World Average Human Life Span Expectancy by Country

Author: Disabled World : Contact: www.disabled-world.com

Published: 2009-03-19 : (Rev. 2020-07-02)

Synopsis and Key Points:

How long will I live for is a chart and picture graph of male and female life span expectant averages by country and average age to death.

Period Life Expectancy is defined as the average length of life remaining at a given age - assuming people experience the age-specific death rates of a specific period from the given age onward.

Cohort Life Expectancy is defined as the average length of life remaining at a given age, experienced by people born in the same year.

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What is Life Expectancy and Longevity?

Life Expectancy, or longevity, is defined as the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience. In modern times, life expectancy has substantially changed on a yearly basis and cannot be used accurately for long-term predictions. The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography - however, the term "longevity" is sometimes meant to refer only to especially long lived members of a population, whereas "life expectancy" is always defined statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age.

Today humans have an average life span of 31.99 years in Swaziland and 82 years in Japan. Our chart (below) shows statistics for the average age you will live based on various world countries.

Difference Between Cohort and Period Life Expectancy

There are two different types of life tables: cohort and period.

Cohort Life Expectancy - The average length of life remaining at a given age, experienced by people born in the same year. For example, cohort life expectancy at age 65 years in 2014 would be worked out using the mortality rate for age 65 years in 2014, for age 66 years in 2015, for age 67 years in 2016 etc.

Period Life Expectancy - The average length of life remaining at a given age - assuming people experience the age-specific death rates of a specific period from the given age onwards. Period life expectancies tend to be lower than cohort life expectancies, because they do not include any assumptions about future improvements in mortality rates.

How Long Will I Live?

This is a question everyone asks at some stage in their life - How long will I live? When will I die?

Life expectancy statistics is based on the average number of years of life remaining at a given age. Life span is the average expected years to live of an individual from birth. Our life statistics chart shows how long males and females can expect to live for in various world countries. (Age in years from birth to death). The oldest confirmed recorded age for any human ever born is 122 years of age, though some people are reported to have lived longer there are no records to confirm these claims.

There are, of course, great variations in life expectancy statistics worldwide, mostly caused by differences in public health, medical care and diet from country to country. Climate also has an effect on what age you will live to, and the way data is collected can also be an important influence.

There are also variations between various groups within single countries. For instance significant differences occur in life span expectancy between males and females in France and many other developed countries, with women tending to outlive men by five years and over. These gender differences have been steadily decreasing in recent years, with statistics showing male life expectancy improving at a faster rate than that of females.

Poverty, in particular, tends to have a very substantial effect on life span expectancy. An example being the United Kingdom life expectancy in many of the wealthiest areas is currently on average ten years longer than the poorer areas and today the gap appears to be increasing as life span expectancy for the more wealthy continues to increase while in poorer regions of the U.K. there has been little increase.

Interestingly persons with serious mental illness tend to die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general public, with three out of five mentally ill dying from mainly preventable physical diseases such as Heart/Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Dyslipidaemia, Respiratory ailments, Pneumonia, and Influenza.

Below is an updated list of countries by life expectancy at birth, the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year (Length of Life). There are currently only 6 countries worldwide where BOTH males and females have a life expectancy over 80 years. These countries are Australia, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland.

You may also be interested in our Calculator Showing Age in Days Weeks Months Since Birth.

Chart of Countries Listed by Average Life Expectancy Country/territory Overall Males Females Afghanistan 61 60 62 Albania 78 76 80 Algeria 74 72 77 Andorra n/a n/a n/a Angola 52 50 53 Antigua and Barbuda 77 74 80 Argentina 77 73 80 Armenia 75 72 78 Australia

(Life Expectancy by Australian State and Territory) 82 80 84 Austria 81 78 84 Azerbaijan 74 72 77 Bahamas 74 71 77 Bahrain 76 75 76 Bangladesh 71 70 71 Barbados 75 73 78 Belarus 73 67 78 Belgium 80 78 83 Belize 74 71 77 Benin 59 58 61 Bhutan 68 68 69 Bolivia 67 65 69 Bosnia-Herzegovina 75 72 78 Botswana 64 62 67 Brazil 75 71 79 Brunei 79 77 80 Bulgaria 75 71 78 Burkina Faso 56 56 57 Burundi 59 57 61 Cambodia 64 61 66 Cameroon 57 56 58 Canada

