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The World Factbook. 2008.

Life expectancy at birth

CountryLife expectancy at birth
Afghanistantotal population: 43.77 years
male: 43.6 years
female: 43.96 years (2007 est.)
Albaniatotal population: 77.6 years
male: 74.95 years
female: 80.53 years (2007 est.)
Algeriatotal population: 73.52 years
male: 71.91 years
female: 75.21 years (2007 est.)
American Samoatotal population: 76.25 years
male: 72.69 years
female: 80.02 years (2007 est.)
Andorratotal population: 83.52 years
male: 80.62 years
female: 86.62 years (2007 est.)
Angolatotal population: 37.63 years
male: 36.73 years
female: 38.57 years (2007 est.)
Anguillatotal population: 77.46 years
male: 74.53 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal population: 72.42 years
male: 70.03 years
female: 74.94 years (2007 est.)
Argentinatotal population: 76.32 years
male: 72.6 years
female: 80.24 years (2007 est.)
Armeniatotal population: 72.12 years
male: 68.52 years
female: 76.29 years (2007 est.)
Arubatotal population: 74.83 years
male: 71.8 years
female: 77.91 years (2007 est.)
Australiatotal population: 80.62 years
male: 77.75 years
female: 83.63 years (2007 est.)
Austriatotal population: 79.21 years
male: 76.32 years
female: 82.26 years (2007 est.)
Azerbaijantotal population: 65.96 years
male: 61.86 years
female: 70.66 years (2007 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal population: 65.66 years
male: 62.37 years
female: 69.02 years (2007 est.)
Bahraintotal population: 74.68 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.25 years (2007 est.)
Bangladeshtotal population: 62.84 years
male: 62.81 years
female: 62.86 years (2007 est.)
Barbadostotal population: 73 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 75.01 years (2007 est.)
Belarustotal population: 70.05 years
male: 64.31 years
female: 76.14 years (2007 est.)
Belgiumtotal population: 78.92 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 82.24 years (2007 est.)
Belizetotal population: 68.25 years
male: 66.44 years
female: 70.16 years (2007 est.)
Benintotal population: 53.44 years
male: 52.28 years
female: 54.63 years (2007 est.)
Bermudatotal population: 78.13 years
male: 76 years
female: 80.29 years (2007 est.)
Bhutantotal population: 55.17 years
male: 55.38 years
female: 54.96 years (2007 est.)
Boliviatotal population: 66.19 years
male: 63.53 years
female: 68.97 years (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal population: 78.17 years
male: 74.57 years
female: 82.03 years (2007 est.)
Botswanatotal population: 50.58 years
male: 51.55 years
female: 49.58 years (2007 est.)
Braziltotal population: 72.24 years
male: 68.3 years
female: 76.38 years (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islandstotal population: 76.86 years
male: 75.71 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.)
Bruneitotal population: 75.3 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 77.59 years (2007 est.)
Bulgariatotal population: 72.57 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)
Burkina Fasototal population: 49.21 years
male: 47.68 years
female: 50.8 years (2007 est.)
Burmatotal population: 62.49 years
male: 60.29 years
female: 64.83 years (2007 est.)
Burunditotal population: 51.29 years
male: 50.48 years
female: 52.12 years (2007 est.)
Cambodiatotal population: 61.29 years
male: 59.27 years
female: 63.4 years (2007 est.)
Cameroontotal population: 52.86 years
male: 52.15 years
female: 53.59 years (2007 est.)
Canadatotal population: 80.34 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 83.86 years (2007 est.)
Cape Verdetotal population: 71.02 years
male: 67.69 years
female: 74.44 years (2007 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal population: 80.2 years
male: 77.57 years
female: 82.87 years (2007 est.)
Central African Republictotal population: 43.74 years
male: 43.69 years
female: 43.79 years (2007 est.)
Chadtotal population: 47.2 years
male: 46.17 years
female: 48.27 years (2007 est.)
Chiletotal population: 76.96 years
male: 73.69 years
female: 80.4 years (2007 est.)
Chinatotal population: 72.88 years
male: 71.13 years
female: 74.82 years (2007 est.)
Christmas Islandtotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Colombiatotal population: 72.27 years
male: 68.44 years
female: 76.24 years (2007 est.)
