Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
For 2024, Life expectancy at birth, total (years) is led by Monaco at 86.50 years. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Togo | 62.94 years |
| 202 | Liberia | 62.32 years |
| 203 | Naoero | 62.28 years |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.11 years |
| 205 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 62.07 years |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 61.96 years |
| 207 | Niger | 61.43 years |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 61.29 years |
| 209 | Benin | 60.96 years |
| 210 | Guinea | 60.90 years |
| 211 | Mali | 60.68 years |
| 212 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 58.97 years |
| 213 | Lesotho | 57.80 years |
| 214 | South Sudan | 57.74 years |
| 215 | Central African Republic | 57.67 years |
| 216 | Chad | 55.24 years |
| 217 | Nigeria | 54.64 years |
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.