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Country | Life expectancy at birth (years)
Afghanistan | total population: 44.21 years male: 44.04 years female: 44.39 years (2008 est.)
Albania | total population: 77.78 years male: 75.12 years female: 80.71 years (2008 est.)
Algeria | total population: 73.77 years male: 72.13 years female: 75.49 years (2008 est.)
American Samoa | total population: 76.45 years male: 72.9 years female: 80.21 years (2008 est.)
Andorra | total population: 83.53 years male: 80.63 years female: 86.63 years (2008 est.)
Angola | total population: 37.92 years male: 36.99 years female: 38.9 years (2008 est.)
Anguilla | total population: 80.53 years male: 78.01 years female: 83.12 years (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | total population: 72.69 years male: 70.28 years female: 75.22 years (2008 est.)
Argentina | total population: 76.52 years male: 72.81 years female: 80.43 years (2008 est.)
Armenia | total population: 72.4 years male: 68.79 years female: 76.55 years (2008 est.)
Aruba | total population: 75.06 years male: 72.03 years female: 78.14 years (2008 est.)
Australia | total population: 80.73 years male: 77.86 years female: 83.75 years (2008 est.)
Austria | total population: 79.36 years male: 76.46 years female: 82.41 years (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan | total population: 66.31 years male: 62.2 years female: 71 years (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The | total population: 65.72 years male: 62.5 years female: 69 years (2008 est.)
Bahrain | total population: 74.92 years male: 72.41 years female: 77.5 years (2008 est.)
Bangladesh | total population: 63.21 years male: 63.14 years female: 63.28 years (2008 est.)
Barbados | total population: 73.21 years male: 71.2 years female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
Belarus | total population: 70.34 years male: 64.63 years female: 76.4 years (2008 est.)
Belgium | total population: 79.07 years male: 75.9 years female: 82.38 years (2008 est.)
Belize | total population: 68.19 years male: 66.39 years female: 70.08 years (2008 est.)
Benin | total population: 53.85 years male: 52.67 years female: 55.06 years (2008 est.)
Bermuda | total population: 78.3 years male: 76.15 years female: 80.48 years (2008 est.)
Bhutan | total population: 65.53 years male: 64.75 years female: 66.35 years (2008 est.)
Bolivia | total population: 66.53 years male: 63.86 years female: 69.33 years (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | total population: 78.33 years male: 74.74 years female: 82.19 years (2008 est.)
Botswana | total population: 50.16 years male: 51.28 years female: 49.02 years (2008 est.)
Brazil | total population: 72.51 years male: 68.57 years female: 76.64 years (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands | total population: 77.06 years male: 75.87 years female: 78.3 years (2008 est.)
Brunei | total population: 75.52 years male: 73.32 years female: 77.83 years (2008 est.)
Bulgaria | total population: 72.83 years male: 69.22 years female: 76.66 years (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso | total population: 52.55 years male: 50.67 years female: 54.49 years (2008 est.)
Burma | total population: 62.94 years male: 60.73 years female: 65.28 years (2008 est.)
Burundi | total population: 51.71 years male: 50.86 years female: 52.6 years (2008 est.)
Cambodia | total population: 61.69 years male: 59.65 years female: 63.83 years (2008 est.)
Cameroon | total population: 53.3 years male: 52.54 years female: 54.08 years (2008 est.)
Canada | total population: 81.16 years male: 78.65 years female: 83.81 years (2008 est.)
Cape Verde | total population: 71.33 years male: 67.99 years female: 74.76 years (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands | total population: 80.32 years male: 77.68 years female: 83 years (2008 est.)
Central African Republic | total population: 43.97 years male: 43.94 years female: 44 years (2008 est.)
Chad | total population: 47.43 years male: 46.4 years female: 48.5 years (2008 est.)
Chile | total population: 77.15 years male: 73.88 years female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)
China | total population: 73.18 years male: 71.37 years female: 75.18 years (2008 est.)
Christmas Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Colombia | total population: 72.54 years male: 68.71 years female: 76.5 years (2008 est.)
