projection
199FijiUN member69.9 projection
200Marshall IslandsUN member69.8 projection
201ComorosUN member69.7 projection
202Papua New GuineaUN member69.5 projection
203ZambiaUN member69.3 projection
204DjiboutiUN member69.2 projection
205HaitiUN member68.8 projection
206KiribatiUN member68.6 projection
207GhanaUN member68.6 projection
208AfghanistanUN member68.3 projection
209GambiaUN member68.2 projection
210Republic of the CongoUN member68.2 projection
211AngolaUN member67.7 projection
212EswatiniUN member67.4 projection
213MozambiqueUN member67.1 projection
214Guinea-BissauUN member66.9 projection
215CameroonUN member66.8 projection
216KenyaUN member66.5 projection
217Equatorial GuineaUN member66.3 projection
218BurundiUN member66.2 projection
219MadagascarUN member66.1 projection
220ZimbabweUN member65.9 projection
221Côte d’IvoireUN member64.7 projection
222Democratic Republic of the CongoUN member64.6 projection
223NauruUN member64.6 projection
224Sierra LeoneUN member64.1 projection
225LiberiaUN member64 projection
226Burkina FasoUN member63.8 projection
227TogoUN member63.6 projection
228NigerUN member62.9 projection
229BeninUN member62.8 projection
230MaliUN member62.6 projection
231GuineaUN member62.4 projection
232SomaliaUN member61.9 projection
233LesothoUN member61.3 projection
234South SudanUN member61 projection
235Central African RepublicUN member60.1 projection
236ChadUN member57.6 projection
237NigeriaUN member55.3 projection

No 2026 figure

These profiles are not ranked for this year. Absence is not zero.