(Life Expectancy by Canadian Province and Territory) 81 79 84 Cape Verde 75 71 80 Central African Republic 50 48 52 Chad 51 50 52 Channel Islands 82 80 85 Chile 79 76 81 China 75 73 78 Colombia 75 72 79 Comoros 61 60 62 Congo 58 57 59 Congo, Dem. Rep. of 50 48 52 Costa Rica 79 77 82 Cote d'Ivoire 51 50 52 Croatia 77 74 81 Cuba 78 77 80 Curacao 78 75 81 Cyprus 80 78 82 Czech Republic 79 76 82 Denmark 81 79 83 Djibouti 62 60 63 Dominica 75 72 77 Dominican Republic 73 70 77 Ecuador 75 72 78 Egypt 71 70 73 El Salvador 73 68 77 Equatorial Guinea 57 56 59 Eritrea 63 60 65 Estonia 77 73 81 Ethiopia 64 62 65 Federated States of Micronesia 70 69 72 Fiji 70 67 73 Finland 81 78 84 France 82 79 85 French Guiana 80 77 83 French Polynesia 77 75 79 Gabon 63 62 64 Gambia 59 58 60 Georgia 75 71 79 Germany 80 78 83 Ghana 61 60 63 Greece 81 78 83 Grenada 76 74 79 Guadeloupe 81 78 84 Guam 79 76 82 Guatemala 73 69 76 Guinea 60 58 61 Guinea-Bissau 54 53 56 Guyana 66 64 69 Haiti 64 61 65 Honduras 74 72 76 Hong Kong, SAR 84 81 87 Hungary 76 72 79 Iceland 82 81 84 India

(Indian Life Expectancy by States) 68 66 69 Indonesia 71 69 73 Iran 74 72 76 Iraq 69 67 71 Ireland 81 79 83 Israel 82 80 84 Italy 83 80 85 Jamaica 74 70 78 Japan 83 80 87 Jordan 74 73 77 Kazakhstan 70 66 75 Kenya 62 60 65 Kiribati 65 63 68 Korea, North 70 66 74 Korea, South 82 79 85 Kosovo 77 74 79 Kuwait 74 73 76 Kyrgyzstan 70 66 74 Laos 68 67 70 Latvia 74 70 79 Lebanon 77 76 79 Lesotho 44 43 46 Liberia 60 59 61 Libya 71 69 74 Liechtenstein 82 81 84 Lithuania 74 69 79 Luxembourg 82 80 84 Macao, SAR 83 80 86 Macedonia 75 73 77 Madagascar 65 64 66 Malawi 61 60 62 Malaysia 75 73 77 Maldives 74 73 75 Mali 53 53 53 Malta 82 80 84 Marshall Islands 72 70 75 Martinique 82 79 85 Mauritania 63 62 64 Mauritius 74 71 78 Mayotte 79 76 83 Mexico 75 73 78 Moldova 72 68 76 Monaco n/a n/a n/a Mongolia 69 65 75 Montenegro 77 74 79 Morocco 74 73 75 Mozambique 54 52 56 Myanmar 65 63 67 Namibia 64 62 67 Nauru 66 62 70 Nepal 67 66 69 Netherlands 81 79 83 Netherlands Antilles - - - New Caledonia 77 74 81 New Zealand 81 80 83 Nicaragua 75 72 78 Niger 60 59 61 Nigeria 52 52 53 Norway 82 80 84 Oman 77 75 79 Pakistan 66 66 67 Palau 72 69 76 Palestinian Territory 73 72 75 Panama 78 75 80 Papua New Guinea 62 60 65 Paraguay 72 70 74 Peru 75 72 78 Philippines 69 65 72 Poland 78 74 82 Portugal 80 77 83 Puerto Rico 79 76 83 Qatar 78 78 79 Reunion 80 77 84 Romania 75 71 78 Russia 71 65 76 Rwanda 65 63 66 Samoa 74 73 76 San Marino 87 84 89 Sao Tome and Principe 66 64 68 Saudi Arabia 74 73 75 Senegal 65 63 67 Serbia 75 73 78 Seychelles 73 69 78 Sierra Leone 50 50 51 Singapore 83 80 85 Slovakia 76 73 80 Slovenia 81 78 84 Solomon Islands 70 67 74 Somalia 55 53 57 South Africa 61 59 63 South Sudan 55 54 56 Spain 83 80 86 Sri Lanka 74 71 77 St. Kitts-Nevis 75 73 78 St. Lucia 79 75 83 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 71 70 74 Sudan 62 60 64 Suriname 71 68 74 Swaziland 49 50 48 Sweden 82 80 84 Switzerland 83 81 85 Syria 70 64 76 Taiwan 80 77 83 Tajikistan 67 64 71 Tanzania 62 60 63 Thailand 75 72 78 Timor-Leste 68 66 69 Togo 57 56 57 Tonga 76 74 77 Trinidad and Tobago 75 71 78 Tunisia 76 74 78 Turkey 77 75 79 Turkmenistan 65 61 70 Tuvalu 70 67 72 Uganda 59 58 60 Ukraine 71 66 76 United Arab Emirates 77 76 78 United Kingdom

