United States - Life Expectancy 2019
78.8
+0.1 from 2018
United States's life expectancy was 78.8 in 2019, increased +0.1 from 78.6 in 2018. This was the 56th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 86.2 | 0.1% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 85.3 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 85.2 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Japan | 84.4 | 0.2% |
| 5th | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | 1.3% |
| 6th | Andorra | 84.1 | -0.2% |
| 7th | Macao SAR, China | 83.9 | 0.3% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 83.9 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Spain | 83.8 | 0.5% |
| 10th | Singapore | 83.6 | 0.4% |
| 11th | Italy | 83.5 | 0.2% |
| 12th | Korea | 83.2 | 0.7% |
| 13th | French Polynesia | 83.2 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Gibraltar | 83.2 | 0.2% |
| 15th | Iceland | 83.2 | 0.4% |
| 16th | Sweden | 83.1 | 0.7% |
| 17th | Norway | 83.0 | 0.2% |
| 18th | Qatar | 82.9 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Australia | 82.9 | 0.2% |
| 20th | France | 82.8 | 0.2% |
| 21st | Israel | 82.8 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 82.7 | 0.6% |
| 23rd | Malta | 82.7 | 0.5% |
| 24th | Luxembourg | 82.6 | 0.4% |
| 25th | United Arab Emirates | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Faroe Islands | 82.4 | 0.2% |
| 27th | Canada | 82.2 | 0.4% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 82.1 | 0.4% |
| 29th | New Zealand | 82.1 | 0.4% |
| 30th | Belgium | 82.0 | 0.5% |
| 31st | Finland | 82.0 | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Kuwait | 82.0 | 2.3% |
| 33rd | Austria | 81.9 | 0.2% |
| 34th | Portugal | 81.7 | 0.4% |
| 35th | Greece | 81.6 | -0.2% |
| 36th | Slovenia | 81.5 | 0.2% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 81.5 | -0.1% |
| 38th | Denmark | 81.5 | 0.6% |
| 39th | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.4 | 0.4% |
| 40th | United Kingdom | 81.4 | 0.1% |
| 41st | European Union | 81.3 | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Germany | 81.3 | 0.5% |
| 43rd | Bermuda | 81.3 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Channel Islands | 81.2 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Isle of Man | 80.7 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Bahrain | 80.5 | 0.1% |
| 47th | Chile | 80.3 | -0.3% |
| 48th | Costa Rica | 80.3 | 0.3% |
| 49th | St. Martin (French part) | 80.1 | 0.1% |
| 50th | Oman | 79.9 | 0.1% |
| 51st | Maldives | 79.7 | 0.3% |
| 52nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.7 | 0.2% |
| 53rd | Albania | 79.5 | 0.3% |
| 54th | Czechia | 79.2 | 0.3% |
| 55th | Cayman Islands | 79.1 | 0.3% |
| 56th | United States | 78.8 | 0.2% |
| 57th | Estonia | 78.6 | 0.5% |
| 58th | Panama | 78.5 | 0.3% |
| 59th | Saudi Arabia | 78.3 | -0.6% |
| 60th | Croatia | 78.2 | 0.4% |
| 61st | Lebanon | 78.2 | -0.1% |
| 62nd | China | 77.9 | 0.3% |
| 63rd | Poland | 77.9 | 0.4% |
| 64th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.8 | 0.4% |
| 65th | Türkiye | 77.7 | 0.4% |
| 66th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.7 | 0.1% |
| 67th | Slovak Republic | 77.7 | 0.5% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 77.5 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Cuba | 77.4 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.4 | -0.7% |
| 71st | Ecuador | 77.3 | 0.0% |
| 72nd | New Caledonia | 77.3 | -0.4% |
| 73rd | Kosovo | 77.2 | 0.2% |
| 74th | Thailand | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Jordan | 76.9 | 0.5% |
| 77th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 76.9 | 0.3% |
| 78th | Argentina | 76.8 | 0.1% |
| 79th | British Virgin Islands | 76.8 | 0.2% |
| 80th | Colombia | 76.8 | 0.3% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 76.7 | 0.3% |
| 82nd | Montenegro | 76.7 | -1.5% |
| 83rd | Guam | 76.6 | 0.1% |
| 84th | North Macedonia | 76.6 | -0.1% |
| 85th | Barbados | 76.5 | 0.2% |
| 86th | Curaçao | 76.5 | 0.0% |
| 87th | Hungary | 76.3 | 0.3% |
| 88th | Lithuania | 76.3 | 0.8% |
| 89th | Peru | 76.3 | 0.3% |
| 90th | Armenia | 76.2 | 0.8% |
| 91st | Aruba | 76.0 | 0.2% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 75.9 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | 75.9 | 0.2% |
| 94th | West Bank and Gaza | 75.8 | 0.6% |
| 95th | Brazil | 75.8 | 0.2% |
| 96th | Algeria | 75.7 | 0.2% |
| 97th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.7 | 0.0% |
| 98th | Romania | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 100th | Cabo Verde | 75.4 | 0.8% |
| 101st | Latvia | 75.4 | 0.8% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 75.1 | 0.2% |
| 103rd | Brunei Darussalam | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 104th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Mexico | 74.5 | 0.3% |
| 106th | Morocco | 74.2 | 0.4% |
| 107th | Mauritius | 74.2 | -0.2% |
| 108th | Belarus | 74.2 | 0.1% |
| 109th | Viet Nam | 74.2 | 0.1% |
| 110th | Georgia | 74.2 | 0.2% |
| 111th | Seychelles | 74.0 | 1.7% |
| 112th | Ukraine | 73.9 | 0.5% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | 73.8 | -0.2% |
| 114th | Paraguay | 73.7 | 0.1% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 73.7 | 0.4% |
| 116th | Azerbaijan | 73.3 | 0.4% |
| 117th | Dominican Republic | 73.1 | -0.6% |
