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Countries ranked by life expectancy

Switzerland ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 84.4 years.

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

Items compared
29
Countries represented
29
Last checked
2026-07-18

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

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Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Switzerland84.4 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
2Japan84.0 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
3Italy84.0 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
4Spain83.9 years2026-05-27
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-01-01
5South Korea83.6 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
6Luxembourg83.2 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
7United Arab Emirates83.1 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
8Australia83.1 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
9Ireland83.0 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
10France83.0 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
11Iceland82.8 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
12Portugal82.4 years2026-05-27
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-01-01
13Finland82.3 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
14Belgium82.3 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
15Denmark82.3 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
16Canada82.1 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
17Austria82.0 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
18Netherlands82.0 years2026-05-27
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-01-01
19Greece81.8 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
20Cyprus81.8 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
21Germany80.8 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
22Czechia80.0 years2026-05-27
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-01-01
23Estonia79.3 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
24Croatia78.9 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
25Poland78.4 years2026-05-27
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-01-01
26Slovakia78.4 years2026-07-18
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024
27Lithuania77.2 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
28Hungary76.7 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
29Bulgaria75.8 years2026-07-14
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland leads at 84.41 years.
  • Bulgaria sits at the other end with 75.76 years.
  • The middle of this ranking is 82.25 years, across 29 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 8.65 years.

Quick answer

What does Countries ranked by life expectancy show?

Switzerland ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 84.4 years.

How this list is built

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

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
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29 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2024 to 2024-12-31
Last checked
2026-07-18
With an official source link
29 of 29

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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/
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