List of world regions by life expectancy

This is a list of world regions by life expectancy.

United Nations (2023)

Estimation of the analytical agency of the UN.[1]

UN: Estimate of life expectancy for various ages in 2023

UN subregions Life expectancy for population in general Life expectancy for male Life expectancy for female Sex gap Population
(thous.)
at birth bonus
0→15 		at 15 bonus
15→65 		at 65 bonus
65→80 		at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80
Australia/New Zealand 83.62 0.38 69.00 2.51 21.51 3.40 9.91 81.82 67.21 20.22 9.10 85.42 70.78 22.75 10.61 3.59 3.58 2.53 1.51 31624
Southern Europe 82.56 0.33 67.89 2.74 20.64 3.99 9.62 80.05 65.40 18.82 8.58 84.97 70.28 22.25 10.37 4.92 4.88 3.43 1.79 151721
Western Europe 82.20 0.36 67.57 3.07 20.64 3.94 9.58 79.77 65.16 18.91 8.62 84.60 69.93 22.18 10.28 4.83 4.78 3.27 1.66 199537
Northern Europe 81.40 0.36 66.76 3.37 20.13 4.13 9.26 79.29 64.67 18.75 8.46 83.48 68.81 21.39 9.87 4.19 4.13 2.64 1.41 108297
Northern America 79.64 0.56 65.21 4.96 20.16 4.53 9.69 77.22 62.82 18.82 8.92 82.16 67.68 21.39 10.27 4.94 4.86 2.57 1.35 382903
Eastern Asia 78.89 0.73 64.61 3.72 18.33 4.98 8.31 76.01 61.78 16.29 7.08 81.95 67.63 20.33 9.29 5.94 5.85 4.04 2.21 1660029
Polynesia 77.20 1.11 63.31 4.68 18.00 5.43 8.43 74.93 61.09 16.47 7.59 79.61 65.67 19.50 9.06 4.68 4.58 3.03 1.47 690
South America 76.21 1.30 62.51 5.58 18.09 5.10 8.19 73.26 59.64 16.59 7.38 79.18 65.39 19.40 8.76 5.92 5.75 2.81 1.37 433024
Western Asia 75.41 1.97 62.37 4.58 16.95 5.57 7.52 73.02 60.08 15.35 6.52 77.89 64.75 18.39 8.24 4.87 4.67 3.04 1.72 303965
Central America 74.96 1.22 61.18 6.42 17.60 5.58 8.18 72.17 58.46 16.80 8.09 77.68 63.82 18.29 8.26 5.51 5.36 1.49 0.17 181618
Eastern Europe 74.61 0.45 60.06 7.36 17.42 6.15 8.57 69.43 54.89 14.90 7.58 79.81 65.23 19.17 9.01 10.38 10.34 4.27 1.43 286047
World 73.17 3.29 61.46 6.11 17.57 5.75 8.31 70.55 58.91 16.01 7.43 75.89 64.09 18.98 8.96 5.34 5.18 2.97 1.53 8091735
Caribbean 73.13 2.95 61.08 6.42 17.50 6.22 8.72 69.94 58.08 15.87 7.83 76.41 64.13 18.97 9.38 6.46 6.05 3.10 1.55 44249
Central Asia 72.65 1.48 59.13 6.00 15.13 6.38 6.51 69.30 55.87 13.17 5.68 75.91 62.26 16.63 6.92 6.61 6.39 3.45 1.24 80810
South-Eastern Asia 72.14 1.99 59.13 6.69 15.82 6.61 7.43 69.18 56.32 14.25 6.68 75.15 61.96 17.16 7.89 5.97 5.64 2.91 1.21 690117
Northern Africa 71.99 2.44 59.43 5.36 14.79 6.58 6.36 69.81 57.41 13.66 5.87 74.28 61.54 15.86 6.74 4.48 4.13 2.20 0.87 268541
Southern Asia 71.70 2.79 59.49 6.06 15.54 6.86 7.40 70.04 57.87 14.79 7.10 73.47 61.22 16.27 7.64 3.43 3.35 1.48 0.54 2043083
Micronesia 71.46 2.56 59.01 7.87 16.88 6.84 8.71 68.64 56.32 15.35 7.91 74.42 61.82 18.26 9.26 5.79 5.50 2.92 1.35 525
Melanesia 66.92 2.98 54.91 8.23 13.14 7.69 5.83 64.58 52.69 12.02 5.36 69.72 57.57 14.46 6.28 5.14 4.88 2.44 0.92 12724
Southern Africa 65.95 3.01 53.96 10.94 14.90 7.63 7.53 62.47 50.55 13.11 6.59 69.36 57.26 16.22 8.01 6.89 6.70 3.12 1.41 72198
Eastern Africa 65.59 4.18 54.77 9.52 14.29 7.34 6.62 62.85 52.29 13.17 5.93 68.32 57.20 15.21 7.10 5.47 4.91 2.05 1.17 487857
Middle Africa 62.02 6.21 53.23 10.15 13.38 7.46 5.84 59.87 51.39 12.69 5.53 64.21 55.07 14.00 6.07 4.34 3.68 1.32 0.54 206130
Western Africa 58.25 7.68 50.93 11.70 12.62 7.76 5.38 57.35 50.12 12.26 5.18 59.17 51.74 12.96 5.55 1.82 1.63 0.70 0.36 446044