Comoros | total population: 63.1 years male: 60.72 years female: 65.55 years (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total population: 53.98 years male: 52.22 years female: 55.8 years (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | total population: 53.74 years male: 52.52 years female: 55 years (2008 est.)
Cook Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Costa Rica | total population: 77.4 years male: 74.79 years female: 80.14 years (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | total population: 49.18 years male: 46.62 years female: 51.82 years (2008 est.)
Croatia | total population: 75.13 years male: 71.49 years female: 78.97 years (2008 est.)
Cuba | total population: 77.27 years male: 75.02 years female: 79.64 years (2008 est.)
Cyprus | total population: 78.15 years male: 75.75 years female: 80.67 years (2008 est.)
Czech Republic | total population: 76.62 years male: 73.34 years female: 80.08 years (2008 est.)
Denmark | total population: 78.13 years male: 75.8 years female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)
Djibouti | total population: 43.31 years male: 41.89 years female: 44.77 years (2008 est.)
Dominica | total population: 75.33 years male: 72.39 years female: 78.41 years (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic | total population: 73.39 years male: 71.61 years female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
Ecuador | total population: 76.81 years male: 73.94 years female: 79.84 years (2008 est.)
Egypt | total population: 71.85 years male: 69.3 years female: 74.52 years (2008 est.)
El Salvador | total population: 72.06 years male: 68.45 years female: 75.84 years (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | total population: 61.23 years male: 60.36 years female: 62.13 years (2008 est.)
Eritrea | total population: 60.05 years male: 58.29 years female: 61.87 years (2008 est.)
Estonia | total population: 72.56 years male: 67.16 years female: 78.3 years (2008 est.)
Ethiopia | total population: 49.43 years male: 48.26 years female: 50.64 years (2008 est.)
European Union | total population: 78.51 years male: 75.39 years female: 81.82 years (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Faroe Islands | total population: 79.29 years male: 76.86 years female: 81.89 years (2008 est.)
Fiji | total population: 70.44 years male: 67.9 years female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Finland | total population: 78.82 years male: 75.31 years female: 82.46 years (2008 est.)
France | total population: 80.87 years male: 77.68 years female: 84.23 years (2008 est.)
French Polynesia | total population: 76.51 years male: 74.07 years female: 79.08 years (2008 est.)
Gabon | total population: 53.52 years male: 52.5 years female: 54.57 years (2008 est.)
Gambia, The | total population: 54.95 years male: 53.06 years female: 56.9 years (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip | total population: 72.34 years male: 71.01 years female: 73.73 years (2008 est.)
Georgia | total population: 76.51 years male: 73.21 years female: 80.26 years (2008 est.)
Germany | total population: 79.1 years male: 76.11 years female: 82.26 years (2008 est.)
Ghana | total population: 59.49 years male: 58.65 years female: 60.35 years (2008 est.)
Gibraltar | total population: 80.06 years male: 77.17 years female: 83.09 years (2008 est.)
Greece | total population: 79.52 years male: 76.98 years female: 82.21 years (2008 est.)
Greenland | total population: 70.53 years male: 66.95 years female: 74.2 years (2008 est.)
Grenada | total population: 65.6 years male: 63.74 years female: 67.47 years (2008 est.)
Guam | total population: 78.93 years male: 75.86 years female: 82.19 years (2008 est.)
Guatemala | total population: 69.99 years male: 68.22 years female: 71.86 years (2008 est.)
Guernsey | total population: 80.65 years male: 77.64 years female: 83.76 years (2008 est.)
Guinea | total population: 49.8 years male: 48.66 years female: 50.97 years (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | total population: 47.52 years male: 45.71 years female: 49.39 years (2008 est.)
Guyana | total population: 66.43 years male: 63.81 years female: 69.18 years (2008 est.)
Haiti | total population: 57.56 years male: 55.83 years female: 59.35 years (2008 est.)
Honduras | total population: 69.37 years male: 67.81 years female: 71.01 years (2008 est.)
Hong Kong | total population: 81.77 years male: 79.07 years female: 84.69 years (2008 est.)
Hungary | total population: 73.18 years male: 69 years female: 77.62 years (2008 est.)
