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Countries by female life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest female life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2019, at 88.3 years. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 38.8 years. The median was 77.4 years and the figure for the World was 75.3 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest88.3Monaco
Lowest38.8Central African Republic
Median77.4215 countries
World75.3History

Top 40 countries, 2019

Monaco: 88.3 yearsMonaco88.3Hong Kong: 88.1 yearsHong Kong88.1Japan: 87.5 yearsJapan87.5Macao: 86.9 yearsMacao86.9San Marino: 86.8 yearsSan Marino86.8Spain: 86.7 yearsSpain86.7South Korea: 86.3 yearsSouth Korea86.3Andorra: 86.1 yearsAndorra86.1France: 85.9 yearsFrance85.9Singapore: 85.9 yearsSingapore85.9Liechtenstein: 85.8 yearsLiechtenstein85.8Switzerland: 85.8 yearsSwitzerland85.8Gibraltar: 85.8 yearsGibraltar85.8French Polynesia: 85.8 yearsFrench Polynesia85.8Italy: 85.7 yearsItaly85.7Luxembourg: 85.2 yearsLuxembourg85.2Puerto Rico: 85.1 yearsPuerto Rico85.1Bermuda: 85 yearsBermuda85Australia: 85 yearsAustralia85Finland: 84.8 yearsFinland84.8Portugal: 84.8 yearsPortugal84.8Sweden: 84.8 yearsSweden84.8Iceland: 84.7 yearsIceland84.7Ireland: 84.7 yearsIreland84.7Israel: 84.7 yearsIsrael84.7Norway: 84.7 yearsNorway84.7Faroe Islands: 84.6 yearsFaroe Islands84.6Slovenia: 84.5 yearsSlovenia84.5Malta: 84.4 yearsMalta84.4Canada: 84.3 yearsCanada84.3Belgium: 84.3 yearsBelgium84.3Austria: 84.2 yearsAustria84.2Greece: 84.2 yearsGreece84.2Qatar: 84.1 yearsQatar84.1United Arab Emirates: 84 yearsUnited Arab Emirates84New Zealand: 83.9 yearsNew Zealand83.9Saint Martin: 83.8 yearsSaint Martin83.8Germany: 83.7 yearsGermany83.7Netherlands: 83.7 yearsNetherlands83.7Cyprus: 83.6 yearsCyprus83.6
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
years		Change on 2018
1Monaco88.3-0
2Hong Kong88.1+0.5
3Japan87.5+0.1
4Macao86.9+0.2
5San Marino86.8+0.1
6Spain86.7+0.4
7South Korea86.3+0.6
8Andorra86.1-0.1
9France85.9+0.1
9Singapore85.9+0.4
11Liechtenstein85.8+0.3
11Switzerland85.8+0.1
13Gibraltar85.8+0.1
14French Polynesia85.8+0.2
15Italy85.7+0.1
16Luxembourg85.2+0.6
17Puerto Rico85.1+0.5
18Bermuda85+0.2
19Australia85+0.1
20Finland84.8+0.3
20Portugal84.8+0.3
20Sweden84.8+0.5
23Iceland84.7+0.2
23Ireland84.7+0.6
23Israel84.7-0.1
23Norway84.7+0.2
27Faroe Islands84.6+0.1
28Slovenia84.5+0.1
29Malta84.40
30Canada84.3+0.4
31Belgium84.3+0.4
32Austria84.2+0.1
32Greece84.2-0.2
34Qatar84.1+0.3
35United Arab Emirates84+0.1
36New Zealand83.9+0.4
37Saint Martin83.8-0
38Germany83.7+0.4
38Netherlands83.7+0.3
40Cyprus83.6-0.1
41Denmark83.5+0.6
42United Kingdom83.3+0.2
43U.S. Virgin Islands83.1+0.2
44Kuwait83+1.6
45Estonia83+0.3
46Costa Rica830
47Isle of Man82.8+0.2
48Chile82.5-0.2
49Czechia82.2+0.2
50Poland81.9+0.2
51Oman81.9+0.1
52Thailand81.8+0.1
53Cayman Islands81.6+0.3
54Panama81.6+0.2
55Bahrain81.50
56Maldives81.5+0.4
57Croatia81.4+0.1
57United States81.4+0.2
59Uruguay81.3-0.2
60Lithuania81.2+0.5
60Slovakia81.2+0.4
62Albania81.1+0.1
63Guam80.9+0.1
64Türkiye80.9+0.3
65China80.7+0.2
66Curaçao80.6+0.1
67New Caledonia80.5+0.1
68Bosnia and Herzegovina80.5-1
69Saudi Arabia80.4-0.2
70Latvia80.1+0.4
71Lebanon80-0
72Ecuador80+0.1
73Turks and Caicos Islands80+0.1
