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Table 3.a Life expectancy
Last update: June 2011
Country or area
Year
Women
Men
Women
Men
Afghanistan
2010-2015
49
49
15
14
Albania
2010-2015
80
74
24
19
Algeria
2010-2015
75
72
20
18
American Samoa
2006
   *
76
69
…
…
Angola
2010-2015
53
50
16
15
Argentina
2010-2015
80
72
24
19
Armenia
2010-2015
77
71
22
18
Aruba
2010-2015
78
73
22
18
Australia1
2010-2015
84
80
26
23
Austria
2010-2015
84
78
26
22
Azerbaijan2
2010-2015
74
68
20
16
Bahamas
2010-2015
79
73
23
18
Bahrain
2010-2015
76
75
19
18
Bangladesh
2010-2015
70
69
18
18
Barbados
2010-2015
80
74
23
19
Belarus
2010-2015
76
65
21
14
Belgium
2010-2015
83
77
25
21
Belize
2010-2015
78
75
23
21
Benin
2010-2015
59
55
17
16
Bhutan
2010-2015
70
66
19
18
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010-2015
69
65
19
17
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010-2015
78
73
22
18
Botswana
2010-2015
51
54
18
16
Brazil
2010-2015
77
71
23
20
Brunei Darussalam
2010-2015
81
76
24
21
Bulgaria
2010-2015
77
70
21
17
Burkina Faso
2010-2015
57
55
15
15
Burundi
2010-2015
53
50
16
15
Cambodia
2010-2015
65
62
17
16
Cameroon
2010-2015
54
51
17
16
Canada
2010-2015
83
79
26
22
Cape Verde
2010-2015
78
71
22
17
Central African Republic
2010-2015
51
48
16
15
Chad
2010-2015
52
49
16
14
Channel Islands3
2010-2015
82
78
25
21
Chile
2010-2015
82
76
25
21
China4
2010-2015
76
72
21
18
China, Hong Kong SAR5
2010-2015
86
80
28
23
China, Macao SAR6
2010-2015
84
79
25
22
Colombia
2010-2015
78
70
22
20
Comoros
2010-2015
63
60
17
15
Congo
2010-2015
59
57
18
16
Cook Islands
2001-2006
   a
76
70
  
…
…
Costa Rica
2010-2015
82
77
25
22
Côte d'Ivoire
2010-2015
58
55
17
16
Croatia
2010-2015
80
73
23
18
Cuba
2010-2015
81
77
24
22
Cyprus7
2010-2015
82
78
24
20
Czech Republic
2010-2015
81
75
23
19
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
2010-2015
72
66
19
14
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010-2015
51
47
16
15
Denmark
2010-2015
81
77
24
21
Djibouti
2010-2015
60
57
16
15
Dominican Republic
2010-2015
77
71
24
21
Ecuador
2010-2015
79
73
24
21
Egypt
2010-2015
76
72
20
17
El Salvador
2010-2015
77
68
23
21
Equatorial Guinea
2010-2015
53
50
16
15
Eritrea
2010-2015
64
60
17
13
Estonia
2010-2015
80
70
23
17
Ethiopia
2010-2015
62
58
18
16
Fiji
2010-2015
72
67
19
15
Finland8
2010-2015
83
77
26
22
France
2010-2015
85
78
27
22
French Guiana
2010-2015
81
73
24
18
French Polynesia
2010-2015
78
73
22
18
Gabon
2010-2015
64
62
19
18
Gambia
2010-2015
60
58
14
13
Georgia9
2010-2015
77
71
22
17
Germany
2010-2015
83
78
25
22
Ghana
2010-2015
66
64
19
18
Gibraltar
2001
   *
83
79
…
…
Greece
2010-2015
83
78
25
22
Greenland
2004-2008
   *
72
67
18
15
Grenada
2010-2015
78
74
22
19
Guadeloupe10
2010-2015
84
76
26
22
Guam
2010-2015
79
74
22
19
Guatemala
2010-2015
75
68
22
20
Guinea
2010-2015
56
53
17
16
Guinea-Bissau
2010-2015
50
47
16
15
Guyana
2010-2015
73
67
21
17
Haiti
2010-2015
64
61
17
16
Honduras
2010-2015
76
71
23
20
Hungary
2010-2015
78
71
22
17
Iceland
2010-2015
84
80
26
23
India
2010-2015
68
64
18
16
Indonesia
2010-2015
72
68
19
17
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010-2015
75
72
20
20
Iraq
2010-2015
73
68
20
17
Ireland
2010-2015
83
78
25
22
Isle of Man
1996
   *
80
74
22
19
Israel
2010-2015
84
80
26
23
Italy
2010-2015
85
79
26
22
Jamaica
2010-2015
76
71
22
20
Japan
2010-2015
87
80
29
23
Jordan
2010-2015
75
72
20
19
Kazakhstan
2010-2015
73
62
19
14
Kenya
2010-2015
59
57
18
17
Kiribati
2005
   *
63
59
  
