Europe

Best Life expectancy countries in Europe

Comparez les pays europeennes selon l'indicateur Life expectancy at birth.

Indicator: life_expectancy_at_birth Year: 2024 Granularity: country

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Performance ranking

Top performing countries

Higher values indicate stronger performance.

Top country: Switzerland · Lowest in ranking: Georgia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Favorable rank: 2 of 35.
  • Difference versus Europe: 3.4.
  • Relative band: top third.
  • In 2024, Liechtenstein stands above the European average on this indicator, at 84.2 versus an average of 80.8.
  • Life expectancy at birth ranking uses country scope for year 2024.

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Country view

In 2024, Liechtenstein stands above the European average on this indicator, at 84.2 versus an average of 80.8.

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1

    Switzerland

    84.20

    -0.10
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  2. 2

    Liechtenstein

    84.20

    -0.40
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  3. 3

    Spain

    84.00

    +0.00
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  4. 4

    Sweden

    83.80

    +0.40
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  5. 5

    Italy

    83.70

    +0.20
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  6. 6

    Cyprus

    83.50

    +0.60
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  7. 7

    Luxembourg

    83.20

    -0.20
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  8. 8

    Norway

    83.20

    +0.10
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  9. 9

    Ireland

    83.10

    +0.20
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  10. 10

    France

    83.00

    +0.00
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  11. 11

    Malta

    83.00

    -0.40
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  12. 12

    Iceland

    82.80

    +0.40
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  13. 13

    Portugal

    82.50

    +0.00
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  14. 14

    Belgium

    82.40

    -0.10
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  15. 15

    Finland

    82.20

    +0.60
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  16. 16

    Austria

    82.10

    +0.20
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  17. 17

    Slovenia

    82.10

    +0.10
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  18. 18

    Denmark

    82.00

    +0.20
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  19. 19

    Greece

    81.90

    +0.10
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  20. 20

    Netherlands

    81.90

    +0.00
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  21. 21

    Germany

    81.20

    +0.10
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  22. 22

    Albania

    80.40

    —
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  23. 23

    Czechia

    80.10

    +0.20
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  24. 24

    Turkey

    79.00

    +1.70
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  25. 25

    Croatia

    78.90

    +0.30
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  26. 26

    Poland

    78.50

    +0.10
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  27. 27

    Slovakia

    78.40

    +0.20
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  28. 28

    Montenegro

    77.60

    +0.00
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  29. 29

    Lithuania

    77.50

    -0.10
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  30. 30

    Hungary

    76.80

    +0.10
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  31. 31

    Romania

    76.50

    +0.10
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  32. 32

    Latvia

    76.40

    +0.80
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  33. 33

    Serbia

    76.20

    +0.00
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  34. 34

    Bulgaria

    75.80

    +0.00
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  35. 35

    Georgia

    74.90

    +1.20
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Ranking highlights

2024 values. Changes compare 2024 vs 2023.

Life expectancy at birth

Increase = better Decrease = worse

By level in 2024

Top 5 countries

2024 values

  1. #1 Switzerland 84.20
  2. #2 Liechtenstein 84.20
  3. #3 Spain 84.00
  4. #4 Sweden 83.80
  5. #5 Italy 83.70

Bottom 5 countries

2024 values

  1. #35 Georgia 74.90
  2. #34 Bulgaria 75.80
  3. #33 Serbia 76.20
  4. #32 Latvia 76.40
  5. #31 Romania 76.50

By change (2024 vs 2023)

Largest increase vs previous year

2024 vs 2023

  1. #1 Turkey +1.70
  2. #2 Georgia +1.20
  3. #3 Latvia +0.80
  4. #4 Finland +0.60
  5. #5 Cyprus +0.60

Largest decrease vs previous year

2024 vs 2023

  1. #1 Malta -0.40
  2. #2 Liechtenstein -0.40
  3. #3 Luxembourg -0.20
  4. #4 Switzerland -0.10
  5. #5 Belgium -0.10