| 118th | Russian Federation | 73.1 | 0.6% |
| 119th | Libya | 72.9 | -0.3% |
| 120th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 72.9 | -0.1% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.8 | 0.2% |
| 122nd | American Samoa | 72.8 | -0.1% |
| 123rd | Bangladesh | 72.6 | 0.7% |
| 124th | Belize | 72.6 | 0.4% |
| 125th | Tonga | 72.3 | 0.2% |
| 126th | St. Lucia | 72.2 | -0.6% |
| 127th | Honduras | 72.1 | 0.2% |
| 128th | Uzbekistan | 72.1 | 0.1% |
| 129th | Bhutan | 72.0 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Greenland | 71.9 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Suriname | 71.8 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | El Salvador | 71.7 | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Guatemala | 71.6 | 0.2% |
| 134th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.6 | 0.3% |
| 135th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.5 | 0.3% |
| 136th | Jamaica | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 137th | Bahamas, The | 71.4 | -3.6% |
| 138th | Dominica | 71.3 | -0.1% |
| 139th | Iraq | 71.2 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 71.2 | 0.3% |
| 141st | Mongolia | 71.1 | 0.3% |
| 142nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.0 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.0 | 5.3% |
| 144th | Tajikistan | 71.0 | 0.3% |
| 145th | Vanuatu | 70.8 | 0.2% |
| 146th | India | 70.7 | 0.5% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 70.3 | 0.4% |
| 148th | Samoa | 70.3 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Moldova | 70.2 | -0.1% |
| 150th | Cambodia | 70.1 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Solomon Islands | 70.0 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Philippines | 69.7 | -0.1% |
| 153rd | Turkmenistan | 69.4 | 0.2% |
| 154th | Nepal | 69.3 | 0.4% |
| 155th | Guyana | 69.1 | 0.3% |
| 156th | Palau | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 68.0 | 0.7% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | 67.9 | 0.5% |
| 159th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.8 | 0.2% |
| 160th | Senegal | 67.7 | 0.4% |
| 161st | Mauritania | 67.6 | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 67.3 | 0.4% |
| 163rd | Eritrea | 67.3 | 0.5% |
| 164th | Botswana | 67.2 | 1.2% |
| 165th | Fiji | 67.0 | 0.1% |
| 166th | Pakistan | 66.7 | 0.4% |
| 167th | Rwanda | 66.7 | 0.5% |
| 168th | Yemen, Republic of | 66.6 | 1.0% |
| 169th | Timor-Leste | 66.5 | 0.4% |
| 170th | Myanmar | 66.5 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Uganda | 66.4 | 0.9% |
| 172nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 66.2 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Tuvalu | 66.1 | 0.4% |
| 174th | South Africa | 66.1 | 0.5% |
| 175th | Marshall Islands | 66.0 | 0.3% |
| 176th | Tanzania | 66.0 | 0.8% |
| 177th | Kiribati | 65.9 | 0.1% |
| 178th | Sudan | 65.8 | 0.5% |
| 179th | Comoros | 65.7 | 0.4% |
| 180th | Papua New Guinea | 65.3 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Malawi | 65.0 | 0.8% |
| 182nd | Ghana | 64.5 | 0.5% |
| 183rd | Gambia, The | 64.4 | 0.6% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 64.4 | 0.4% |
| 185th | Haiti | 64.3 | 0.4% |
| 186th | Namibia | 63.5 | 1.5% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 63.5 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Congo, Republic of | 63.2 | -2.0% |
| 189th | Angola | 63.1 | 0.7% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 62.9 | 0.8% |
| 191st | Kenya | 62.9 | 0.2% |
| 192nd | Zambia | 62.9 | 1.2% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 62.3 | 0.6% |
| 194th | Burundi | 62.2 | 0.6% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | 62.2 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Cameroon | 61.7 | 0.8% |
| 197th | Nauru | 61.4 | 0.3% |
| 198th | Mozambique | 61.3 | 0.8% |
| 199th | Liberia | 61.2 | 0.4% |
| 200th | Zimbabwe | 61.1 | 0.3% |
| 201st | Togo | 61.1 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 60.3 | 0.8% |
| 203rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 60.2 | 0.5% |
| 204th | Burkina Faso | 60.2 | 0.4% |
| 205th | Niger | 60.0 | 0.4% |
| 206th | Benin | 59.9 | 0.3% |
| 207th | Eswatini | 59.9 | 1.9% |
| 208th | Sierra Leone | 59.6 | 0.9% |
| 209th | Guinea | 59.4 | 0.6% |
| 210th | Mali | 59.2 | 0.6% |
| 211th | South Sudan | 58.1 | 12.0% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 57.2 | 4.5% |
| 213th | Lesotho | 55.2 | 1.1% |
| 214th | Nigeria | 53.0 | 0.6% |
| 215th | Chad | 53.0 | 1.0% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 31.5 | -39.7% |
FAQ
What was United States's life expectancy in 2019?▾
United States's life expectancy in 2019 was 78.8. This ranked 56th globally.
How did United States's life expectancy change in 2019?▾
United States's life expectancy increased by 0.2% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2019?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2019 at 86.2.
What is the life expectancy of United States in 2019?▾
The life expectancy of United States in 2019 was 78.8. This ranked 56th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for United States's life expectancy?▾
United States's life expectancy went from 78.6 in 2018 to 78.8 in 2019, a 0.2% increase.
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