Life expectancy by country, in weeks

    Life expectancy is usually quoted in years. Converted to weeks it becomes easier to picture: the global average is 3,671 weeks for men and 3,957 weeks for women. The table below lists life expectancy at birth in 2023 for 195 countries, converted at 52 weeks per year. Figures for 185 countries are World Health Organization estimates. WHO does not publish estimates for 10 small states; their figures come from the World Bank and are marked with *.

    These numbers are the starting point for the life in weeks calendar. Pick your country there to see your own life as a grid of weeks.

    Highest female life expectancy

    1. Monaco*88.5 yrs · 4,602 wks
    2. San Marino*87.1 yrs · 4,529 wks
    3. Liechtenstein*86.9 yrs · 4,519 wks
    4. Japan86.5 yrs · 4,498 wks
    5. South Korea86.5 yrs · 4,498 wks

    Highest male life expectancy

    1. Monaco*84.4 yrs · 4,389 wks
    2. San Marino*84.2 yrs · 4,378 wks
    3. Bahrain83.6 yrs · 4,347 wks
    4. Liechtenstein*82.4 yrs · 4,285 wks
    5. Switzerland82.2 yrs · 4,274 wks

    All countries

    CountryWomenMen
    Afghanistan64.7 yrs · 3,364 wks64.4 yrs · 3,349 wks
    Albania81.7 yrs · 4,248 wks76.8 yrs · 3,994 wks
    Algeria79.2 yrs · 4,118 wks76.4 yrs · 3,973 wks
    Andorra*86.1 yrs · 4,477 wks82.1 yrs · 4,269 wks
    Angola67.4 yrs · 3,505 wks62.7 yrs · 3,260 wks
    Antigua and Barbuda80.8 yrs · 4,202 wks75.6 yrs · 3,931 wks
    Argentina79.7 yrs · 4,144 wks74.6 yrs · 3,879 wks
    Armenia80.6 yrs · 4,191 wks72.9 yrs · 3,791 wks
    Australia84.8 yrs · 4,410 wks81.2 yrs · 4,222 wks
    Austria84.0 yrs · 4,368 wks79.5 yrs · 4,134 wks
    Azerbaijan78.5 yrs · 4,082 wks72.2 yrs · 3,754 wks
    Bahamas77.5 yrs · 4,030 wks71.7 yrs · 3,728 wks
    Bahrain78.1 yrs · 4,061 wks83.6 yrs · 4,347 wks
    Bangladesh74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks71.1 yrs · 3,697 wks
    Barbados81.3 yrs · 4,228 wks76.7 yrs · 3,988 wks
    Belarus79.5 yrs · 4,134 wks69.7 yrs · 3,624 wks
    Belgium84.1 yrs · 4,373 wks80.3 yrs · 4,176 wks
    Belize74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks69.5 yrs · 3,614 wks
    Benin67.6 yrs · 3,515 wks62.5 yrs · 3,250 wks
    Bhutan76.9 yrs · 3,999 wks73.9 yrs · 3,843 wks
    Bolivia75.1 yrs · 3,905 wks71.1 yrs · 3,697 wks
    Bosnia and Herzegovina80.9 yrs · 4,207 wks76.2 yrs · 3,962 wks
    Botswana70.1 yrs · 3,645 wks65.3 yrs · 3,396 wks
    Brazil79.0 yrs · 4,108 wks72.8 yrs · 3,786 wks
    Brunei77.8 yrs · 4,046 wks74.9 yrs · 3,895 wks
    Bulgaria79.4 yrs · 4,129 wks71.9 yrs · 3,739 wks
