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Countries by female life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest female life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2013, at 87.9 years. Lesotho had the lowest, at 52 years. The median was 76.5 years and the figure for the World was 74 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest87.9Monaco
Lowest52Lesotho
Median76.5215 countries
World74History

Top 40 countries, 2013

Monaco: 87.9 yearsMonaco87.9Hong Kong: 86.7 yearsHong Kong86.7Andorra: 86.7 yearsAndorra86.7Japan: 86.6 yearsJapan86.6Spain: 86.1 yearsSpain86.1Macao: 86 yearsMacao86San Marino: 85.9 yearsSan Marino85.9France: 85.6 yearsFrance85.6Gibraltar: 85.2 yearsGibraltar85.2Italy: 85.2 yearsItaly85.2Switzerland: 85 yearsSwitzerland85French Polynesia: 84.6 yearsFrench Polynesia84.6South Korea: 84.6 yearsSouth Korea84.6Singapore: 84.5 yearsSingapore84.5Bermuda: 84.4 yearsBermuda84.4Australia: 84.3 yearsAustralia84.3Finland: 84.1 yearsFinland84.1Greece: 84 yearsGreece84Malta: 84 yearsMalta84Portugal: 84 yearsPortugal84Israel: 83.9 yearsIsrael83.9Liechtenstein: 83.9 yearsLiechtenstein83.9Luxembourg: 83.9 yearsLuxembourg83.9Canada: 83.9 yearsCanada83.9Faroe Islands: 83.8 yearsFaroe Islands83.8Austria: 83.8 yearsAustria83.8Norway: 83.8 yearsNorway83.8Sweden: 83.8 yearsSweden83.8Cyprus: 83.7 yearsCyprus83.7Iceland: 83.7 yearsIceland83.7Slovenia: 83.6 yearsSlovenia83.6Puerto Rico: 83.5 yearsPuerto Rico83.5New Zealand: 83.3 yearsNew Zealand83.3Belgium: 83.2 yearsBelgium83.2Netherlands: 83.2 yearsNetherlands83.2Saint Martin: 83.2 yearsSaint Martin83.2Ireland: 83.1 yearsIreland83.1United Arab Emirates: 83 yearsUnited Arab Emirates83Germany: 83 yearsGermany83United Kingdom: 82.9 yearsUnited Kingdom82.9
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
years		Change on 2012
1Monaco87.9+0.3
2Hong Kong86.7+0.3
3Andorra86.7-0
4Japan86.6+0.2
5Spain86.1+0.6
6Macao86+0.2
7San Marino85.9+0.2
8France85.6+0.2
9Gibraltar85.2+0.1
10Italy85.2+0.4
11Switzerland85+0.1
12French Polynesia84.6+0.2
13South Korea84.6+0.4
14Singapore84.5+0.2
15Bermuda84.4+0.1
16Australia84.30
17Finland84.1+0.4
18Greece84+0.6
18Malta84+1
18Portugal84+0.4
21Israel83.9+0.3
21Liechtenstein83.9-1.3
21Luxembourg83.9+0.1
24Canada83.90
25Faroe Islands83.8+0.2
26Austria83.8+0.2
26Norway83.8+0.3
26Sweden83.8+0.2
29Cyprus83.7+0.1
30Iceland83.7-0.6
31Slovenia83.6+0.3
32Puerto Rico83.5+0.9
33New Zealand83.3+0.1
34Belgium83.2+0.1
34Netherlands83.2+0.2
36Saint Martin83.2+0.2
37Ireland83.10
38United Arab Emirates830
39Germany83-0.1
40United Kingdom82.9+0.1
41Costa Rica82.8+0.3
42Denmark82.4+0.3
43U.S. Virgin Islands82.2+0.2
44Qatar82+0.5
45Chile81.8+0.3
46Estonia81.7+0.2
47Isle of Man81.7+0.1
48Czechia81.3+0.1
49Poland81.2+0.1
49United States81.20
51Bahrain81+0.3
52Croatia80.9+0.3
53Uruguay80.8+0.2
54Oman80.7+0.4
55Guam80.5+0.2
56Albania80.4-0.2
57Panama80.40
58Bosnia and Herzegovina80.40
59Antigua and Barbuda80.3-0.1
60Cayman Islands80.2+0.6
61Kuwait80.2+0.3
62Cuba80.1-0.1
63Thailand80.1+0.4
64Slovakia80.1+0.2
65New Caledonia80+0.2
66Lebanon79.9+0.1
67Curaçao79.8+0.3
68Lithuania79.60
69Northern Mariana Islands79.5-0.1
70Maldives79.5+0.4
71Türkiye79.4+0.6
72British Virgin Islands79.30
73Turks and Caicos Islands79.3+0.1
74China79.2+0.2
