Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2024, Monaco ranked the highest in life expectancy for both sexes with 86.4 years followed by Liechtenstein and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Sierra Leone with 47.1 years, Swaziland with 49.0 years and Lesotho with 50.8 years.
Average life expectancy for both sexes reached 71.2 years in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.198 % more than in the previous year and 2.01 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average life expectancy for both sexes reached an all time high of 75.5 years in 2050 and an all time low of 46.9 years in 1955. The average annual growth amounted to 0.502 % since 1955.
Data for more countries are available at Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) indicator page.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | years | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | years | 81.8 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 81.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | years | 84.9 | 85.2 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 83.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | years | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | years | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | years | 83.3 | 83.5 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 84.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | years | 83.0 | 84.2 | 81.7 | 84.4 | 84.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Monaco | years | 86.1 | 86.2 | 86.1 | 85.1 | 85.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | years | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.1 | 82.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | years | 82.6 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 82.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | years | 83.4 | 83.8 | 82.2 | 83.2 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | years | 82.6 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | years | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 83.6 |
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