Comorostotal population: 62.73 years
male: 60.37 years
female: 65.15 years (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal population: 57.2 years
male: 54.97 years
female: 59.5 years (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal population: 53.29 years
male: 52.1 years
female: 54.52 years (2007 est.)
Cook Islandstotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Costa Ricatotal population: 77.21 years
male: 74.61 years
female: 79.94 years (2007 est.)
Cote d’Ivoiretotal population: 49 years
male: 46.43 years
female: 51.66 years (2007 est.)
Croatiatotal population: 74.9 years
male: 71.26 years
female: 78.75 years (2007 est.)
Cubatotal population: 77.08 years
male: 74.85 years
female: 79.43 years (2007 est.)
Cyprustotal population: 77.98 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.)
Czech Republictotal population: 76.42 years
male: 73.14 years
female: 79.88 years (2007 est.)
Denmarktotal population: 77.96 years
male: 75.65 years
female: 80.41 years (2007 est.)
Djiboutitotal population: 43.25 years
male: 41.88 years
female: 44.65 years (2007 est.)
Dominicatotal population: 75.1 years
male: 72.17 years
female: 78.18 years (2007 est.)
Dominican Republictotal population: 73.07 years
male: 71.34 years
female: 74.87 years (2007 est.)
Ecuadortotal population: 76.62 years
male: 73.74 years
female: 79.63 years (2007 est.)
Egypttotal population: 71.57 years
male: 69.04 years
female: 74.22 years (2007 est.)
El Salvadortotal population: 71.78 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 75.57 years (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal population: 49.51 years
male: 48.11 years
female: 50.95 years (2007 est.)
Eritreatotal population: 59.55 years
male: 57.88 years
female: 61.28 years (2007 est.)
Estoniatotal population: 72.3 years
male: 66.87 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.)
Ethiopiatotal population: 49.23 years
male: 48.06 years
female: 50.44 years (2007 est.)
European Uniontotal population: 78.7 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 82 years (2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Faroe Islandstotal population: 79.49 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)
Fijitotal population: 70.12 years
male: 67.6 years
female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)
Finlandtotal population: 78.66 years
male: 75.15 years
female: 82.31 years (2007 est.)
Francetotal population: 80.59 years
male: 77.35 years
female: 84 years (2007 est.)
French Polynesiatotal population: 76.31 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 78.86 years (2007 est.)
Gabontotal population: 53.99 years
male: 52.85 years
female: 55.17 years (2007 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal population: 54.54 years
male: 52.68 years
female: 56.46 years (2007 est.)
Gaza Striptotal population: 72.16 years
male: 70.84 years
female: 73.54 years (2007 est.)
Georgiatotal population: 76.3 years
male: 73 years
female: 80.07 years (2007 est.)
Germanytotal population: 78.95 years
male: 75.96 years
female: 82.11 years (2007 est.)
Ghanatotal population: 59.12 years
male: 58.31 years
female: 59.95 years (2007 est.)
Gibraltartotal population: 79.93 years
male: 77.05 years
female: 82.96 years (2007 est.)
Greecetotal population: 79.38 years
male: 76.85 years
female: 82.06 years (2007 est.)
Greenlandtotal population: 70.23 years
male: 66.65 years
female: 73.9 years (2007 est.)
Grenadatotal population: 65.21 years
male: 63.38 years
female: 67.05 years (2007 est.)
Guamtotal population: 78.76 years
male: 75.69 years
female: 82.01 years (2007 est.)
Guatemalatotal population: 69.69 years
male: 67.94 years
female: 71.52 years (2007 est.)
Guernseytotal population: 80.53 years
male: 77.53 years
female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Guineatotal population: 49.65 years
male: 48.5 years
female: 50.84 years (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal population: 47.18 years
male: 45.37 years
female: 49.04 years (2007 est.)
Guyanatotal population: 66.17 years
male: 63.52 years
female: 68.95 years (2007 est.)
Haititotal population: 57.03 years
male: 55.35 years
female: 58.75 years (2007 est.)
Hondurastotal population: 69.35 years
male: 67.78 years
female: 70.99 years (2007 est.)
Hong Kongtotal population: 81.68 years
male: 78.99 years
female: 84.6 years (2007 est.)
Hungarytotal population: 72.92 years
male: 68.73 years
female: 77.38 years (2007 est.)
Icelandtotal population: 80.43 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 82.62 years (2007 est.)