Iceland | total population: 80.55 years male: 78.43 years female: 82.76 years (2008 est.)
India | total population: 69.25 years male: 66.87 years female: 71.9 years (2008 est.)
Indonesia | total population: 70.46 years male: 67.98 years female: 73.07 years (2008 est.)
Iran | total population: 70.86 years male: 69.39 years female: 72.4 years (2008 est.)
Iraq | total population: 69.62 years male: 68.32 years female: 70.99 years (2008 est.)
Ireland | total population: 78.07 years male: 75.44 years female: 80.88 years (2008 est.)
Isle of Man | total population: 78.8 years male: 75.46 years female: 82.32 years (2008 est.)
Israel | total population: 80.61 years male: 78.54 years female: 82.79 years (2008 est.)
Italy | total population: 80.07 years male: 77.13 years female: 83.2 years (2008 est.)
Jamaica | total population: 73.59 years male: 71.88 years female: 75.38 years (2008 est.)
Japan | total population: 82.07 years male: 78.73 years female: 85.59 years (2008 est.)
Jersey | total population: 79.65 years male: 77.15 years female: 82.35 years (2008 est.)
Jordan | total population: 78.71 years male: 76.19 years female: 81.39 years (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan | total population: 67.55 years male: 62.24 years female: 73.16 years (2008 est.)
Kenya | total population: 56.64 years male: 56.42 years female: 56.87 years (2008 est.)
Kiribati | total population: 62.85 years male: 59.79 years female: 66.06 years (2008 est.)
Korea, North | total population: 72.2 years male: 69.45 years female: 75.08 years (2008 est.)
Korea, South | total population: 77.42 years male: 74 years female: 81.1 years (2008 est.)
Kuwait | total population: 77.53 years male: 76.38 years female: 78.73 years (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | total population: 69.12 years male: 65.12 years female: 73.33 years (2008 est.)
Laos | total population: 56.29 years male: 54.19 years female: 58.47 years (2008 est.)
Latvia | total population: 71.88 years male: 66.68 years female: 77.35 years (2008 est.)
Lebanon | total population: 73.41 years male: 70.91 years female: 76.04 years (2008 est.)
Lesotho | total population: 40.17 years male: 40.97 years female: 39.34 years (2008 est.)
Liberia | total population: 41.13 years male: 39.85 years female: 42.46 years (2008 est.)
Libya | total population: 77.07 years male: 74.81 years female: 79.44 years (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein | total population: 79.95 years male: 76.38 years female: 83.52 years (2008 est.)
Lithuania | total population: 74.67 years male: 69.72 years female: 79.89 years (2008 est.)
Luxembourg | total population: 79.18 years male: 75.91 years female: 82.67 years (2008 est.)
Macau | total population: 82.35 years male: 79.52 years female: 85.33 years (2008 est.)
Macedonia | total population: 74.45 years male: 71.95 years female: 77.13 years (2008 est.)
Madagascar | total population: 62.52 years male: 60.58 years female: 64.51 years (2008 est.)
Malawi | total population: 43.45 years male: 43.74 years female: 43.15 years (2008 est.)
Malaysia | total population: 73.03 years male: 70.32 years female: 75.94 years (2008 est.)
Maldives | total population: 65.12 years male: 63.73 years female: 66.58 years (2008 est.)
Mali | total population: 49.94 years male: 48 years female: 51.94 years (2008 est.)
Malta | total population: 79.3 years male: 77.08 years female: 81.64 years (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands | total population: 70.9 years male: 68.88 years female: 73.03 years (2008 est.)
Mauritania | total population: 53.91 years male: 51.61 years female: 56.28 years (2008 est.)
Mauritius | total population: 73.75 years male: 70.28 years female: 77.4 years (2008 est.)
Mayotte | total population: 62.54 years male: 60.3 years female: 64.85 years (2008 est.)
Mexico | total population: 75.84 years male: 73.05 years female: 78.78 years (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | total population: 70.65 years male: 68.79 years female: 72.61 years (2008 est.)
