Demography
The countries with the highest life expectancy
Japan has the highest life expectancy at birth with a ripe old age of 83.7 predicted for all Japanese babies born in 2015. Switzerland (83.4) and Singapore (83.1) make up the top three. The United Kingdom is in place 20 with 81.2 years while the U.S. fails to make it into the top 20 - 31st with 79.3 years.
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This chart shows the countries with the highest life expectancy in the world as of 2015.
Ranking of the 7 countries with the highest life expectancies in 2021
Ranking of the 20 countries with the highest life expectancy as of 2024
Countries with the highest average life expectancy for those born in 2024, by gender (in years)
Life expectancy at birth in selected countries in 2021 (in years)
Life expectancy at birth in G7 countries from 2000 to 2025, by country
Average life expectancy in selected countries as of 2023
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