Indiatotal population: 68.59 years
male: 66.28 years
female: 71.17 years (2007 est.)
Indonesiatotal population: 70.16 years
male: 67.69 years
female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)
Irantotal population: 70.56 years
male: 69.12 years
female: 72.07 years (2007 est.)
Iraqtotal population: 69.31 years
male: 68.04 years
female: 70.65 years (2007 est.)
Irelandtotal population: 77.9 years
male: 75.27 years
female: 80.7 years (2007 est.)
Isle of Mantotal population: 78.64 years
male: 75.3 years
female: 82.17 years (2007 est.)
Israeltotal population: 79.59 years
male: 77.44 years
female: 81.85 years (2007 est.)
Italytotal population: 79.94 years
male: 77.01 years
female: 83.07 years (2007 est.)
Jamaicatotal population: 73.12 years
male: 71.43 years
female: 74.9 years (2007 est.)
Japantotal population: 82.02 years
male: 78.67 years
female: 85.56 years (2007 est.)
Jerseytotal population: 79.51 years
male: 77.02 years
female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)
Jordantotal population: 78.55 years
male: 76.04 years
female: 81.22 years (2007 est.)
Kazakhstantotal population: 67.22 years
male: 61.9 years
female: 72.84 years (2007 est.)
Kenyatotal population: 55.31 years
male: 55.24 years
female: 55.37 years (2007 est.)
Kiribatitotal population: 62.45 years
male: 59.41 years
female: 65.63 years (2007 est.)
Korea, Northtotal population: 71.92 years
male: 69.18 years
female: 74.8 years (2007 est.)
Korea, Southtotal population: 77.23 years
male: 73.81 years
female: 80.93 years (2007 est.)
Kuwaittotal population: 77.36 years
male: 76.25 years
female: 78.52 years (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal population: 68.81 years
male: 64.8 years
female: 73.02 years (2007 est.)
Laostotal population: 55.89 years
male: 53.82 years
female: 58.04 years (2007 est.)
Latviatotal population: 71.6 years
male: 66.39 years
female: 77.1 years (2007 est.)
Lebanontotal population: 73.15 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.77 years (2007 est.)
Lesothototal population: 39.97 years
male: 40.73 years
female: 39.18 years (2007 est.)
Liberiatotal population: 40.39 years
male: 38.93 years
female: 41.89 years (2007 est.)
Libyatotal population: 76.88 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 79.23 years (2007 est.)
Liechtensteintotal population: 79.81 years
male: 76.24 years
female: 83.4 years (2007 est.)
Lithuaniatotal population: 74.44 years
male: 69.46 years
female: 79.69 years (2007 est.)
Luxembourgtotal population: 79.03 years
male: 75.76 years
female: 82.52 years (2007 est.)
Macautotal population: 82.27 years
male: 79.44 years
female: 85.25 years (2007 est.)
Macedoniatotal population: 74.21 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 76.88 years (2007 est.)
Madagascartotal population: 62.14 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.1 years (2007 est.)
Malawitotal population: 42.98 years
male: 43.35 years
female: 42.61 years (2007 est.)
Malaysiatotal population: 72.76 years
male: 70.05 years
female: 75.65 years (2007 est.)
Maldivestotal population: 64.76 years
male: 63.41 years
female: 66.19 years (2007 est.)
Malitotal population: 49.51 years
male: 47.6 years
female: 51.46 years (2007 est.)
Maltatotal population: 79.15 years
male: 76.95 years
female: 81.47 years (2007 est.)
Marshall Islandstotal population: 70.61 years
male: 68.61 years
female: 72.71 years (2007 est.)
Mauritaniatotal population: 53.51 years
male: 51.24 years
female: 55.85 years (2007 est.)
Mauritiustotal population: 72.88 years
male: 68.92 years
female: 76.9 years (2007 est.)
Mayottetotal population: 62.16 years
male: 59.94 years
female: 64.45 years (2007 est.)
Mexicototal population: 75.63 years
male: 72.84 years
female: 78.56 years (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal population: 70.35 years
male: 68.52 years
female: 72.28 years (2007 est.)
Moldovatotal population: 70.2 years
male: 66.51 years
female: 74.11 years (2007 est.)
Monacototal population: 79.82 years
male: 75.99 years
female: 83.85 years (2007 est.)