16
13
Kuwait
2010-2015
76
74
18
18
Kyrgyzstan
2010-2015
72
64
19
15
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010-2015
69
66
18
16
Latvia
2010-2015
79
69
22
17
Lebanon
2010-2015
75
71
20
17
Lesotho
2010-2015
48
50
17
15
Liberia
2010-2015
59
56
16
15
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2010-2015
78
73
22
18
Lithuania
2010-2015
78
67
22
16
Luxembourg
2010-2015
83
78
25
21
Madagascar
2010-2015
69
65
19
18
Malawi
2010-2015
55
55
18
16
Malaysia11
2010-2015
77
73
20
18
Maldives
2010-2015
79
76
21
20
Mali
2010-2015
53
51
14
13
Malta
2010-2015
82
78
24
21
Marshall Islands
2004
   *
71
67
  
…
…
Martinique
2010-2015
84
77
26
22
Mauritania
2010-2015
61
57
15
14
Mauritius12
2010-2015
77
70
21
17
Mayotte
2010-2015
82
74
24
22
Mexico
2010-2015
80
75
23
21
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
2010-2015
70
68
18
17
Mongolia
2010-2015
73
65
20
16
Montenegro
2010-2015
77
73
21
18
Morocco
2010-2015
75
70
20
17
Mozambique
2010-2015
52
50
17
16
Myanmar
2010-2015
68
64
18
16
Namibia
2010-2015
63
62
19
17
Nauru
2006
   a
57
55
  
…
…
Nepal
2010-2015
70
68
18
17
Netherlands
2010-2015
83
79
25
22
Netherlands Antilles13
2010-2015
80
74
23
20
New Caledonia
2010-2015
80
74
24
19
New Zealand
2010-2015
83
79
25
22
Nicaragua
2010-2015
77
71
23
20
Niger
2010-2015
56
55
15
14
Nigeria
2010-2015
53
52
17
15
Niue
2006
   *
76
67
…
…
Northern Mariana Islands
2009
   *
80
74
  
…
…
Norway14
2010-2015
83
79
26
22
Occupied Palestinian Territory15
2010-2015
75
72
20
17
Oman
2010-2015
76
71
19
16
Pakistan
2010-2015
67
65
18
17
Palau
2005
   a
72
66
…
…
Panama
2010-2015
79
74
23
21
Papua New Guinea
2010-2015
66
61
17
14
Paraguay
2010-2015
75
71
22
20
Peru
2010-2015
77
72
23
20
Philippines
2010-2015
73
66
19
16
Poland
2010-2015
81
72
23
18
Portugal
2010-2015
83
77
25
21
Puerto Rico
2010-2015
83
75
26
21
Qatar
2010-2015
78
79
21
22
Republic of Korea
2010-2015
84
77
26
21
Republic of Moldova16
2010-2015
73
66
19
15
Réunion
2010-2015
82
74
24
22
Romania
2010-2015
78
71
22
17
Russian Federation
2010-2015
75
63
21
15
Rwanda
2010-2015
57
54
17
16
Saint Helena17
1998-2007
   *
77
71
21
17
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1998
   *
71
68
18
17
Saint Lucia
2010-2015
78
72
23
18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010-2015
75
70
20
17
Samoa
2010-2015
76
70
21
16
San Marino
2000
   *
84
77
26
21
Sao Tome and Principe
2010-2015
66
64
18
17
Saudi Arabia
2010-2015
76
73
20
19
Senegal
2010-2015
61
59
14
13
Serbia18
2010-2015
77
72
21
18
Sierra Leone
2010-2015
49
48
11
11
Singapore
2010-2015
84
79
25
22
Slovakia
2010-2015
80
72
22
17
Slovenia
2010-2015
83
76
25
20
Solomon Islands
2010-2015
70
67
18
16
Somalia
2010-2015
53
50
16
15
South Africa
2010-2015
54
53
18
14
Spain19
2010-2015
85
79
27
22
Sri Lanka
2010-2015
78
72
22
19
Sudan20
2010-2015
64
60
18
16
Suriname
2010-2015
74
68
20
17
Swaziland
2010-2015
49
50
17
15
Sweden
2010-2015
84
80
26
22
Switzerland
2010-2015
85
80
27
23
Syrian Arab Republic
2010-2015
78
74
21
19
Tajikistan
2010-2015
71
65
21
16
TFYR of Macedonia21
2010-2015
77
73
21
18
Thailand
2010-2015
78
71
22
19
Timor-Leste
2010-2015
64
62
17
15
Togo
2010-2015
59
56
18
16
Tokelau
1990
   a
70
68
  