(Life Expectancy for U.K. Countries and Regions) 81 79 83 United States

(Life Expectancy by U.S. State) 79 76 81 Uruguay 77 73 80 Uzbekistan 68 65 72 Vanuatu 71 70 73 Venezuela 75 72 78 Vietnam 73 71 76 Western Sahara 68 66 70 Yemen 65 62 67 Zambia 53 51 56 Zimbabwe 61 60 62

Source: PRB 2014 and 2015 World Population Data Sheets.

As can be seen by the chart there is still a large difference in statistics between average length of life in third world countries than in many Western countries today.



World life expectancy map shaded by ages

Quick Facts:

Various factors contribute to an individual's longevity. Significant factors in life expectancy include gender, genetics, access to health care, hygiene, diet and nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and crime rates.

In preindustrial times, deaths at young and middle age were more common than they are today, and lifespans past 70 years were comparatively rare.

Studies have estimated that approximately 20 to 30% of an individual's lifespan is related to genetics, the rest is due to individual behaviors and environmental factors which can be modified.

Women normally outlive men, and this was as true in pre-industrial times as today. Theories for this include smaller bodies (and thus less stress on the heart), a stronger immune system (since testosterone acts as an immuno-suppressant), and less tendency to engage in physically dangerous activities.

The U.S. Census Bureau view on the future of longevity is that life expectancy in the United States will be in the mid-80s by 2050 (up from 77.85 in 2006) and will top out eventually in the low 90s, barring major scientific advances that can change the rate of human aging itself, as opposed to merely treating the effects of aging as is done today.

View further information on Longevity and Life Span Expectancy

Statistics

According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, Andorra currently has the world's longest life expectancy of 83.5 years.

Statistically the average life expectancy of all people in the world is currently 66.26 years (64.3 years for males and 68.35 years for females).

Longest Living Persons Include:

Jeralean Talley (born 1899): the oldest living person in the world.

Sarah Knauss (1880 - 1999, 119 years, 97 days): the second oldest documented person in modern times and the oldest American.

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788 - 1899, 110 years, 135 days): first person to reach the age of 110 (on September 21, 1898) and whose age could be validated.

Jiroemon Kimura (1897-2013): celebrated his 116th birthday in April 2013, was the oldest man in history whose age has been verified by modern documentation, and died on 12 June 2013.

Jeanne Calment (1875 - 1997, 122 years, 164 days): the oldest person in history whose age has been verified by modern documentation. This defines the modern human life span, which is set by the oldest documented individual who ever lived.

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Journal: Disabled World. Language: English. Author: Disabled World. Electronic Publication Date: 2009-03-19. Last Revised Date: 2020-07-02. Reference Title: "World Average Human Life Span Expectancy by Country", Source: World Average Human Life Span Expectancy by Country. Abstract: How long will I live for is a chart and picture graph of male and female life span expectant averages by country and average age to death. Retrieved 2020-09-23, from https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/life-expectancy-statistics.php - Reference Category Number: DW#286-1158.