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Countries by female life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest female life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2018, at 88.4 years. Nigeria had the lowest, at 52.9 years. The median was 77.4 years and the figure for the World was 75.1 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest88.4Monaco
Lowest52.9Nigeria
Median77.4215 countries
World75.1History

Top 40 countries, 2018

Monaco: 88.4 yearsMonaco88.4Hong Kong: 87.6 yearsHong Kong87.6Japan: 87.3 yearsJapan87.3Macao: 86.7 yearsMacao86.7San Marino: 86.6 yearsSan Marino86.6Spain: 86.3 yearsSpain86.3Andorra: 86.2 yearsAndorra86.2France: 85.8 yearsFrance85.8South Korea: 85.7 yearsSouth Korea85.7Switzerland: 85.7 yearsSwitzerland85.7Gibraltar: 85.6 yearsGibraltar85.6Italy: 85.6 yearsItaly85.6French Polynesia: 85.6 yearsFrench Polynesia85.6Liechtenstein: 85.5 yearsLiechtenstein85.5Singapore: 85.5 yearsSingapore85.5Australia: 84.9 yearsAustralia84.9Bermuda: 84.8 yearsBermuda84.8Israel: 84.8 yearsIsrael84.8Puerto Rico: 84.6 yearsPuerto Rico84.6Luxembourg: 84.6 yearsLuxembourg84.6Finland: 84.5 yearsFinland84.5Iceland: 84.5 yearsIceland84.5Norway: 84.5 yearsNorway84.5Portugal: 84.5 yearsPortugal84.5Faroe Islands: 84.5 yearsFaroe Islands84.5Greece: 84.4 yearsGreece84.4Malta: 84.4 yearsMalta84.4Slovenia: 84.4 yearsSlovenia84.4Sweden: 84.3 yearsSweden84.3Austria: 84.1 yearsAustria84.1Ireland: 84.1 yearsIreland84.1Canada: 84 yearsCanada84United Arab Emirates: 83.9 yearsUnited Arab Emirates83.9Belgium: 83.9 yearsBelgium83.9Saint Martin: 83.8 yearsSaint Martin83.8Qatar: 83.8 yearsQatar83.8Cyprus: 83.8 yearsCyprus83.8New Zealand: 83.5 yearsNew Zealand83.5Netherlands: 83.4 yearsNetherlands83.4Germany: 83.3 yearsGermany83.3
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
years		Change on 2017
1Monaco88.40
2Hong Kong87.60
3Japan87.3+0.1
4Macao86.7+0.1
5San Marino86.6+0.1
6Spain86.3+0.2
7Andorra86.2-0.1
8France85.8+0.1
9South Korea85.70
9Switzerland85.7+0.1
11Gibraltar85.6+0.1
12Italy85.6+0.4
13French Polynesia85.6+0.2
14Liechtenstein85.5-0.5
14Singapore85.5+0.1
16Australia84.9+0.3
17Bermuda84.8+0.2
18Israel84.8+0.2
19Puerto Rico84.6+2.4
20Luxembourg84.6+0.2
21Finland84.50
21Iceland84.5+0.2
21Norway84.5+0.2
21Portugal84.5-0.1
25Faroe Islands84.5+0.1
26Greece84.4+0.5
26Malta84.4-0.1
26Slovenia84.4+0.4
29Sweden84.3+0.2
30Austria84.1+0.1
30Ireland84.1+0.1
32Canada84-0
33United Arab Emirates83.9+0.2
34Belgium83.90
35Saint Martin83.8+1.6
36Qatar83.8+0.3
37Cyprus83.8-0.1
38New Zealand83.5-0.1
39Netherlands83.40
40Germany83.3-0.1
41United Kingdom83.10
42Costa Rica83+0.3
43Denmark82.9-0.2
43U.S. Virgin Islands82.9+0.1
45Chile82.8-0
46Estonia82.7+0.1
47Isle of Man82.5+0.2
48Czechia820
49Oman81.8+0.1
50Poland81.7-0.1
51Thailand81.6+0.2
52Bahrain81.50
53Uruguay81.5+0.3
54Bosnia and Herzegovina81.4+1.3
54Kuwait81.4+0.2
56Panama81.4+0.5
57Croatia81.3+0.5
58Cayman Islands81.3+0.2
59United States81.2+0.1
60Maldives81.1+0.3
61Albania81+0.2
62Guam80.8+0.1
63Slovakia80.8+0.1
64Lithuania80.7+0.2
65Türkiye80.6+0.4
66Montenegro80.6+1.2
67China80.6+0.3
68Saudi Arabia80.5+0.1
69Curaçao80.5+0.1
70New Caledonia80.4+0.1
71Lebanon80.1-0
72Cuba79.9+0.1
73Antigua and Barbuda79.90