Mongoliatotal population: 66.99 years
male: 64.61 years
female: 69.48 years (2007 est.)
Montserrattotal population: 79 years
male: 76.8 years
female: 81.31 years (2007 est.)
Moroccototal population: 71.22 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)
Mozambiquetotal population: 40.9 years
male: 41.4 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
Namibiatotal population: 43.11 years
male: 44.39 years
female: 41.79 years (2007 est.)
Naurutotal population: 63.44 years
male: 59.85 years
female: 67.21 years (2007 est.)
Nepaltotal population: 60.56 years
male: 60.78 years
female: 60.33 years (2007 est.)
Netherlandstotal population: 79.11 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 81.82 years (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antillestotal population: 76.24 years
male: 73.96 years
female: 78.65 years (2007 est.)
New Caledoniatotal population: 74.5 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 77.63 years (2007 est.)
New Zealandtotal population: 78.96 years
male: 75.97 years
female: 82.08 years (2007 est.)
Nicaraguatotal population: 70.92 years
male: 68.82 years
female: 73.13 years (2007 est.)
Nigertotal population: 44.03 years
male: 44.05 years
female: 44 years (2007 est.)
Nigeriatotal population: 47.44 years
male: 46.83 years
female: 48.07 years (2007 est.)
Niuetotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Norfolk Islandtotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Northern Mariana Islandstotal population: 76.29 years
male: 73.7 years
female: 79.05 years (2007 est.)
Norwaytotal population: 79.67 years
male: 77.04 years
female: 82.46 years (2007 est.)
Omantotal population: 73.62 years
male: 71.37 years
female: 75.99 years (2007 est.)
Pakistantotal population: 63.75 years
male: 62.73 years
female: 64.83 years (2007 est.)
Palautotal population: 70.71 years
male: 67.54 years
female: 74.06 years (2007 est.)
Panamatotal population: 75.19 years
male: 72.69 years
female: 77.8 years (2007 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal population: 65.62 years
male: 63.41 years
female: 67.95 years (2007 est.)
Paraguaytotal population: 75.34 years
male: 72.78 years
female: 78.02 years (2007 est.)
Perutotal population: 70.14 years
male: 68.33 years
female: 72.04 years (2007 est.)
Philippinestotal population: 70.51 years
male: 67.61 years
female: 73.55 years (2007 est.)
Pitcairn Islandstotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Polandtotal population: 75.19 years
male: 71.18 years
female: 79.44 years (2007 est.)
Portugaltotal population: 77.87 years
male: 74.6 years
female: 81.36 years (2007 est.)
Puerto Ricototal population: 78.54 years
male: 74.6 years
female: 82.67 years (2007 est.)
Qatartotal population: 74.14 years
male: 71.6 years
female: 76.82 years (2007 est.)
Romaniatotal population: 71.91 years
male: 68.41 years
female: 75.62 years (2007 est.)
Russiatotal population: 65.87 years
male: 59.12 years
female: 73.03 years (2007 est.)
Rwandatotal population: 48.99 years
male: 47.87 years
female: 50.16 years (2007 est.)
Saint Helenatotal population: 78.09 years
male: 75.19 years
female: 81.15 years (2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal population: 72.66 years
male: 69.81 years
female: 75.69 years (2007 est.)
Saint Luciatotal population: 74.08 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.88 years (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelontotal population: 78.76 years
male: 76.41 years
female: 81.23 years (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal population: 74.09 years
male: 72.21 years
female: 76.04 years (2007 est.)
Samoatotal population: 71.3 years
male: 68.49 years
female: 74.26 years (2007 est.)
San Marinototal population: 81.8 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 85.57 years (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principetotal population: 67.64 years
male: 66.03 years
female: 69.3 years (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal population: 75.88 years
male: 73.85 years
female: 78.02 years (2007 est.)
Senegaltotal population: 56.69 years
male: 55.34 years
female: 58.09 years (2007 est.)
Serbiatotal population: 75.06 years
male: 72.49 years
female: 77.86 years (2007 est.)
Seychellestotal population: 72.34 years
male: 66.98 years
female: 77.86 years (2007 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal population: 40.58 years
male: 38.36 years
female: 42.87 years (2007 est.)
Singaporetotal population: 81.8 years
male: 79.21 years
female: 84.59 years (2007 est.)
Slovakiatotal population: 74.95 years
male: 71 years
female: 79.11 years (2007 est.)