75Hungary79.1+0.4
76Montenegro79+0.6
77Sri Lanka78.9+0.3
78Latvia78.90
79Colombia78.9+0.1
80Saudi Arabia78.8+0.3
81Romania78.7+0.6
82Argentina78.6-0
83Bulgaria78.6+0.7
84Sint Maarten78.5+0.3
85Vietnam78.5+0.1
86Ecuador78.4+0.2
87Malaysia78.1-0.1
88Brazil78.1+0.2
89Aruba78+0.1
90Barbados78+0.1
91Armenia77.9+0.4
91Belarus77.9+0.3
91Serbia77.9+0.4
94Grenada77.8+0.1
95Georgia77.6+0.3
96Bahamas77.6+0.3
97Mauritius77.50
97North Macedonia77.5+0.6
99Venezuela77.5-0.2
100Iran77.3+0.3
101Tunisia77.2+0.1
102Brunei77.10
103Cape Verde77.1+0.2
104Peru76.9+0.6
105Dominican Republic76.8+0.1
106Mexico76.8+0.1
107Jordan76.6+0.2
108Seychelles76.5-3
109Ukraine76.4+0.4
110Russia76.3+0.4
111Paraguay76.2+0.3
112Palestine76.2+0.4
113Algeria76+0.2
114Trinidad and Tobago75.7+0.2
115El Salvador75.7+0.1
116Saint Lucia75.6+0.1
117Kazakhstan75.5+0.6
118Nicaragua75.5+0.1
119Tonga75.4+0.1
120American Samoa75.40
121Libya75.1+0.1
122Mongolia75+0.7
123Saint Kitts and Nevis74.9+0.1
124Moldova74.60
125Jamaica74.5-0.1
126Azerbaijan74.5+0.6
127Belize74.3+0.2
128North Korea74.3+0.4
129Kyrgyzstan74.3+0.2
130Dominica74-0.2
131Morocco74+0.4
132Uzbekistan73.6+0.3
133Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.6-0.2
134Samoa73.60
135Guatemala73.6+0.1
136Suriname73.6+0.1
137Honduras73.2+0.3
138Vanuatu72.80
139Greenland72.7+0.4
140Palau72.60
141Philippines72.3-0
142Egypt72.1+0.2
143Turkmenistan72.10
144Tajikistan72+0.3
145Bhutan71.9+0.4
146Bangladesh71.5+0.6
147Iraq71.2+0.3
148Cambodia71+0.5
149Indonesia71+0.3
150Syria70.9-0.7
151Solomon Islands70.8-0
152Guyana70.5+0.4
153India70.2+0.4
154Yemen69.9+0.3
155Bolivia69.1+0.2
156Nepal69+0.2
157Fiji68.6+0.4
158Tuvalu68.4+0.2
159Micronesia68.2+0.1
160Mauritania68.1+0.1
161Laos68+0.5
162Gabon68+0.4
163São Tomé and Príncipe68+0.6
164Senegal67.7+0.4
165Myanmar67.6+0.3
166Pakistan67.5+0.3
167Kiribati67.5-0
168Marshall Islands67.2+0.2
169Eritrea67+0.4
170Papua New Guinea66.8+0.4
171Sudan66.6+0.3
172Rwanda66.5+0.6
173Timor-Leste66.4+0.3
174Comoros65.6+0.4
175South Africa65.2+0.8
176Haiti65.2+0.4
177Madagascar64.8+0.2
178Tanzania64.8+0.6
179Uganda64.7+0.9
180Ethiopia64.7+0.9
181Djibouti64.5+0.4
182Republic of the Congo64.4+0.4
183Ghana64.2+0.5
184Nauru64.1+0.1
185Afghanistan63.8+0.5
186Kenya63.6+0.2
187Malawi63.6+1.2
188Gambia63.5+0.3
189Botswana63.2+0.8
190Angola62+0.9
191Namibia61.5+0.8
192Equatorial Guinea61.4+0.5
193Zambia61.2+0.8
194Liberia61.2+0.2
195Guinea-Bissau60.9+0.6
196Burundi60.7+0.7
197Cameroon60.5+0.6
198Benin59.8+0.3
199South Sudan59.7+0.2
200Democratic Republic of the Congo59.5+0.5
201Burkina Faso59.4+0.5
202Niger59+0.4
203Mozambique58.9+0.9
204Côte d’Ivoire58.9+0.5
205Guinea58.8+0.4
206Togo58.6+0.4
207Zimbabwe58.2+1.6
208Mali58.1+0.4
209Somalia56+4.9
210Sierra Leone55+0.9
211Eswatini54.1+1.6
212Central African Republic52.2-0.6
213Nigeria52.2+0.2
214Chad52.1+0.3
215Lesotho52+1.3

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Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which country has the highest female life expectancy at birth?

Monaco, with 87.9 years in 2013, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest female life expectancy at birth?

Lesotho, with 52 years in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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