Moldova | total population: 70.5 years male: 66.81 years female: 74.41 years (2008 est.)
Monaco | total population: 79.96 years male: 76.14 years female: 83.97 years (2008 est.)
Mongolia | total population: 67.32 years male: 64.92 years female: 69.84 years (2008 est.)
Montserrat | total population: 79.15 years male: 76.93 years female: 81.47 years (2008 est.)
Morocco | total population: 71.52 years male: 69.16 years female: 74 years (2008 est.)
Mozambique | total population: 41.04 years male: 41.62 years female: 40.44 years (2008 est.)
Namibia | total population: 49.89 years male: 50.39 years female: 49.38 years (2008 est.)
Nauru | total population: 63.81 years male: 60.2 years female: 67.6 years (2008 est.)
Nepal | total population: 60.94 years male: 61.12 years female: 60.75 years (2008 est.)
Netherlands | total population: 79.25 years male: 76.66 years female: 81.98 years (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | total population: 76.45 years male: 74.15 years female: 78.87 years (2008 est.)
New Caledonia | total population: 74.75 years male: 71.76 years female: 77.88 years (2008 est.)
New Zealand | total population: 80.24 years male: 78.33 years female: 82.25 years (2008 est.)
Nicaragua | total population: 71.21 years male: 69.08 years female: 73.44 years (2008 est.)
Niger | total population: 44.28 years male: 44.3 years female: 44.26 years (2008 est.)
Nigeria | total population: 47.81 years male: 47.15 years female: 48.5 years (2008 est.)
Niue | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands | total population: 76.5 years male: 73.89 years female: 79.26 years (2008 est.)
Norway | total population: 79.81 years male: 77.16 years female: 82.6 years (2008 est.)
Oman | total population: 73.91 years male: 71.64 years female: 76.29 years (2008 est.)
Pakistan | total population: 64.13 years male: 63.07 years female: 65.24 years (2008 est.)
Palau | total population: 71 years male: 67.82 years female: 74.36 years (2008 est.)
Panama | total population: 75.17 years male: 72.71 years female: 77.73 years (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea | total population: 66 years male: 63.76 years female: 68.35 years (2008 est.)
Paraguay | total population: 75.56 years male: 72.99 years female: 78.26 years (2008 est.)
Peru | total population: 70.44 years male: 68.61 years female: 72.37 years (2008 est.)
Philippines | total population: 70.8 years male: 67.89 years female: 73.85 years (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Poland | total population: 75.41 years male: 71.42 years female: 79.65 years (2008 est.)
Portugal | total population: 78.04 years male: 74.78 years female: 81.53 years (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico | total population: 78.58 years male: 74.64 years female: 82.73 years (2008 est.)
Qatar | total population: 74.38 years male: 71.82 years female: 77.07 years (2008 est.)
Romania | total population: 72.18 years male: 68.69 years female: 75.89 years (2008 est.)
Russia | total population: 65.94 years male: 59.19 years female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Rwanda | total population: 49.76 years male: 48.56 years female: 51 years (2008 est.)
Saint Helena | total population: 78.27 years male: 75.36 years female: 81.33 years (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | total population: 72.93 years male: 70.06 years female: 75.96 years (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia | total population: 74.32 years male: 70.77 years female: 78.12 years (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total population: 78.91 years male: 76.55 years female: 81.4 years (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total population: 74.34 years male: 72.42 years female: 76.31 years (2008 est.)
Samoa | total population: 71.58 years male: 68.76 years female: 74.55 years (2008 est.)
San Marino | total population: 81.88 years male: 78.43 years female: 85.64 years (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | total population: 68 years male: 66.35 years female: 69.69 years (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia | total population: 76.09 years male: 74.04 years female: 78.25 years (2008 est.)
Senegal | total population: 57.08 years male: 55.7 years female: 58.5 years (2008 est.)
Serbia | total population: 75.29 years male: 72.7 years female: 78.09 years (2008 est.)
Seychelles | total population: 72.6 years male: 67.27 years female: 78.1 years (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone | total population: 40.93 years male: 38.64 years female: 43.28 years (2008 est.)