…
…
Tonga
2010-2015
75
70
21
16
Trinidad and Tobago
2010-2015
74
67
21
16
Tunisia
2010-2015
77
73
21
18
Turkey
2010-2015
77
72
21
18
Turkmenistan
2010-2015
69
61
19
15
Turks and Caicos Islands
2001
   *
77
79
20
24
Tuvalu
1997-2002
   *
65
62
17
14
Uganda
2010-2015
55
54
17
16
Ukraine
2010-2015
75
64
20
15
United Arab Emirates
2010-2015
78
76
21
20
United Kingdom
2010-2015
82
78
25
22
United Republic of Tanzania22
2010-2015
60
58
18
17
United States of America
2010-2015
81
76
25
22
United States Virgin Islands
2010-2015
83
77
26
20
Uruguay
2010-2015
81
74
24
19
Uzbekistan
2010-2015
72
66
20
17
Vanuatu
2010-2015
74
70
19
17
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2010-2015
78
72
22
20
Viet Nam
2010-2015
77
73
23
20
Wallis and Futuna Islands
2005-2008
   a
76
73
  
…
…
Western Sahara
2010-2015
70
66
18
16
Yemen
2010-2015
68
65
18
16
Zambia
2010-2015
50
49
17
16
Zimbabwe
2010-2015
53
54
19
17

 

 

Sources:

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011), World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. available in http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm; supplemented by official national statistics published in Demographic Yearbook 2008, available from the United Nations Statistics Division website, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm (accessed June 2011); and data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Statistics and Demography Programme, available from the SPC website, http://www.spc.int/sdp/ (accessed June 2011).

Footnotes:

…
 Not available.
*
 Data from official national life tables compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system.
a
 Data published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
1
 Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
2
 Including Nagorno-Karabakh.
3
 Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
4
 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
5
 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
6
 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
7
 Including Northern-Cyprus.
8
 Including Åland Islands.
9
 Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
10
 Including Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part).
11
 Including Sabah and Sarawak.
12
 Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
13
 Refers to Curaçao, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
14
 Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
15
 Including East Jerusalem.
16
 Including Transnistria.
17
 Excluding the dependencies of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
18
 Including Kosovo.
19
 Including Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
20
 Including Southern Sudan which voted in favor of independence, but was not an official UN Member State as of May 2011.
21
 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
22
 Including Zanzibar.

 

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Technical notes:

Life expectancy at birth is an estimate of the number of years to be lived by a female or male newborn, based on current age-specific mortality rates. Life expectancy at birth by sex gives a statistical summary of current differences in male and female mortality across all ages. In areas with high infant and child mortality rates, the indicator is strongly influenced by trends and differentials in infant and child mortality.

Life expectancy at age 60 is an estimate of the additional number of years to be lived by a woman or man who has survived to age 60, based on current age-specific mortality rates. The indicator, when disaggregated by sex, gives an indication of sex differences in survival into older ages.