UN: Change of life expectancy from 2019 to 2023

UN subregions 2023 Historical data Recovery from
COVID-19:
2019→2023 		Population
(thous.)
All Male Female Sex gap 2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2022
→2023 		2023
Australia/New Zealand 83.62 81.82 85.42 3.59 83.01 0.49 83.50 −0.14 83.36 −0.87 82.48 1.14 83.62 0.62 31624
Southern Europe 82.56 80.05 84.97 4.92 82.16 −1.10 81.06 0.16 81.23 −0.09 81.14 1.43 82.56 0.40 151721
Western Europe 82.20 79.77 84.60 4.83 81.92 −0.40 81.52 0.14 81.67 −0.24 81.43 0.77 82.20 0.29 199537
Northern Europe 81.40 79.29 83.48 4.19 81.40 −0.77 80.64 0.12 80.76 0.25 81.01 0.39 81.40 0.00 108297
Northern America 79.64 77.22 82.16 4.94 79.25 −1.79 77.46 −0.54 76.92 1.39 78.31 1.33 79.64 0.39 382903
Eastern Asia 78.89 76.01 81.95 5.94 78.85 0.09 78.94 0.07 79.01 −0.02 78.99 −0.10 78.89 0.03 1660029
Polynesia 77.20 74.93 79.61 4.68 76.05 −0.04 76.02 −1.00 75.02 1.93 76.95 0.26 77.20 1.15 690
South America 76.21 73.26 79.18 5.92 75.86 −1.58 74.28 −1.58 72.70 2.43 75.13 1.08 76.21 0.35 433024
Western Asia 75.41 73.02 77.89 4.87 75.06 −1.13 73.94 −0.42 73.52 1.75 75.26 0.14 75.41 0.34 303965
Central America 74.96 72.17 77.68 5.51 74.32 −3.51 70.81 −0.81 70.01 3.94 73.95 1.01 74.96 0.64 181618
Eastern Europe 74.61 69.43 79.81 10.38 74.39 −1.48 72.91 −1.35 71.56 2.33 73.89 0.72 74.61 0.22 286047
World 73.17 70.55 75.89 5.34 72.61 −0.69 71.92 −1.05 70.86 1.77 72.64 0.53 73.17 0.56 8091735
Caribbean 73.13 69.94 76.41 6.46 72.61 −0.34 72.26 −2.30 69.96 2.68 72.64 0.49 73.13 0.53 44249
Central Asia 72.65 69.30 75.91 6.61 72.05 −1.44 70.62 −0.11 70.51 1.73 72.24 0.41 72.65 0.60 80810
South-Eastern Asia 72.14 69.18 75.15 5.97 71.63 −0.52 71.11 −1.51 69.61 2.14 71.75 0.39 72.14 0.51 690117
Northern Africa 71.99 69.81 74.28 4.48 71.54 −1.39 70.15 −0.33 69.82 1.88 71.69 0.29 71.99 0.45 268541
Southern Asia 71.70 70.04 73.47 3.43 70.44 −0.78 69.66 −2.25 67.41 3.96 71.37 0.33 71.70 1.26 2043083
Micronesia 71.46 68.64 74.42 5.79 70.67 −0.69 69.98 −0.20 69.78 1.46 71.24 0.22 71.46 0.79 525
Melanesia 66.92 64.58 69.72 5.14 66.15 −0.27 65.89 −0.84 65.05 1.13 66.17 0.75 66.92 0.77 12724
Southern Africa 65.95 62.47 69.36 6.89 65.53 −0.82 64.71 −3.03 61.68 3.52 65.20 0.75 65.95 0.42 72198
Eastern Africa 65.59 62.85 68.32 5.47 64.17 −0.02 64.15 −0.60 63.55 1.35 64.90 0.69 65.59 1.42 487857
Middle Africa 62.02 59.87 64.21 4.34 59.15 1.10 60.25 −0.71 59.54 −0.75 58.79 3.23 62.02 2.87 206130
Western Africa 58.25 57.35 59.17 1.82 56.86 0.01 56.87 0.19 57.06 0.78 57.84 0.41 58.25 1.39 446044

List by the World Bank Group (2022)

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2022.[2][3][4] The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations are based on raw data, so due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.

In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2022.

