Life expectancy at birth (Country profile category: People) |
Afghanistan:
total population:
45.88 years
male:
46.62 years
female:
45.1 years (2000 est.)
Albania:
total population:
71.57 years
male:
68.75 years
female:
74.59 years (2000 est.)
Algeria:
total population:
69.65 years
male:
68.34 years
female:
71.02 years (2000 est.)
American Samoa:
total population:
75.12 years
male:
70.66 years
female:
79.84 years (2000 est.)
Andorra:
total population:
83.46 years
male:
80.56 years
female:
86.56 years (2000 est.)
Angola:
total population:
38.31 years
male:
37.11 years
female:
39.56 years (2000 est.)
Anguilla:
total population:
76.11 years
male:
73.22 years
female:
79.09 years (2000 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda:
total population:
70.46 years
male:
68.19 years
female:
72.84 years (2000 est.)
Argentina:
total population:
75.05 years
male:
71.67 years
female:
78.61 years (2000 est.)
Armenia:
total population:
66.4 years
male:
61.98 years
female:
71.04 years (2000 est.)
Aruba:
total population:
78.37 years
male:
75 years
female:
81.9 years (2000 est.)
Australia:
total population:
79.75 years
male:
76.9 years
female:
82.74 years (2000 est.)
Austria:
total population:
77.68 years
male:
74.52 years
female:
80.99 years (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan:
total population:
62.87 years
male:
58.51 years
female:
67.45 years (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:
total population:
71.07 years
male:
68.25 years
female:
73.94 years (2000 est.)
Bahrain:
total population:
72.98 years
male:
70.58 years
female:
75.45 years (2000 est.)
Bangladesh:
total population:
60.16 years
male:
60.4 years
female:
59.91 years (2000 est.)
Barbados:
total population:
73 years
male:
70.43 years
female:
75.6 years (2000 est.)
Belarus:
total population:
68 years
male:
61.83 years
female:
74.48 years (2000 est.)
Belgium:
total population:
77.8 years
male:
74.47 years
female:
81.3 years (2000 est.)
Belize:
total population:
70.91 years
male:
68.66 years
female:
73.28 years (2000 est.)
Benin:
total population:
50.18 years
male:
49.24 years
female:
51.16 years (2000 est.)
Bermuda:
total population:
76.94 years
male:
74.89 years
female:
78.86 years (2000 est.)
Bhutan:
total population:
52.4 years
male:
52.79 years
female:
51.99 years (2000 est.)
Bolivia:
total population:
63.7 years
male:
61.19 years
female:
66.34 years (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
total population:
71.49 years
male:
68.78 years
female:
74.38 years (2000 est.)
Botswana:
total population:
39.27 years
male:
38.63 years
female:
39.93 years (2000 est.)
Brazil:
total population:
62.94 years
male:
58.54 years
female:
67.56 years (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands:
total population:
75.44 years
male:
74.57 years
female:
76.35 years (2000 est.)
Brunei:
total population:
73.58 years
male:
71.23 years
female:
76.06 years (2000 est.)
Bulgaria:
total population:
70.91 years
male:
67.45 years
female:
74.56 years (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso:
total population:
46.73 years
male:
46.29 years
female:
47.18 years (2000 est.)
Burma:
total population:
54.91 years
male:
53.6 years
female:
56.29 years (2000 est.)
Burundi:
total population:
46.18 years
male:
45.23 years
female:
47.16 years (2000 est.)
Cambodia:
total population:
56.53 years
male:
54.44 years
female:
58.74 years (2000 est.)
Cameroon:
total population:
54.82 years
male:
54.01 years
female:
55.64 years (2000 est.)
Canada:
total population:
79.43 years
male:
76.02 years
female:
83 years (2000 est.)
Cape Verde:
total population:
68.91 years
male:
65.63 years
female:
72.29 years (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands:
total population:
78.88 years
male:
76.1 years
female:
81.27 years (2000 est.)
Central African Republic:
total population:
44.02 years
male:
42.26 years
female:
45.84 years (2000 est.)
Chad:
total population:
50.49 years
male:
48.5 years
female:
52.56 years (2000 est.)
Chile:
total population:
75.74 years
male:
72.43 years
female:
79.22 years (2000 est.)
China:
total population:
71.38 years
male:
69.6 years
female:
73.33 years (2000 est.)
Christmas Island:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Colombia:
total population:
70.28 years
male:
66.43 years
female:
74.27 years (2000 est.)