    Burkina Faso67.0 yrs · 3,484 wks61.2 yrs · 3,182 wks
    Burundi67.9 yrs · 3,531 wks63.5 yrs · 3,302 wks
    Cabo Verde80.8 yrs · 4,202 wks71.8 yrs · 3,734 wks
    Cambodia73.8 yrs · 3,838 wks68.4 yrs · 3,557 wks
    Cameroon66.9 yrs · 3,479 wks62.3 yrs · 3,240 wks
    Canada83.4 yrs · 4,337 wks79.3 yrs · 4,124 wks
    Central African Republic56.3 yrs · 2,928 wks48.9 yrs · 2,543 wks
    Chad63.1 yrs · 3,281 wks59.3 yrs · 3,084 wks
    Chile83.1 yrs · 4,321 wks79.1 yrs · 4,113 wks
    China81.1 yrs · 4,217 wks75.0 yrs · 3,900 wks
    Colombia81.0 yrs · 4,212 wks75.4 yrs · 3,921 wks
    Comoros71.2 yrs · 3,702 wks68.1 yrs · 3,541 wks
    Congo66.4 yrs · 3,453 wks64.2 yrs · 3,338 wks
    Costa Rica82.8 yrs · 4,306 wks76.8 yrs · 3,994 wks
    Côte d'Ivoire68.1 yrs · 3,541 wks62.8 yrs · 3,266 wks
    Croatia81.9 yrs · 4,259 wks75.3 yrs · 3,916 wks
    Cuba79.8 yrs · 4,150 wks74.6 yrs · 3,879 wks
    Cyprus84.0 yrs · 4,368 wks80.0 yrs · 4,160 wks
    Czechia82.5 yrs · 4,290 wks76.8 yrs · 3,994 wks
    Democratic Republic of the Congo65.0 yrs · 3,380 wks59.4 yrs · 3,089 wks
    Denmark83.9 yrs · 4,363 wks80.4 yrs · 4,181 wks
    Djibouti68.6 yrs · 3,567 wks64.9 yrs · 3,375 wks
    Dominica*74.5 yrs · 3,874 wks68.2 yrs · 3,546 wks
    Dominican Republic79.8 yrs · 4,150 wks71.2 yrs · 3,702 wks
    Ecuador81.2 yrs · 4,222 wks74.2 yrs · 3,858 wks
    Egypt74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks69.6 yrs · 3,619 wks
    El Salvador78.1 yrs · 4,061 wks68.2 yrs · 3,546 wks
    Equatorial Guinea65.0 yrs · 3,380 wks62.8 yrs · 3,266 wks
    Eritrea68.3 yrs · 3,552 wks62.3 yrs · 3,240 wks
    Estonia83.1 yrs · 4,321 wks75.0 yrs · 3,900 wks
    Eswatini61.9 yrs · 3,219 wks56.2 yrs · 2,922 wks
    Ethiopia70.6 yrs · 3,671 wks66.8 yrs · 3,474 wks
    Fiji71.0 yrs · 3,692 wks66.2 yrs · 3,442 wks
    Finland83.5 yrs · 4,342 wks78.7 yrs · 4,092 wks
    France85.0 yrs · 4,420 wks79.9 yrs · 4,155 wks
    Gabon71.1 yrs · 3,697 wks64.4 yrs · 3,349 wks
    Gambia68.9 yrs · 3,583 wks64.3 yrs · 3,344 wks
    Georgia80.0 yrs · 4,160 wks69.9 yrs · 3,635 wks
    Germany83.2 yrs · 4,326 wks78.8 yrs · 4,098 wks
    Ghana70.5 yrs · 3,666 wks65.1 yrs · 3,385 wks
    Greece85.0 yrs · 4,420 wks78.9 yrs · 4,103 wks
    Grenada76.4 yrs · 3,973 wks70.7 yrs · 3,676 wks
    Guatemala74.1 yrs · 3,853 wks69.0 yrs · 3,588 wks
    Guinea64.1 yrs · 3,333 wks61.0 yrs · 3,172 wks
    Guinea-Bissau63.8 yrs · 3,318 wks58.1 yrs · 3,021 wks
    Guyana64.7 yrs · 3,364 wks56.4 yrs · 2,933 wks
    Haiti65.9 yrs · 3,427 wks63.3 yrs · 3,292 wks