Singapore | total population: 81.89 years male: 79.29 years female: 84.68 years (2008 est.)
Slovakia | total population: 75.17 years male: 71.23 years female: 79.32 years (2008 est.)
Slovenia | total population: 76.73 years male: 73.04 years female: 80.66 years (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands | total population: 73.44 years male: 70.9 years female: 76.1 years (2008 est.)
Somalia | total population: 49.25 years male: 47.43 years female: 51.12 years (2008 est.)
South Africa | total population: 42.37 years male: 43.3 years female: 41.42 years (2008 est.)
Spain | total population: 79.92 years male: 76.6 years female: 83.45 years (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka | total population: 74.97 years male: 72.95 years female: 77.08 years (2008 est.)
Sudan | total population: 50.28 years male: 49.38 years female: 51.23 years (2008 est.)
Suriname | total population: 73.48 years male: 70.76 years female: 76.39 years (2008 est.)
Svalbard | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Swaziland | total population: 31.99 years male: 31.69 years female: 32.3 years (2008 est.)
Sweden | total population: 80.74 years male: 78.49 years female: 83.13 years (2008 est.)
Switzerland | total population: 80.74 years male: 77.91 years female: 83.71 years (2008 est.)
Syria | total population: 70.9 years male: 69.53 years female: 72.35 years (2008 est.)
Taiwan | total population: 77.76 years male: 74.89 years female: 80.89 years (2008 est.)
Tajikistan | total population: 64.97 years male: 61.95 years female: 68.15 years (2008 est.)
Tanzania | total population: 51.45 years male: 50.06 years female: 52.88 years (2008 est.)
Thailand | total population: 72.83 years male: 70.51 years female: 75.27 years (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste | total population: 66.94 years male: 64.6 years female: 69.39 years (2008 est.)
Togo | total population: 58.28 years male: 56.2 years female: 60.43 years (2008 est.)
Tokelau | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
Tonga | total population: 70.44 years male: 67.9 years female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | total population: 67 years male: 66.07 years female: 67.98 years (2008 est.)
Tunisia | total population: 75.56 years male: 73.79 years female: 77.46 years (2008 est.)
Turkey | total population: 73.14 years male: 70.67 years female: 75.73 years (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan | total population: 68.6 years male: 65.53 years female: 71.82 years (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | total population: 75.19 years male: 72.91 years female: 77.59 years (2008 est.)
Tuvalu | total population: 68.97 years male: 66.7 years female: 71.36 years (2008 est.)
Uganda | total population: 52.34 years male: 51.31 years female: 53.4 years (2008 est.)
Ukraine | total population: 68.06 years male: 62.24 years female: 74.24 years (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates | total population: 75.89 years male: 73.35 years female: 78.56 years (2008 est.)
United Kingdom | total population: 78.85 years male: 76.37 years female: 81.46 years (2008 est.)
United States | total population: 78.14 years male: 75.29 years female: 81.13 years (2008 est.)
Uruguay | total population: 76.14 years male: 72.89 years female: 79.51 years (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan | total population: 65.38 years male: 61.95 years female: 68.99 years (2008 est.)
Vanuatu | total population: 63.61 years male: 62.04 years female: 65.27 years (2008 est.)
Venezuela | total population: 73.45 years male: 70.4 years female: 76.65 years (2008 est.)
Vietnam | total population: 71.33 years male: 68.52 years female: 74.33 years (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands | total population: 79.34 years male: 75.56 years female: 83.35 years (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | total population: NA male: NA female: NA (2008 est.)
West Bank | total population: 73.65 years male: 71.85 years female: 75.56 years (2008 est.)
Western Sahara | total population: 53.92 years NA male: 51.64 years NA female: 56.31 years NA (2008 est.)
World | total population: 66.12 years male: 64.18 years female: 68.2 years (2008 est.)
Yemen | total population: 62.9 years male: 60.96 years female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)
Zambia | total population: 38.59 years male: 38.49 years female: 38.7 years (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe | total population: 39.73 years male: 40.87 years female: 38.55 years (2008 est.)
This page was last updated on 19 June 2008