Sloveniatotal population: 76.53 years
male: 72.84 years
female: 80.47 years (2007 est.)
Solomon Islandstotal population: 73.16 years
male: 70.64 years
female: 75.81 years (2007 est.)
Somaliatotal population: 48.84 years
male: 47.06 years
female: 50.69 years (2007 est.)
South Africatotal population: 42.45 years
male: 43.21 years
female: 41.66 years (2007 est.)
Spaintotal population: 79.78 years
male: 76.46 years
female: 83.32 years (2007 est.)
Sri Lankatotal population: 74.8 years
male: 72.81 years
female: 76.88 years (2007 est.)
Sudantotal population: 49.11 years
male: 48.24 years
female: 50.03 years (2007 est.)
Surinametotal population: 73.23 years
male: 70.52 years
female: 76.12 years (2007 est.)
Svalbardtotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Swazilandtotal population: 32.23 years
male: 31.84 years
female: 32.62 years (2007 est.)
Swedentotal population: 80.63 years
male: 78.39 years
female: 83 years (2007 est.)
Switzerlandtotal population: 80.62 years
male: 77.8 years
female: 83.59 years (2007 est.)
Syriatotal population: 70.61 years
male: 69.27 years
female: 72.02 years (2007 est.)
Taiwantotal population: 77.56 years
male: 74.65 years
female: 80.74 years (2007 est.)
Tajikistantotal population: 64.61 years
male: 61.6 years
female: 67.78 years (2007 est.)
Tanzaniatotal population: 50.71 years
male: 49.41 years
female: 52.04 years (2007 est.)
Thailandtotal population: 72.55 years
male: 70.24 years
female: 74.98 years (2007 est.)
Timor-Lestetotal population: 66.6 years
male: 64.28 years
female: 69.04 years (2007 est.)
Togototal population: 57.86 years
male: 55.81 years
female: 59.96 years (2007 est.)
Tokelautotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Tongatotal population: 70.12 years
male: 67.6 years
female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagototal population: 66.85 years
male: 65.87 years
female: 67.87 years (2007 est.)
Tunisiatotal population: 75.34 years
male: 73.6 years
female: 77.21 years (2007 est.)
Turkeytotal population: 72.88 years
male: 70.43 years
female: 75.46 years (2007 est.)
Turkmenistantotal population: 68.3 years
male: 65.23 years
female: 71.54 years (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal population: 74.95 years
male: 72.69 years
female: 77.32 years (2007 est.)
Tuvalutotal population: 68.63 years
male: 66.38 years
female: 70.99 years (2007 est.)
Ugandatotal population: 51.75 years
male: 50.78 years
female: 52.73 years (2007 est.)
Ukrainetotal population: 67.88 years
male: 62.16 years
female: 73.96 years (2007 est.)
United Arab Emiratestotal population: 75.69 years
male: 73.16 years
female: 78.35 years (2007 est.)
United Kingdomtotal population: 78.7 years
male: 76.23 years
female: 81.3 years (2007 est.)
United Statestotal population: 78 years
male: 75.15 years
female: 80.97 years (2007 est.)
Uruguaytotal population: 75.93 years
male: 72.68 years
female: 79.3 years (2007 est.)
Uzbekistantotal population: 64.98 years
male: 61.57 years
female: 68.56 years (2007 est.)
Vanuatutotal population: 63.22 years
male: 61.67 years
female: 64.84 years (2007 est.)
Venezuelatotal population: 73.28 years
male: 70.24 years
female: 76.48 years (2007 est.)
Vietnamtotal population: 71.07 years
male: 68.27 years
female: 74.08 years (2007 est.)
Virgin Islandstotal population: 79.2 years
male: 75.4 years
female: 83.22 years (2007 est.)
Wallis and Futunatotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
West Banktotal population: 73.46 years
male: 71.68 years
female: 75.35 years (2007 est.)
Western Saharatotal population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Worldtotal population: 65.82 years
male: 63.89 years
female: 67.84 years (2007 est.)
Yementotal population: 62.52 years
male: 60.61 years
female: 64.54 years (2007 est.)
Zambiatotal population: 38.44 years
male: 38.34 years
female: 38.54 years (2007 est.)
Zimbabwetotal population: 39.5 years
male: 40.62 years
female: 38.35 years (2007 est.)