Humanities › Geography Life Expectancy in Every Country The World's Highest and Lowest Life Expectancies Share Flipboard Email Print (Photo by Moodboard / Getty Images) Geography Population Basics Physical Geography Political Geography Country Information Key Figures & Milestones Maps Urban Geography By Matt Rosenberg Matt Rosenberg Geography Expert M.A., Geography, California State University - Northridge B.A., Geography, University of California - Davis Matt Rosenberg is an award-winning geographer and the author of "The Handy Geography Answer Book" and "The Geography Bee Complete Preparation Handbook." Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 24, 2018 The list below indicates estimated life expectancy of every country as of 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base. Life expectancy from birth on this list ranges from a high of 89.5 in Monaco to a low of 49.7 in South Africa. The global average life expectancy for the entire planet is 68.6. Here are the top five highest life expectancies and the five lowest life expectancies: Highest Life Expectancies 1) 89.5 years - Monaco 2) 84.7 years - Singapore (tie) 2) 84.7 years - Japan (tie) 4) 83.2 years - San Marino 5) 82.7 years - Andorra Lowest Life Expectancies 1) 49.7 years - South Africa 2) 49.8 years - Chad 3) 50.2 years - Guinea-Bissau 4) 50.9 years - Afghanistan 5) 51.1 years - Swaziland Life Expectancy by Country Afghanistan - 50.9Albania - 78.1Algeria - 76.6Andorra - 82.7Angola - 55.6Antigua and Barbuda - 76.3Argentina - 77.7Armenia - 74.5Australia - 82.2Austria - 80.3Azerbaijan - 72.2The Bahamas - 72.2Bahrain - 78.7Bangladesh - 70.9Barbados - 75.2Belarus - 72.5Belgium - 80.1Belize - 68.6Benin - 61.5Bhutan - 69.5Bolivia - 68.9Bosnia and Herzegovina - 76.6Botswana - 54.2Brazil - 73.5Brunei - 77.0Bulgaria - 74.6Burkina Faso - 65.1Burundi - 60.1Cambodia - 64.1Cameroon - 57.9Canada - 81.8Cape Verde - 71.9Central African Republic - 51.8Chad - 49.8Chile - 78.6China - 75.3Colombia - 75.5Comoros - 63.9Congo, Republic of the - 58.8Congo, Democratic Republic of the - 56.9Costa Rica - 78.4Cote d'Ivoire - 58.3Croatia - 76.6Cuba - 78.4Cyprus - 78.5Czech Republic - 78.5Denmark - 79.3Djibouti - 62.8Dominica - 76.8Dominican Republic - 78.0East Timor (Timor-Leste) - 67.7Ecuador - 76.6Egypt - 73.7El Salvador - 74.4Equatorial Guinea - 63.9Eritrea - 63.8Estonia - 74.3Ethiopia - 61.5Fiji - 72.4Finland - 79.8France - 81.8Gabon - 52.0The Gambia - 64.6Georgia - 76.0Germany - 80.6Ghana - 66.2Greece - 80.4Grenada - 74.1Guatemala - 72.0Guinea - 60.1Guinea-Bissau - 50.2Guyana - 68.1Haiti - 63.5Honduras - 71.0Hungary - 75.7Iceland - 81.3India - 68.1Indonesia - 72.5Iran - 71.2Iraq - 71.5Ireland - 80.7Israel - 81.4Italy - 82.1Jamaica - 73.6Japan - 84.7Jordan - 80.5Kazakhstan - 70.6Kenya - 63.8Kiribati - 65.8Korea, North - 70.1Korea, South - 80.0Kosovo - 71.3Kuwait - 77.8Kyrgyzstan - 70.4Laos - 63.9Latvia - 73.7Lebanon - 75.9Lesotho - 52.9Liberia - 58.6Libya - 76.3Liechtenstein - 81.8Lithuania - 76.2Luxembourg - 80.1Macedonia - 76.0Madagascar - 65.6Malawi - 53.5Malaysia - 74.8Maldives - 75.4Mali - 55.3Malta - 80.3Marshall Islands - 72.8Mauritania - 62.7Mauritius - 75.4Mexico - 75.7Micronesia, Federated States of - 72.6Moldova - 70.4Monaco - 89.5Mongolia - 69.3Montenegro - 78.4Morocco - 76.7Mozambique - 52.9Myanmar (Burma) - 66.3Namibia - 51.6Nauru - 66.8Nepal - 67.5Netherlands - 81.2New Zealand - 81.1Nicaragua - 73.0Niger - 55.1Nigeria - 53.0Norway - 81.7Oman - 75.2Pakistan - 67.4Palau - 72.9Panama - 78.5Papua New Guinea - 67.0Paraguay - 77.0Peru - 73.5Philippines - 72.8Poland - 76.9Portugal - 79.2Qatar - 78.6Romania - 74.9Russia - 70.5Rwanda - 59.7Saint Kitts and Nevis - 75.7Saint Lucia - 77.6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 75.1Samoa - 73.5San Marino - 83.2Sao Tome and Principe - 64.6Saudi Arabia - 75.1Senegal - 61.3Serbia - 75.3Seychelles - 74.5Sierra Leone - 57.8Singapore - 84.7Slovakia - 76.7Slovenia - 7.80Solomon Islands - 75.1Somalia - 52.0South Africa - 49.7South Sudan - 60.8Spain - 81.6Sri Lanka - 76.7Sudan - 63.7Suriname - 72.0Swaziland - 51.1Sweden - 82.0Switzerland - 82.5Syria - 75.6Taiwan - 80.0Tajikistan - 67.4Tanzania - 61.7Thailand - 74.4Togo - 64.5Tonga - 76.0Trinidad and Tobago - 72.6Tunisia - 75.9Turkey - 73.6Turkmenistan - 69.8Tuvalu - 66.2Uganda - 54.9Ukraine - 69.4United Arab Emirates - 77.3United Kingdom - 80.5United States of America - 79.7Uruguay - 77.0Uzbekistan - 73.6Vanuatu - 73.1Vatican City (Holy See) - No permanent populationVenezuela - 74.5Vietnam - 73.2Yemen - 65.2Zambia - 52.2Zimbabwe - 57.1 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Rosenberg, Matt. 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