Comoros:
total population:
60.03 years
male:
57.85 years
female:
62.28 years (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
total population:
48.75 years
male:
46.72 years
female:
50.83 years (2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of the:
total population:
47.43 years
male:
44.49 years
female:
50.47 years (2000 est.)
Cook Islands:
total population:
71.14 years
male:
69.2 years
female:
73.1 years (2000 est.)
Costa Rica:
total population:
75.82 years
male:
73.3 years
female:
78.47 years (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire:
total population:
45.15 years
male:
43.72 years
female:
46.63 years (2000 est.)
Croatia:
total population:
73.67 years
male:
70.04 years
female:
77.51 years (2000 est.)
Cuba:
total population:
76.21 years
male:
73.84 years
female:
78.73 years (2000 est.)
Cyprus:
total population:
76.71 years
male:
74.43 years
female:
79.1 years (2000 est.)
Czech Republic:
total population:
74.51 years
male:
71.01 years
female:
78.22 years (2000 est.)
Denmark:
total population:
76.54 years
male:
73.95 years
female:
79.27 years (2000 est.)
Djibouti:
total population:
50.82 years
male:
49.01 years
female:
52.68 years (2000 est.)
Dominica:
total population:
73.35 years
male:
70.5 years
female:
76.36 years (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic:
total population:
73.2 years
male:
71.12 years
female:
75.38 years (2000 est.)
Ecuador:
total population:
71.06 years
male:
68.26 years
female:
73.99 years (2000 est.)
Egypt:
total population:
63.33 years
male:
61.29 years
female:
65.47 years (2000 est.)
El Salvador:
total population:
69.74 years
male:
66.14 years
female:
73.52 years (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:
total population:
53.56 years
male:
51.53 years
female:
55.65 years (2000 est.)
Eritrea:
total population:
55.79 years
male:
53.36 years
female:
58.29 years (2000 est.)
Estonia:
total population:
69.45 years
male:
63.4 years
female:
75.79 years (2000 est.)
Ethiopia:
total population:
45.17 years
male:
44.41 years
female:
45.94 years (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Faroe Islands:
total population:
78.43 years
male:
74.96 years
female:
81.92 years (2000 est.)
Fiji:
total population:
67.94 years
male:
65.54 years
female:
70.45 years (2000 est.)
Finland:
total population:
77.41 years
male:
73.74 years
female:
81.2 years (2000 est.)
France:
total population:
78.76 years
male:
74.85 years
female:
82.89 years (2000 est.)
French Guiana:
total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.77 years
female:
79.6 years (2000 est.)
French Polynesia:
total population:
74.79 years
male:
72.47 years
female:
77.22 years (2000 est.)
Gabon:
total population:
50.08 years
male:
48.94 years
female:
51.26 years (2000 est.)
Gambia, The:
total population:
53.2 years
male:
51.29 years
female:
55.16 years (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip:
total population:
70.82 years
male:
69.58 years
female:
72.11 years (2000 est.)
Georgia:
total population:
64.48 years
male:
60.9 years
female:
68.23 years (2000 est.)
Germany:
total population:
77.44 years
male:
74.3 years
female:
80.75 years (2000 est.)
Ghana:
total population:
57.42 years
male:
56.07 years
female:
58.82 years (2000 est.)
Gibraltar:
total population:
78.95 years
male:
76.09 years
female:
81.96 years (2000 est.)
Greece:
total population:
78.44 years
male:
75.89 years
female:
81.16 years (2000 est.)
Greenland:
total population:
68.07 years
male:
64.52 years
female:
71.69 years (2000 est.)
Grenada:
total population:
64.52 years
male:
62.74 years
female:
66.31 years (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe:
total population:
76.99 years
male:
73.82 years
female:
80.3 years (2000 est.)
Guam:
total population:
77.78 years
male:
75.51 years
female:
80.37 years (2000 est.)
Guatemala:
total population:
66.18 years
male:
63.53 years
female:
68.96 years (2000 est.)
Guernsey:
total population:
79.65 years
male:
76.65 years
female:
82.75 years (2000 est.)
Guinea:
total population:
45.56 years
male:
43.16 years
female:
48.02 years (2000 est.)
Guinea-Bissau:
total population:
49.04 years
male:
46.77 years
female:
51.37 years (2000 est.)
Guyana:
total population:
64.04 years
male:
61.08 years
female:
67.15 years (2000 est.)
Haiti:
total population:
49.21 years
male:
47.46 years
female:
51.06 years (2000 est.)
Honduras:
total population:
69.93 years
male:
67.91 years
female:
72.06 years (2000 est.)