    Honduras73.4 yrs · 3,817 wks71.3 yrs · 3,708 wks
    Hungary79.7 yrs · 4,144 wks73.4 yrs · 3,817 wks
    Iceland83.3 yrs · 4,332 wks80.4 yrs · 4,181 wks
    India72.8 yrs · 3,786 wks69.3 yrs · 3,604 wks
    Indonesia75.8 yrs · 3,942 wks69.8 yrs · 3,630 wks
    Iran80.1 yrs · 4,165 wks75.4 yrs · 3,921 wks
    Iraq76.1 yrs · 3,957 wks71.2 yrs · 3,702 wks
    Ireland84.0 yrs · 4,368 wks80.8 yrs · 4,202 wks
    Israel84.9 yrs · 4,415 wks80.2 yrs · 4,170 wks
    Italy84.8 yrs · 4,410 wks81.0 yrs · 4,212 wks
    Jamaica75.1 yrs · 3,905 wks70.2 yrs · 3,650 wks
    Japan86.5 yrs · 4,498 wks81.2 yrs · 4,222 wks
    Jordan82.0 yrs · 4,264 wks79.2 yrs · 4,118 wks
    Kazakhstan78.8 yrs · 4,098 wks70.4 yrs · 3,661 wks
    Kenya70.8 yrs · 3,682 wks64.6 yrs · 3,359 wks
    Kiribati66.0 yrs · 3,432 wks58.8 yrs · 3,058 wks
    Kuwait83.2 yrs · 4,326 wks81.5 yrs · 4,238 wks
    Kyrgyzstan78.0 yrs · 4,056 wks72.1 yrs · 3,749 wks
    Laos72.3 yrs · 3,760 wks67.3 yrs · 3,500 wks
    Latvia80.5 yrs · 4,186 wks70.8 yrs · 3,682 wks
    Lebanon80.9 yrs · 4,207 wks76.0 yrs · 3,952 wks
    Lesotho59.0 yrs · 3,068 wks51.9 yrs · 2,699 wks
    Liberia64.7 yrs · 3,364 wks62.1 yrs · 3,229 wks
    Libya69.7 yrs · 3,624 wks68.4 yrs · 3,557 wks
    Liechtenstein*86.9 yrs · 4,519 wks82.4 yrs · 4,285 wks
    Lithuania81.5 yrs · 4,238 wks72.8 yrs · 3,786 wks
    Luxembourg85.1 yrs · 4,425 wks82.0 yrs · 4,264 wks
    Madagascar65.7 yrs · 3,416 wks63.1 yrs · 3,281 wks
    Malawi67.2 yrs · 3,494 wks61.3 yrs · 3,188 wks
    Malaysia77.2 yrs · 4,014 wks72.5 yrs · 3,770 wks
    Maldives81.9 yrs · 4,259 wks77.7 yrs · 4,040 wks
    Mali65.5 yrs · 3,406 wks63.3 yrs · 3,292 wks
    Malta84.2 yrs · 4,378 wks80.7 yrs · 4,196 wks
    Marshall Islands*69.3 yrs · 3,604 wks64.9 yrs · 3,375 wks
    Mauritania71.6 yrs · 3,723 wks70.2 yrs · 3,650 wks
    Mauritius77.1 yrs · 4,009 wks70.4 yrs · 3,661 wks
    Mexico78.3 yrs · 4,072 wks72.3 yrs · 3,760 wks
    Micronesia69.1 yrs · 3,593 wks63.2 yrs · 3,286 wks
    Moldova76.0 yrs · 3,952 wks67.1 yrs · 3,489 wks
    Monaco*88.5 yrs · 4,602 wks84.4 yrs · 4,389 wks
    Mongolia78.8 yrs · 4,098 wks69.3 yrs · 3,604 wks
    Montenegro78.8 yrs · 4,098 wks71.7 yrs · 3,728 wks
    Morocco76.0 yrs · 3,952 wks74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks
    Mozambique64.3 yrs · 3,344 wks58.2 yrs · 3,026 wks
    Myanmar73.2 yrs · 3,806 wks65.9 yrs · 3,427 wks
    Namibia69.3 yrs · 3,604 wks62.0 yrs · 3,224 wks
    Nauru*64.0 yrs · 3,328 wks60.3 yrs · 3,136 wks
    Nepal74.0 yrs · 3,848 wks70.0 yrs · 3,640 wks
    Netherlands83.0 yrs · 4,316 wks80.2 yrs · 4,170 wks