Macroregions 2022 Historical data Recovery from
COVID-19:
2019→2022
All Male Female Sex gap 2014 2014
→2019 		2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022
European Union 80.80 78.19 83.56 5.38 80.87 0.44 81.31 −0.86 80.45 −0.13 80.32 0.49 80.80 −0.51
Europe & Central Asia 77.84 74.80 81.06 6.26 77.29 0.89 78.18 −1.23 76.95 −0.29 76.67 1.17 77.84 −0.34
North America 77.84 75.25 80.55 5.30 79.14 0.01 79.14 −1.68 77.46 −0.59 76.87 0.97 77.84 −1.30
East Asia & Pacific 76.90 74.22 79.71 5.49 75.73 1.07 76.80 −0.04 76.76 −0.37 76.39 0.51 76.90 0.10
Central Europe & the Baltics 76.79 73.21 80.56 7.35 76.68 0.59 77.27 −1.18 76.08 −1.28 74.80 1.99 76.79 −0.48
Latin America & Caribbean 73.75 70.65 76.93 6.28 74.55 0.49 75.04 −2.00 73.04 −0.89 72.15 1.60 73.75 −1.29
Middle East & North Africa 73.21 71.12 75.52 4.40 72.62 1.34 73.96 −1.01 72.95 −0.20 72.75 0.47 73.21 −0.75
World 72.00 69.60 74.53 4.93 71.88 1.10 72.98 −0.74 72.24 −0.92 71.33 0.67 72.00 −0.98
Arab world 71.23 69.26 73.37 4.12 70.49 1.35 71.84 −0.92 70.92 −0.11 70.81 0.41 71.23 −0.62
South Asia 68.16 66.43 70.06 3.63 68.64 1.83 70.47 −0.72 69.75 −2.17 67.58 0.58 68.16 −2.31
Africa Eastern & Southern 62.90 60.36 65.49 5.13 61.34 2.42 63.76 −0.44 63.31 −0.86 62.45 0.44 62.90 −0.86
Sub-Saharan Africa 60.76 58.81 62.77 3.97 59.14 2.10 61.24 −0.40 60.85 −0.61 60.24 0.52 60.76 −0.48
Africa Western & Central 57.63 56.56 58.72 2.16 55.92 1.63 57.56 −0.33 57.23 −0.24 56.99 0.64 57.63 0.07

List by World Health Organization (2019)

Estimation of the World Health Organization for 2019.[5]

WHO regions[6] Life expectancy at birth HALE at birth Life expectancy at age 60 HALE at age 60
All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000
Europe[7] 78.2 75.1 81.3 6.2 5.7 68.3 66.6 70.0 3.4 4.6 22.5 20.5 24.3 3.8 2.9 17.1 15.8 18.3 2.5 2.1
Western Pacific[8] 77.7 74.8 80.8 6.0 5.3 68.6 67.0 70.2 3.2 4.3 21.8 19.8 23.9 4.1 2.5 16.5 15.4 17.7 2.3 1.8
Americas[9] 77.2 74.5 79.8 5.3 3.1 66.2 64.8 67.5 2.7 2.1 22.7 21.2 24.0 2.8 1.6 16.6 15.7 17.4 1.7 0.9
World 73.3 70.8 75.9 5.1 6.5 63.7 62.5 64.9 2.4 5.4 21.1 19.5 22.7 3.2 2.3 15.8 14.8 16.6 1.8 1.7
South-East Asia[10] 71.4 69.9 73.1 3.2 8.0 61.5 61.1 61.9 0.8 7.0 19.1 18.2 20.0 1.8 2.5 13.7 13.3 14.1 0.8 1.7
Eastern Mediterranean[11] 69.7 68.3 71.3 3.0 4.7 60.4 60.2 60.7 0.5 3.8 18.5 17.8 19.3 1.5 1.1 13.6 13.4 13.9 0.5 0.7
Africa[12] 64.5 62.4 66.6 4.2 11.8 56.0 55.0 57.1 2.1 10.2 17.9 16.7 19.0 2.3 2.4 13.3 12.6 13.9 1.3 1.8

Charts

  • Life expectancy in the world on average[2]
    Life expectancy in the world on average[2]
  • Comparison of life expectancy in countries with different income[2]
    Comparison of life expectancy in countries with different income[2]
  • Life expectancy and HALE in regions of WHO in 2019[5]
    Life expectancy and HALE in regions of WHO in 2019[5]
  • Elaboration by sex[5]
    Elaboration by sex[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Population Prospects 2024" (XLSX). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 27 July 2024. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
  2. ^ a b c "Life expectancy at birth, total". The World Bank Group. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Life expectancy at birth, male". The World Bank Group. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Life expectancy at birth, female". The World Bank Group. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by WHO region". World Health Organization. 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ "WHO: Countries". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "WHO: Europe: Countries". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ "WHO: Western Pacific: Where we work". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "WHO: PAHO: Countries and Centers". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ "WHO: South-East Asia: Where we work". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. ^ "WHO: Eastern Mediterranean: Countries". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. ^ "WHO: Africa: Countries". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.