Hong Kong:
total population:
79.54 years
male:
76.85 years
female:
82.41 years (2000 est.)
Hungary:
total population:
71.37 years
male:
67 years
female:
76.05 years (2000 est.)
Iceland:
total population:
79.39 years
male:
77.19 years
female:
81.77 years (2000 est.)
India:
total population:
62.5 years
male:
61.89 years
female:
63.13 years (2000 est.)
Indonesia:
total population:
67.96 years
male:
65.61 years
female:
70.42 years (2000 est.)
Iran:
total population:
69.66 years
male:
68.34 years
female:
71.05 years (2000 est.)
Iraq:
total population:
66.53 years
male:
65.54 years
female:
67.56 years (2000 est.)
Ireland:
total population:
76.81 years
male:
74.06 years
female:
79.74 years (2000 est.)
Israel:
total population:
78.57 years
male:
76.57 years
female:
80.67 years (2000 est.)
Italy:
total population:
79.03 years
male:
75.85 years
female:
82.41 years (2000 est.)
Jamaica:
total population:
75.21 years
male:
73.26 years
female:
77.26 years (2000 est.)
Japan:
total population:
80.7 years
male:
77.51 years
female:
84.05 years (2000 est.)
Jersey:
total population:
78.48 years
male:
76.07 years
female:
81.07 years (2000 est.)
Jordan:
total population:
77.36 years
male:
74.94 years
female:
79.93 years (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan:
total population:
63.19 years
male:
57.73 years
female:
68.93 years (2000 est.)
Kenya:
total population:
47.98 years
male:
46.95 years
female:
49.04 years (2000 est.)
Kiribati:
total population:
59.78 years
male:
56.89 years
female:
62.82 years (2000 est.)
Korea, North:
total population:
70.74 years
male:
67.76 years
female:
73.86 years (2000 est.)
Korea, South:
total population:
74.43 years
male:
70.75 years
female:
78.54 years (2000 est.)
Kuwait:
total population:
76.08 years
male:
75.27 years
female:
76.92 years (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:
total population:
63.37 years
male:
59.06 years
female:
67.9 years (2000 est.)
Laos:
total population:
53.09 years
male:
51.22 years
female:
55.02 years (2000 est.)
Latvia:
total population:
68.41 years
male:
62.48 years
female:
74.62 years (2000 est.)
Lebanon:
total population:
71.25 years
male:
68.87 years
female:
73.74 years (2000 est.)
Lesotho:
total population:
50.79 years
male:
49.78 years
female:
51.84 years (2000 est.)
Liberia:
total population:
51.02 years
male:
49.6 years
female:
52.49 years (2000 est.)
Libya:
total population:
75.45 years
male:
73.34 years
female:
77.66 years (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein:
total population:
78.81 years
male:
75.16 years
female:
82.47 years (2000 est.)
Lithuania:
total population:
69.09 years
male:
63.07 years
female:
75.41 years (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:
total population:
77.13 years
male:
73.84 years
female:
80.63 years (2000 est.)
Macau:
total population:
81.6 years
male:
78.8 years
female:
84.55 years (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
total population:
73.79 years
male:
71.58 years
female:
76.19 years (2000 est.)
Madagascar:
total population:
54.95 years
male:
52.71 years
female:
57.26 years (2000 est.)
Malawi:
total population:
37.58 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
37.98 years (2000 est.)
Malaysia:
total population:
70.83 years
male:
68.22 years
female:
73.63 years (2000 est.)
Maldives:
total population:
62.2 years
male:
61.05 years
female:
63.4 years (2000 est.)
Mali:
total population:
46.66 years
male:
45.5 years
female:
47.85 years (2000 est.)
Malta:
total population:
77.94 years
male:
75.49 years
female:
80.62 years (2000 est.)
Man, Isle of:
total population:
77.47 years
male:
74.09 years
female:
81.04 years (2000 est.)
Marshall Islands:
total population:
65.5 years
male:
63.72 years
female:
67.36 years (2000 est.)
Martinique:
total population:
78.25 years
male:
79.03 years
female:
77.46 years (2000 est.)
Mauritania:
total population:
50.76 years
male:
48.7 years
female:
52.87 years (2000 est.)
Mauritius:
total population:
70.98 years
male:
66.98 years
female:
75.04 years (2000 est.)
Mayotte:
total population:
59.45 years
male:
57.41 years
female:
61.55 years (2000 est.)
Mexico:
total population:
71.49 years
male:
68.47 years
female:
74.66 years (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
total population:
68.63 years
male:
66.67 years
female:
70.62 years (2000 est.)