    New Zealand82.2 yrs · 4,274 wks79.3 yrs · 4,124 wks
    Nicaragua79.9 yrs · 4,155 wks74.6 yrs · 3,879 wks
    Niger62.6 yrs · 3,255 wks59.8 yrs · 3,110 wks
    Nigeria64.5 yrs · 3,354 wks61.4 yrs · 3,193 wks
    North Korea75.3 yrs · 3,916 wks69.1 yrs · 3,593 wks
    North Macedonia79.2 yrs · 4,118 wks75.1 yrs · 3,905 wks
    Norway84.1 yrs · 4,373 wks81.3 yrs · 4,228 wks
    Oman81.7 yrs · 4,248 wks78.9 yrs · 4,103 wks
    Pakistan69.4 yrs · 3,609 wks67.0 yrs · 3,484 wks
    Palau*71.8 yrs · 3,734 wks67.2 yrs · 3,494 wks
    Palestine68.4 yrs · 3,557 wks59.7 yrs · 3,104 wks
    Panama82.1 yrs · 4,269 wks76.6 yrs · 3,983 wks
    Papua New Guinea69.2 yrs · 3,598 wks66.4 yrs · 3,453 wks
    Paraguay76.7 yrs · 3,988 wks70.1 yrs · 3,645 wks
    Peru80.1 yrs · 4,165 wks76.7 yrs · 3,988 wks
    Philippines74.3 yrs · 3,864 wks66.8 yrs · 3,474 wks
    Poland81.7 yrs · 4,248 wks74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks
    Portugal84.6 yrs · 4,399 wks79.0 yrs · 4,108 wks
    Puerto Rico82.9 yrs · 4,311 wks76.4 yrs · 3,973 wks
    Qatar81.2 yrs · 4,222 wks80.7 yrs · 4,196 wks
    Romania80.0 yrs · 4,160 wks72.5 yrs · 3,770 wks
    Russia78.7 yrs · 4,092 wks66.3 yrs · 3,448 wks
    Rwanda71.1 yrs · 3,697 wks66.8 yrs · 3,474 wks
    Saint Kitts and Nevis*76.0 yrs · 3,952 wks68.6 yrs · 3,567 wks
    Saint Lucia77.4 yrs · 4,025 wks67.7 yrs · 3,520 wks
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines75.1 yrs · 3,905 wks68.4 yrs · 3,557 wks
    Samoa75.9 yrs · 3,947 wks71.2 yrs · 3,702 wks
    San Marino*87.1 yrs · 4,529 wks84.2 yrs · 4,378 wks
    Sao Tome and Principe74.3 yrs · 3,864 wks71.6 yrs · 3,723 wks
    Saudi Arabia79.7 yrs · 4,144 wks78.2 yrs · 4,066 wks
    Senegal70.5 yrs · 3,666 wks66.7 yrs · 3,468 wks
    Serbia78.5 yrs · 4,082 wks73.7 yrs · 3,832 wks
    Seychelles79.5 yrs · 4,134 wks72.4 yrs · 3,765 wks
    Sierra Leone63.5 yrs · 3,302 wks61.2 yrs · 3,182 wks
    Singapore85.7 yrs · 4,456 wks81.5 yrs · 4,238 wks
    Slovakia81.2 yrs · 4,222 wks74.7 yrs · 3,884 wks
    Slovenia84.2 yrs · 4,378 wks78.7 yrs · 4,092 wks
    Solomon Islands68.0 yrs · 3,536 wks62.7 yrs · 3,260 wks
    Somalia58.7 yrs · 3,052 wks52.7 yrs · 2,740 wks
    South Africa70.1 yrs · 3,645 wks62.0 yrs · 3,224 wks
    South Korea86.5 yrs · 4,498 wks80.6 yrs · 4,191 wks
    South Sudan64.0 yrs · 3,328 wks59.3 yrs · 3,084 wks
    Spain85.7 yrs · 4,456 wks80.8 yrs · 4,202 wks
    Sri Lanka79.8 yrs · 4,150 wks72.5 yrs · 3,770 wks
    Sudan69.4 yrs · 3,609 wks65.5 yrs · 3,406 wks
    Suriname74.4 yrs · 3,869 wks68.9 yrs · 3,583 wks
