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# Countries ranked by life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth, in years, for the 39 published destinations. It is a population-level average, not a prediction for any individual.

- Canonical: /reports/countries-ranked-by-life-expectancy/
- Last checked: 2026-07-18

## Answers

### Switzerland

84.4 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHE/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Japan

84.0 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/JPN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Italy

84.0 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ITA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Spain

83.9 years
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/
- Checked: 2026-05-27

### South Korea

83.6 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/KOR/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Luxembourg

83.2 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LUX/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### United Arab Emirates

83.1 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Australia

83.1 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/AUS/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Ireland

83.0 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IRL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### France

83.0 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/FRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Iceland

82.8 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ISL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Portugal

82.4 years
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/
- Checked: 2026-05-27

### Finland

82.3 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/FIN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Belgium

82.3 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Denmark

82.3 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DNK/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Canada

82.1 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CAN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Austria

82.0 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/AUT/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Netherlands

82.0 years
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/
- Checked: 2026-05-27

### Greece

81.8 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GRC/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Cyprus

81.8 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CYP/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Germany

80.8 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Czechia

80.0 years
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/
- Checked: 2026-05-27

### Estonia

79.3 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/EST/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Croatia

78.9 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/HRV/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Poland

78.4 years
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/
- Checked: 2026-05-27

### Slovakia

78.4 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SVK/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Lithuania

77.2 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LTU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Hungary

76.7 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/HUN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Bulgaria

75.8 years
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BGR/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
- Checked: 2026-07-14

## Method

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate life_expectancy_years, then sort descending.

## Sources

World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHE/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/JPN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ITA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank Data — https://data.worldbank.org/
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/KOR/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LUX/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/AUS/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IRL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/FRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ISL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/FIN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEL/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DNK/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CAN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/AUT/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GRC/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CYP/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/EST/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/HRV/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
SK official material for life_expectancy_years — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SVK/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LTU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/HUN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json
World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BGR/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=json

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Countries ranked by life expectancy [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 03e3584edffe3b0a4552a56137112a49]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-life-expectancy/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-ranked-by-life-expectancy_a58063289f26,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries ranked by life expectancy},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {03e3584edffe3b0a4552a56137112a49},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-life-expectancy/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Countries ranked by life expectancy](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-life-expectancy/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 03e3584edffe3b0a4552a56137112a49; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.

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## Boundary

This is a standardized data comparison, not a personal budget or migration recommendation. Read the included and excluded components before using it.