The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. One of the smallest countries in the world, Monaco also has the UNs longest estimated life expectancy of any country as of 2023. This is especially true for Healthy life expectancy, the definition of which criteria may change over time, even within a country.ĭata of the World Bank Group for 2020. For example, due to poor reporting in some countries and various local standards in collecting statistics. The United States was the only country with a decline in life expectancy between 20 of over two months. This rate of growth in life expectancy is the lowest amongst OECD countries. Projections for 2021 showed another drop to 76.1 years, which would be the biggest two-year. Thor Pedersen, 44, began his 223,072-mile adventure after kissing his wife and his shipping and logistics job goodbye in October 2013 and left his country for neighboring Germany. Between 19, life expectancy from birth in the United States increased by eight years from 71 to 79 years. Ĭomparing life expectancies across countries can be problematic. Comparisons are also given with life expectancy in the United Kingdom, countries within the UK and the countries that typically have the highest and lowest. In 2020, life expectancy at birth declined to 77 years the lowest national average since 1996. The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in the countries listed as well as other factors including HIV infections.įrom the beginning of the current century there is a tendency to also estimate Healthy life expectancy (HALE) - the average number of years that a person can expect to live in 'full health'. Only a few African countries have managed to make remarkably better progress than others in terms of providing healthcare facilities to their citizens. Several non- sovereign entities and territories are also included in this list. Africa’s Sierra Leone has a life expectancy of only 50.1 years, which is the lowest in the world. The life expectancy is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. The squares of bubbles are proportional to country population according to estimation of the UN for 2019. Open the original chart in a separate tab and hover over a bubble to highlight it. Comparison of average female and male life expectancy as defined by WHO for 2019. Of the countries studied, the USA, Japan, Sweden, Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia have some of the lowest projected life expectancy gains for both men and.

Country with lowest life expectancy