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Inequality in life expectancy (percent)
UNDP (HDRO)
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195 countries · 2010–2023
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Data 2023 · Status unspecified
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League table
2023
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
Low income
Lower middle income
Upper middle income
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Country
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Value
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1
Nigeria
38.6
2
Niger
37.7
3
Chad
37.4
4
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
37.2
5
South Sudan
36.7
6
Guinea
35.4
7
Sierra Leone
35.1
8
Central African Republic
35
9
Mali
34
10
Benin
32.1
11
Burkina Faso
31.1
12
Congo, Dem. Rep.
30.8
13
Lesotho
30
14
Liberia
29.2
15
Equatorial Guinea
28.9
16
Guinea-Bissau
28.6
17
Madagascar
28.6
18
Cote d'Ivoire
28.5
19
Cameroon
27.9
20
Angola
27.4
21
Mozambique
27.3
22
Togo
26.5
23
Pakistan
26
24
Haiti
25.3
25
Afghanistan
25.2
26
Burundi
24.8
27
Kiribati
24.7
28
Djibouti
24.2
29
Sudan
24.1
30
Eswatini
23.7
31
Zambia
23.4
32
Ethiopia
22.4
33
Zimbabwe
22.3
34
Comoros
22.2
35
Timor-Leste
22.2
36
Gambia, The
22.2
37
Ghana
22.1
38
Bolivia
21
39
Kenya
20.9
40
Myanmar
20.5
41
Papua New Guinea
20.2
42
Uganda
20.1
43
Congo, Rep.
20.1
44
Tanzania
19.9
45
South Africa
19.8
46
Malawi
19.8
47
Yemen, Rep.
19.7
48
Lao PDR
19.7
49
Eritrea
19.4
50
Mauritania
19.3
51
Turkmenistan
19.3
52
Namibia
19.2
53
Botswana
19.2
54
Gabon
19
55
Rwanda
18.9
56
West Bank and Gaza
18.2
57
Senegal
18
58
Dominica
17.3
59
Dominican Republic
17
60
Libya
16.8
61
Naoero
16.8
62
Marshall Islands
16.4
63
Bangladesh
15.8
64
Tajikistan
15.7
65
India
15.5
66
Fiji
15.5
67
Nepal
15
68
Philippines
15
69
Guyana
14.9
70
Cambodia
14.9
71
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
14.4
72
Palau
13.6
73
Syrian Arab Republic
13.3
74
Iraq
13.3
75
Bhutan
13.1
76
Tuvalu
13.1
77
Guatemala
13
78
Viet Nam
12.7
79
Venezuela, RB
12.6
80
Indonesia
12.5
81
Algeria
11.9
82
Solomon Islands
11.8
83
Jamaica
11.6
84
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
11.5
85
Vanuatu
11.1
86
Lebanon
10.9
87
Suriname
10.8
88
Trinidad and Tobago
10.7
89
Paraguay
10.6
90
Morocco
10.6
91
St. Lucia
10.6
92
Egypt, Arab Rep.
10.4
93
Azerbaijan
10.4
94
Samoa
10.3
95
Kyrgyz Republic
10.3
96
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
10.3
97
Grenada
10.1
98
Panama
10.1
99
St. Kitts and Nevis
9.9
100
Honduras
9.9
101
Sao Tome and Principe
9.9
102
Mauritius
9.8
103
Peru
9.7
104
Brazil
9.5
105
Bahamas, The
9.5
106
Nicaragua
9.4
107
Seychelles
9.3
108
Moldova
9.1
109
Mexico
9
110
El Salvador
8.9
111
Uzbekistan
8.9
112
Mongolia
8.8
113
Jordan
8.8
114
Ecuador
8.4
115
Colombia
8.3
116
Turkiye
8.1
117
Tonga
7.9
118
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7.9
119
Cabo Verde
7.6
120
Argentina
7.4
121
Thailand
7.3
122
Belize
7.3
123
Ukraine
7.3
124
Barbados
7.2
125
Kazakhstan
7.2
126
Tunisia
7.2
127
Brunei Darussalam
6.9
128
Georgia
6.9
129
Antigua and Barbuda
6.8
130
Armenia
6.7
131
Oman
6.6
132
Albania
6.4
133
Malaysia
6.1
134
Costa Rica
6
135
Uruguay
5.9
136
Kuwait
5.8
137
Russian Federation
5.7
138
United States
5.5
139
Malta
5.2
140
China
5.1
141
Saudi Arabia
5.1
142
Romania
4.9
143
Liechtenstein
4.9
144
Bulgaria
4.9
145
Luxembourg
4.8
146
Cuba
4.8
147
Sri Lanka
4.7
148
Bahrain
4.7
149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.7
150
Andorra
4.7
151
Chile
4.6
152
Slovak Republic
4.6
153
New Zealand
4.4
154
North Macedonia
4.3
155
Canada
4.3
156
Serbia
4.2
157
Latvia
4.2
158
Lithuania
4.1
159
Poland
3.9
160
United Arab Emirates
3.9
161
United Kingdom
3.9
162
Monaco
3.7
163
Hungary
3.7
164
France
3.7
165
Maldives
3.7
166
Qatar
3.7
167
Croatia
3.6
168
Israel
3.6
169
Belarus
3.5
170
Belgium
3.5
171
Montenegro
3.3
172
Netherlands
3.3
173
Greece
3.3
174
Germany
3.2
175
Austria
3.2
176
Portugal
3.1
177
Ireland
3.1
178
Switzerland
3.1
179
Denmark
3.1
180
Czechia
3
181
Estonia
3
182
Australia
3
183
Cyprus
2.9
184
Finland
2.9
185
Spain
2.8
186
Slovenia
2.6
187
Singapore
2.6
188
Italy
2.6
189
Sweden
2.6
190
Japan
2.5
191
Korea, Rep.
2.5
192
Norway
2.4
193
Hong Kong SAR, China
2.3
194
Iceland
2
195
San Marino
1.8
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