74Turks and Caicos Islands79.9+0.1
75Ecuador79.9+1.3
76Sri Lanka79.8+0.2
77Latvia79.70
78Hungary79.6+0.3
79British Virgin Islands79.6+1.4
80Colombia79.5+0.2
81Argentina79.5+0.3
82Northern Mariana Islands79.5-0
83Belarus79.4+0.2
84Romania79.2+0.2
85Armenia79+0.3
86Brazil79+0.2
87Vietnam78.9+0.1
88Jordan78.8+0.5
89North Macedonia78.8+0.9
90Georgia78.8+0.6
91Aruba78.7+0.5
92Iran78.6+0.3
93Bulgaria78.6+0.2
94Sint Maarten78.6+0.3
95Malaysia78.4+0.2
96Barbados78.4+0.1
97Serbia78.4+0.3
98Ukraine78.3-0.2
99Peru78.3-0
100Cape Verde78.2+0.1
101Grenada78.2+0.1
102Tunisia78+0.2
103Russia77.8+0.2
104Bahamas77.70
105Mauritius77.7-0.2
106Palestine77.6+0.3
107Kazakhstan77.5+0.3
108Seychelles77.4-1.1
109Brunei77.20
110Mexico77.1+0.2
111Dominican Republic76.9+0.2
112Algeria76.9+0.2
113Paraguay76.7+0.1
114Nicaragua76.6+0.6
115Venezuela76.6+0.2
116Saint Lucia76.3+0.1
117Libya76.2+0.3
118Morocco76+0.4
119Azerbaijan75.9+0.3
120El Salvador75.9+0.1
121Trinidad and Tobago75.9-0.1
122Tonga75.9+0.1
123Mongolia75.8+0.3
124American Samoa75.7+0.1
125North Korea75.6+0.2
126Kyrgyzstan75.6+0.2
127Belize75.5+0.2
128Saint Kitts and Nevis75.3+0.1
129Uzbekistan75.2+0.4
130Suriname74.8+0.3
131Moldova74.7-0.2
132Honduras74.6+0.2
133Dominica74.4+3.5
134Saint Vincent and the Grenadines74.2-0
135Jamaica74-0.1
136Bangladesh74+0.4
137Greenland73.8-0.1
138Guatemala73.8-0.3
139Bhutan73.6+0.3
140Egypt73.2+0.2
141Vanuatu73.1+0.1
142Samoa730
143Tajikistan73+0.3
144Iraq72.8+0.4
145Philippines72.8-0.6
146Guyana72.6+0.2
147Cambodia72.4+0.2
148Turkmenistan72.2+0.1
149Palau72.2-0.2
150Syria72.2+0.3
151Indonesia72.1+0.2
152India72+0.3
153São Tomé and Príncipe71.3+0.7
154Solomon Islands71.2+0.1
155Nepal70.4+0.3
156Bolivia70.1+0.2
157Yemen69.9-0.2
158Laos69.8+0.3
159Tuvalu69.5+0.2
160Gabon69.4+0.2
161Mauritania69.3+0.3
162Senegal69.2+0.3
163Myanmar69.2+0.3
164Micronesia69.2+0.3
165Eritrea69+0.4
166Fiji69-0.3
167Pakistan68.9+0.3
168South Africa68.9+0.3
169Botswana68.7+1.1
170Uganda68.5+0.7
171Rwanda68.4+0.2
172Sudan68.4+0.4
173Ethiopia68.3+0.6
174Tanzania68.3+0.7
175Marshall Islands68.2+0.2
176Papua New Guinea68.2+0.2
177Timor-Leste68+0.3
178Malawi67.9+0.9
179Kiribati67.40
180Comoros67.4+0.3
181Haiti67+0.3
182Djibouti66.6+0.4
183Namibia66.2+1.1
184Ghana66.2+0.4
185Republic of the Congo66+0.3
186Afghanistan65.9+0.3
187Gambia65.5+0.4
188Madagascar65.1+0.1
189Angola65.1+0.5
190Kenya65+0.1
191Zambia64.5+0.7
192Nauru64.1-0
193Guinea-Bissau63.8+0.5
194Equatorial Guinea63.7+0.5
195Burundi63.6+0.5
196Cameroon63.3+0.5
197Mozambique63.1+0.8
198Zimbabwe62.7+0.7
199Liberia62.2+0.2
200Democratic Republic of the Congo61.8+0.5
201Côte d’Ivoire61.8+0.5
202Burkina Faso61.6+0.4
203Eswatini61.4+1.2
204Togo60.8+0.4
205Benin60.8+0.1
206Niger60.7+0.2
207Sierra Leone60.3+1.4
208Guinea60.2+0.3
209Mali60.1+0.4
210Lesotho57.1+0.8
211Somalia56.9+2.6
212Central African Republic55.2+5.1
213South Sudan54.7+16
214Chad53.9+0.6
215Nigeria52.9+0.3

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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 88.4 years in 2018, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest female life expectancy at birth?

Nigeria, with 52.9 years in 2018.

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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