Moldova:
total population:
64.45 years
male:
59.92 years
female:
69.22 years (2000 est.)
Monaco:
total population:
78.84 years
male:
74.88 years
female:
83 years (2000 est.)
Mongolia:
total population:
67.25 years
male:
64.98 years
female:
69.64 years (2000 est.)
Montserrat:
total population:
77.96 years
male:
75.78 years
female:
80.23 years (2000 est.)
Morocco:
total population:
69.13 years
male:
66.92 years
female:
71.44 years (2000 est.)
Mozambique:
total population:
37.52 years
male:
38.34 years
female:
36.68 years (2000 est.)
Namibia:
total population:
42.46 years
male:
44.33 years
female:
40.53 years (2000 est.)
Nauru:
total population:
60.84 years
male:
57.35 years
female:
64.5 years (2000 est.)
Nepal:
total population:
57.84 years
male:
58.3 years
female:
57.35 years (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
total population:
78.28 years
male:
75.4 years
female:
81.28 years (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
total population:
74.72 years
male:
72.56 years
female:
76.99 years (2000 est.)
New Caledonia:
total population:
72.77 years
male:
69.84 years
female:
75.85 years (2000 est.)
New Zealand:
total population:
77.82 years
male:
74.85 years
female:
80.93 years (2000 est.)
Nicaragua:
total population:
68.74 years
male:
66.81 years
female:
70.77 years (2000 est.)
Niger:
total population:
41.27 years
male:
41.43 years
female:
41.11 years (2000 est.)
Nigeria:
total population:
51.56 years
male:
51.58 years
female:
51.55 years (2000 est.)
Niue:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Norfolk Island:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Northern Mariana Islands:
total population:
75.54 years
male:
72.45 years
female:
78.82 years (2000 est.)
Norway:
total population:
78.65 years
male:
75.73 years
female:
81.77 years (2000 est.)
Oman:
total population:
71.78 years
male:
69.66 years
female:
74 years (2000 est.)
Pakistan:
total population:
61.07 years
male:
60.27 years
female:
61.91 years (2000 est.)
Palau:
total population:
68.59 years
male:
65.47 years
female:
71.88 years (2000 est.)
Panama:
total population:
75.47 years
male:
72.74 years
female:
78.31 years (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
total population:
63.1 years
male:
61.05 years
female:
65.26 years (2000 est.)
Paraguay:
total population:
73.68 years
male:
71.22 years
female:
76.27 years (2000 est.)
Peru:
total population:
70.01 years
male:
67.63 years
female:
72.5 years (2000 est.)
Philippines:
total population:
67.48 years
male:
64.65 years
female:
70.46 years (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Poland:
total population:
73.19 years
male:
69.01 years
female:
77.6 years (2000 est.)
Portugal:
total population:
75.75 years
male:
72.24 years
female:
79.49 years (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico:
total population:
75.55 years
male:
71.05 years
female:
80.3 years (2000 est.)
Qatar:
total population:
72.37 years
male:
69.92 years
female:
74.94 years (2000 est.)
Reunion:
total population:
72.68 years
male:
69.28 years
female:
76.24 years (2000 est.)
Romania:
total population:
69.93 years
male:
66.1 years
female:
73.99 years (2000 est.)
Russia:
total population:
67.19 years
male:
61.95 years
female:
72.69 years (2000 est.)
Rwanda:
total population:
39.34 years
male:
38.58 years
female:
40.13 years (2000 est.)
Saint Helena:
total population:
76.83 years
male:
73.95 years
female:
79.85 years (2000 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
total population:
70.73 years
male:
67.95 years
female:
73.68 years (2000 est.)
Saint Lucia:
total population:
72.31 years
male:
68.74 years
female:
76.14 years (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
total population:
77.6 years
male:
75.36 years
female:
79.95 years (2000 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
total population:
72.3 years
male:
70.6 years
female:
74.06 years (2000 est.)
Samoa:
total population:
69.2 years
male:
66.48 years
female:
72.06 years (2000 est.)
San Marino:
total population:
81.14 years
male:
77.57 years
female:
85.02 years (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:
total population:
65.25 years
male:
63.84 years
female:
66.7 years (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
total population:
67.77 years
male:
66.11 years
female:
69.51 years (2000 est.)
Senegal:
total population:
62.19 years
male:
60.6 years
female:
63.82 years (2000 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro:
total population:
Serbia - 72.39 years; Montenegro - 75.46 years
male:
Serbia - 69.31 years; Montenegro - 71.45 years
female:
Serbia - 75.72 years; Montenegro - 79.82 years (2000 est.)
