This chart displays the global rankings of life expectancy from 1950 to 2023. It provides insights into how average life expectancy has evolved globally over the decades, reflecting advancements in healthcare, living standards, and social progress. The data highlights the disparities and improvements in life expectancy across different countries.
Life expectancy refers to the average number of years a person is expected to live, based on the statistical average of a particular population. It is often used as an indicator of the overall health and well-being of a country's population.
1950
- Norway : 71.59yrs old
- Netherlands : 71.44yrs old
- Iceland : 71.22yrs old
- Sweden : 71.14yrs old
- Denmark : 70.31yrs old
- Guernsey : 70.21yrs old
- Jersey : 70.01yrs old
- New Zealand : 69.25yrs old
- Australia : 69.00yrs old
- Switzerland : 68.91yrs old
- United Kingdom : 68.63yrs old
- United States : 68.06yrs old
1980
- Andorra : 76.84yrs old
- Iceland : 76.54yrs old
- Faroe Islands : 76.18yrs old
- Japan : 76.13yrs old
- San Marino : 76.01yrs old
- Netherlands : 75.77yrs old
- Sweden : 75.74yrs old
- Norway : 75.67yrs old
- Switzerland : 75.59yrs old
- Spain : 75.53yrs old
- Australia : 74.57yrs old
- United States : 73.72yrs old
- United Kingdom : 73.59yrs old
2000
- Monaco : 81.57yrs old
- Gibraltar : 81.37yrs old
- Japan : 81.18yrs old
- Macau : 80.96yrs old
- Andorra : 80.92yrs old
- Hong Kong : 80.75yrs old
- San Marino : 79.95yrs old
- Iceland : 79.89yrs old
- Switzerland : 79.83yrs old
- Guernsey : 79.80yrs old
- Australia : 79.63yrs old
- United Kingdom : 77.85yrs old
- United States : 76.81yrs old
2023
- Monaco : 87.01yrs old
- Hong Kong : 85.83yrs old
- Macau : 85.51yrs old
- Japan : 84.95yrs old
- Liechtenstein : 84.77yrs old
- Switzerland : 84.38yrs old
- Singapore : 84.27yrs old
- Italy : 84.20yrs old
- Vatican City : 84.16yrs old
- South Korea : 84.14yrs old
- Australia : 83.72yrs old
- United Kingdom : 82.31yrs old
- United States : 79.74yrs old