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Compare the life expectancy at birth of different countries and regions based on the latest UN estimates. See the ranking, trends, and historical data of life expectancy for both sexes, females, and males.
Life Expectancy. Measuring the population of Malaysia is the beating heart of everything we do at DOSM. This includes measuring not only how many people live in the country, but how long they live for, or what is called ‘life expectancy’.
This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average.
According to the United Nations, the global life expectancy as of 2023 was 70.8 years for males and 76.0 years for females, for an average of 73.4 years. Life expectancies vary significantly by region as well as by country, and in 2023 ranged from a low of 57.7 years in Western Africa to a high of 82.7 years in Western Europe.
In 2021, the global average life expectancy was just over 70 years. This is an astonishing fact – because just two hundred years ago, it was less than half. This was the case for all world regions: in 1800, no region had a life expectancy higher than 40 years. The average life expectancy has risen steadily and significantly across all regions.1.
May 22, 2024 · The countries with the lowest life expectancy worldwide include the Chad, Nigeria, and Lesotho. As of 2021, people born in Chad could be expected to live only up to 53 years. This is...
4 days ago · Jul 4, 2024. Men born in the Lesotho have the lowest life expectancy of the world as of 2023, reaching only 50 years. The lowest life expectancy for women in the world in 2023 was for...