    Sweden84.4 yrs · 4,389 wks81.4 yrs · 4,233 wks
    Switzerland85.4 yrs · 4,441 wks82.2 yrs · 4,274 wks
    Syria76.2 yrs · 3,962 wks71.0 yrs · 3,692 wks
    Tajikistan76.3 yrs · 3,968 wks73.0 yrs · 3,796 wks
    Tanzania70.1 yrs · 3,645 wks66.3 yrs · 3,448 wks
    Thailand81.8 yrs · 4,254 wks74.5 yrs · 3,874 wks
    Timor-Leste71.1 yrs · 3,697 wks67.7 yrs · 3,520 wks
    Togo67.5 yrs · 3,510 wks61.8 yrs · 3,214 wks
    Tonga75.1 yrs · 3,905 wks70.7 yrs · 3,676 wks
    Trinidad and Tobago74.5 yrs · 3,874 wks65.9 yrs · 3,427 wks
    Tunisia80.1 yrs · 4,165 wks75.4 yrs · 3,921 wks
    Turkey77.9 yrs · 4,051 wks74.5 yrs · 3,874 wks
    Turkmenistan73.0 yrs · 3,796 wks65.2 yrs · 3,390 wks
    Tuvalu*70.7 yrs · 3,676 wks63.8 yrs · 3,318 wks
    Uganda69.8 yrs · 3,630 wks63.7 yrs · 3,312 wks
    Ukraine77.8 yrs · 4,046 wks65.5 yrs · 3,406 wks
    United Arab Emirates83.7 yrs · 4,352 wks82.2 yrs · 4,274 wks
    United Kingdom82.6 yrs · 4,295 wks78.9 yrs · 4,103 wks
    United States80.9 yrs · 4,207 wks76.2 yrs · 3,962 wks
    Uruguay80.4 yrs · 4,181 wks73.6 yrs · 3,827 wks
    Uzbekistan76.0 yrs · 3,952 wks71.9 yrs · 3,739 wks
    Vanuatu70.9 yrs · 3,687 wks64.0 yrs · 3,328 wks
    Venezuela76.4 yrs · 3,973 wks68.3 yrs · 3,552 wks
    Vietnam78.5 yrs · 4,082 wks70.1 yrs · 3,645 wks
    Yemen71.0 yrs · 3,692 wks66.3 yrs · 3,448 wks
    Zambia67.7 yrs · 3,520 wks62.7 yrs · 3,260 wks
    Zimbabwe63.1 yrs · 3,281 wks57.4 yrs · 2,985 wks

    What these numbers mean

    Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if today's death rates stayed the same for their whole life. It is pulled down by deaths in childhood, so an adult who has already reached middle age can usually expect to live somewhat longer than the figure for their country. Treat it as an average for a population, not a forecast for any one person.

    Sources

    • World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory, life expectancy at birth (years), 2023 estimates. Used for 185 countries and the global average. WHO Global Health Observatory
    • * World Bank: World Development Indicators, life expectancy at birth (years), 2023, compiled from UN World Population Prospects, Eurostat and national statistical offices. Used for Andorra, Dominica, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Tuvalu. World Bank: men · World Bank: women
    • Vatican City is not listed because neither WHO, the UN nor the World Bank publishes a life expectancy estimate for it.

    Years are shown to one decimal place as published. The life calendar rounds them to whole years.