74Cuba79.90
75Sri Lanka79.9+0.1
76Antigua and Barbuda79.8-0
77Northern Mariana Islands79.8+0.3
78Hungary79.7+0.1
79Colombia79.7+0.2
80British Virgin Islands79.6+0.1
81Armenia79.5+0.5
81Montenegro79.5-1.1
81Romania79.5+0.3
84Argentina79.4-0.1
85Belarus79.40
86Jordan79.2+0.4
87Brazil790
88Vietnam79+0.1
89Georgia78.9+0.1
90Iran78.8+0.2
91Aruba78.8+0.1
92Bulgaria78.8+0.2
93Ukraine78.7+0.4
94Cape Verde78.7+0.4
95Malaysia78.6+0.2
96North Macedonia78.6-0.2
96Serbia78.6+0.2
98Sint Maarten78.6-0
99Peru78.6+0.3
100Barbados78.5+0.1
101Seychelles78.4+1
102Tunisia78.3+0.3
103Grenada78.20
104Russia78.2+0.4
105Palestine78.1+0.5
106Kazakhstan77.7+0.2
107Mauritius77.6-0.2
108Mexico77.4+0.3
109Brunei77.3+0.1
110Algeria77.1+0.2
111Paraguay76.8+0.1
112Venezuela76.7+0.1
113Dominican Republic76.4-0.5
114Nicaragua76.4-0.2
115Morocco76.4+0.4
116Azerbaijan76.2+0.3
117Libya76.20
118Saint Lucia76.1-0.2
119Trinidad and Tobago76+0.1
120El Salvador760
121Tonga76+0.1
122Mongolia76+0.2
123North Korea75.9+0.2
124Kyrgyzstan75.8+0.2
125American Samoa75.70
126Belize75.7+0.2
127Saint Kitts and Nevis75.5+0.1
128Uzbekistan75.4+0.2
129Suriname75.1+0.3
130Honduras74.7+0.1
131Moldova74.6-0
132Dominica74.5+0.1
133Bangladesh74.4+0.4
134Syria74.3+2.1
135Bahamas74.2-3.6
136Guatemala74+0.2
137Jamaica74-0
138Saint Vincent and the Grenadines74-0.2
139Greenland74+0.1
140Bhutan73.9+0.3
141Egypt73.4+0.2
142Vanuatu73.3+0.1
143Tajikistan73.2+0.2
144Iraq73+0.2
145Guyana72.8+0.2
146Philippines72.7-0.1
147Cambodia72.6+0.2
148Indonesia72.4+0.3
149Turkmenistan72.3+0.1
150India72.3+0.3
151Samoa72.2-0.8
152Palau72-0.2
153São Tomé and Príncipe71.9+0.5
154Solomon Islands71.4+0.1
155Nepal70.7+0.3
156Bolivia70.3+0.1
157Laos70.2+0.3
158Yemen70.1+0.2
159Gabon69.8+0.3
160Tuvalu69.7+0.2
161Botswana69.6+0.9
162Senegal69.6+0.3
163Micronesia69.5+0.4
164Mauritania69.5+0.3
165Myanmar69.5+0.3
166Eritrea69.4+0.3
167South Africa69.2+0.3
168Pakistan69.2+0.3
169Uganda69.1+0.7
170Fiji69-0
171Tanzania68.9+0.7
172Ethiopia68.9+0.6
173Rwanda68.8+0.4
174Sudan68.6+0.3
175Marshall Islands68.4+0.2
176Papua New Guinea68.4+0.3
177Malawi68.4+0.5
178Timor-Leste68.3+0.3
179Comoros67.7+0.3
180Kiribati67.5+0.1
181Namibia67.3+1.1
182Haiti67.3+0.3
183Djibouti66.9+0.3
184Ghana66.6+0.4
185Afghanistan66.1+0.2
186Gambia65.9+0.4
187Angola65.5+0.4
188Zambia65.4+0.9
189Madagascar65.10
190Kenya65.1+0.1
191Republic of the Congo64.6-1.4
192Guinea-Bissau64.3+0.5
193Equatorial Guinea64.1+0.4
194Nauru64.1-0
195Burundi64+0.4
196Cameroon63.8+0.5
197Mozambique63.7+0.6
198Zimbabwe63+0.3
199Eswatini62.5+1.1
200Liberia62.4+0.3
201Côte d’Ivoire62.3+0.5
202Democratic Republic of the Congo62.2+0.3
203Burkina Faso61.9+0.3
204Togo61.2+0.4
205Benin61.1+0.3
206Niger60.9+0.3
207Sierra Leone60.9+0.6
208Guinea60.5+0.3
209South Sudan60.5+5.8
210Mali60.4+0.4
211Somalia59.3+2.4
212Lesotho57.7+0.6
213Chad54.6+0.7
214Nigeria53.2+0.3
215Central African Republic38.8-16.4

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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 88.3 years in 2019, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest female life expectancy at birth?

The Central African Republic, with 38.8 years in 2019.

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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