Males born in San Marino or Hong Kong had the highest life expectancy in the world as of 2021. Hong Kong also had the highest life expectancy for females with on average 88 years. In Japan the life expectancy was 87 years for females and 81 years for males.
Countries with the highest average life expectancy for those born in 2021, by gender
(in years)
Average life expectancy of a newborn according to the current mortality rate.
According to the source the data from the above statistic originates from official statistical yearbooks and bulletins of the particular country. Moreover, publications of the United Nations, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division) of the UN and the U.S. Census Bureau serve as data sources. Further sources are recent demographic studies, special studies and direct interviews with demographers and inquiries at statistical offices of the U.S. and other countries.
For Andorra and Monaco, no usable data was available, according to the source.
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Population Reference Bureau. (August 17, 2021). Countries with the highest average life expectancy for those born in 2021, by gender (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274519/countries-with-the-highest-life-expectancy-worldwide/
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