Seychelles:
total population:
70.41 years
male:
64.87 years
female:
76.12 years (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone:
total population:
45.25 years
male:
42.37 years
female:
48.21 years (2000 est.)
Singapore:
total population:
80.05 years
male:
77.1 years
female:
83.23 years (2000 est.)
Slovakia:
total population:
73.74 years
male:
69.71 years
female:
77.98 years (2000 est.)
Slovenia:
total population:
74.86 years
male:
70.97 years
female:
78.97 years (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands:
total population:
71.28 years
male:
68.86 years
female:
73.81 years (2000 est.)
Somalia:
total population:
46.23 years
male:
44.66 years
female:
47.85 years (2000 est.)
South Africa:
total population:
51.1 years
male:
50.41 years
female:
51.81 years (2000 est.)
Spain:
total population:
78.79 years
male:
75.32 years
female:
82.49 years (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka:
total population:
71.83 years
male:
69.33 years
female:
74.45 years (2000 est.)
Sudan:
total population:
56.55 years
male:
55.49 years
female:
57.66 years (2000 est.)
Suriname:
total population:
71.36 years
male:
68.71 years
female:
74.14 years (2000 est.)
Svalbard:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Swaziland:
total population:
40.44 years
male:
39.54 years
female:
41.37 years (2000 est.)
Sweden:
total population:
79.58 years
male:
76.95 years
female:
82.37 years (2000 est.)
Switzerland:
total population:
79.6 years
male:
76.73 years
female:
82.63 years (2000 est.)
Syria:
total population:
68.46 years
male:
67.35 years
female:
69.64 years (2000 est.)
Tajikistan:
total population:
64.08 years
male:
60.95 years
female:
67.38 years (2000 est.)
Tanzania:
total population:
52.26 years
male:
51.32 years
female:
53.23 years (2000 est.)
Thailand:
total population:
68.55 years
male:
65.29 years
female:
71.97 years (2000 est.)
Togo:
total population:
54.69 years
male:
52.75 years
female:
56.7 years (2000 est.)
Tokelau:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Tonga:
total population:
67.94 years
male:
65.54 years
female:
70.45 years (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:
total population:
67.97 years
male:
65.45 years
female:
70.59 years (2000 est.)
Tunisia:
total population:
73.69 years
male:
72.14 years
female:
75.36 years (2000 est.)
Turkey:
total population:
70.97 years
male:
68.63 years
female:
73.41 years (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan:
total population:
60.91 years
male:
57.29 years
female:
64.71 years (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
total population:
73.28 years
male:
71.15 years
female:
75.51 years (2000 est.)
Tuvalu:
total population:
66.32 years
male:
64.21 years
female:
68.53 years (2000 est.)
Uganda:
total population:
42.93 years
male:
42.22 years
female:
43.67 years (2000 est.)
Ukraine:
total population:
65.98 years
male:
60.39 years
female:
71.85 years (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
total population:
74.06 years
male:
71.64 years
female:
76.61 years (2000 est.)
United Kingdom:
total population:
77.66 years
male:
74.97 years
female:
80.49 years (2000 est.)
United States:
total population:
77.12 years
male:
74.24 years
female:
79.9 years (2000 est.)
Uruguay:
total population:
75.24 years
male:
71.9 years
female:
78.75 years (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan:
total population:
63.71 years
male:
60.09 years
female:
67.52 years (2000 est.)
Vanuatu:
total population:
60.57 years
male:
59.23 years
female:
61.98 years (2000 est.)
Venezuela:
total population:
73.07 years
male:
70.05 years
female:
76.31 years (2000 est.)
Vietnam:
total population:
69.27 years
male:
66.84 years
female:
71.87 years (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands:
total population:
78.11 years
male:
74.2 years
female:
82.25 years (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
West Bank:
total population:
72.08 years
male:
70.39 years
female:
73.86 years (2000 est.)
Western Sahara:
total population:
49.81 years
male:
48.65 years
female:
51.33 years (2000 est.)
World:
total population:
64 years
male:
62 years
female:
65 years (2000 est.)
Yemen:
total population:
59.83 years
male:
58.1 years
female:
61.64 years (2000 est.)
Zambia:
total population:
37.24 years
male:
37.08 years
female:
37.41 years (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe:
total population:
37.78 years
male:
39.18 years
female:
36.34 years (2000 est.)
Taiwan:
total population:
76.35 years
male:
73.62 years
female:
79.32 years (2000 est.)