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01Human development index
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years)Excel

HDI Rank Country 2005 1
1 Iceland 81.5
2 Norway 79.8
3 Australia 80.9
4 Canada 80.3
5 Ireland 78.4
6 Sweden 80.5
7 Switzerland 81.3
8 Japan 82.3
9 Netherlands 79.2
10 France 80.2
11 Finland 78.9
12 United States 77.9
13 Spain 80.5
14 Denmark 77.9
15 Austria 79.4
16 United Kingdom 79.0
17 Belgium 78.8
18 Luxembourg 78.4
19 New Zealand 79.8
20 Italy 80.3
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 81.9
22 Germany 79.1
23 Israel 80.3
24 Greece 78.9
25 Singapore 79.4
26 Korea (Republic of) 77.9
27 Slovenia 77.4
28 Cyprus 79.0
29 Portugal 77.7
30 Brunei Darussalam 76.7
31 Barbados 76.6
32 Czech Republic 75.9
33 Kuwait 77.3
34 Malta 79.1
35 Qatar 75.0
36 Hungary 72.9
37 Poland 75.2
38 Argentina 74.8
39 United Arab Emirates 78.3
40 Chile 78.3
41 Bahrain 75.2
42 Slovakia 74.2
43 Lithuania 72.5
44 Estonia 71.2
45 Latvia 72.0
46 Uruguay 75.9
47 Croatia 75.3
48 Costa Rica 78.5
49 Bahamas 72.3
50 Seychelles 72.7 2 3
51 Cuba 77.7
52 Mexico 75.6
53 Bulgaria 72.7
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70.0 2 4
55 Tonga 72.8
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 73.4
57 Antigua and Barbuda 73.9 2 4
58 Oman 75.0
59 Trinidad and Tobago 69.2
60 Romania 71.9
61 Saudi Arabia 72.2
62 Panama 75.1
63 Malaysia 73.7
64 Belarus 68.7
65 Mauritius 72.4
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.5
67 Russian Federation 65.0
68 Albania 76.2
69 Macedonia (TFYR) 73.8
70 Brazil 71.7
71 Dominica 75.6 2 5
72 Saint Lucia 73.1
73 Kazakhstan 65.9
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 73.2
75 Colombia 72.3
76 Ukraine 67.7
77 Samoa 70.8
78 Thailand 69.6
79 Dominican Republic 71.5
80 Belize 75.9
81 China 72.5
82 Grenada 68.2
83 Armenia 71.7
84 Turkey 71.4
85 Suriname 69.6
86 Jordan 71.9
87 Peru 70.7
88 Lebanon 71.5
89 Ecuador 74.7
90 Philippines 71.0
91 Tunisia 73.5
92 Fiji 68.3
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.1
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70.2
95 Paraguay 71.3
96 Georgia 70.7
97 Guyana 65.2
98 Azerbaijan 67.1
99 Sri Lanka 71.6
100 Maldives 67.0
101 Jamaica 72.2
102 Cape Verde 71.0
103 El Salvador 71.3
104 Algeria 71.7
105 Viet Nam 73.7
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories 72.9
107 Indonesia 69.7
108 Syrian Arab Republic 73.6
109 Turkmenistan 62.6
110 Nicaragua 71.9
111 Moldova 68.4
112 Egypt 70.7
113 Uzbekistan 66.8
114 Mongolia 65.9
115 Honduras 69.4
116 Kyrgyzstan 65.6
117 Bolivia 64.7
118 Guatemala 69.7
119 Gabon 56.2
120 Vanuatu 69.3
121 South Africa 50.8
122 Tajikistan 66.3
123 Sao Tome and Principe 64.9
124 Botswana 48.1
125 Namibia 51.6
126 Morocco 70.4
127 Equatorial Guinea 50.4
128 India 63.7
129 Solomon Islands 63.0
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.2
131 Cambodia 58.0
132 Myanmar 60.8
133 Bhutan 64.7
134 Comoros 64.1
135 Ghana 59.1
136 Pakistan 64.6
137 Mauritania 63.2
138 Lesotho 42.6
139 Congo 54.0
140 Bangladesh 63.1
141 Swaziland 40.9
142 Nepal 62.6
143 Madagascar 58.4
144 Cameroon 49.8
145 Papua New Guinea 56.9
146 Haiti 59.5
147 Sudan 57.4
148 Kenya 52.1
149 Djibouti 53.9
150 Timor-Leste 59.7
151 Zimbabwe 40.9
152 Togo 57.8
153 Yemen 61.5
154 Uganda 49.7
155 Gambia 58.8
156 Senegal 62.3
157 Eritrea 56.6
158 Nigeria 46.5
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 51.0
160 Guinea 54.8
161 Rwanda 45.2
162 Angola 41.7
163 Benin 55.4
164 Malawi 46.3
165 Zambia 40.5
166 Côte d'Ivoire 47.4
167 Burundi 48.5
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 45.8
169 Ethiopia 51.8
170 Chad 50.4
171 Central African Republic 43.7
172 Mozambique 42.8
173 Mali 53.1
174 Niger 55.8
175 Guinea-Bissau 45.8
176 Burkina Faso 51.4
177 Sierra Leone 41.8

Notes :
1 - The HDI rank is determined using HDI values to the sixth decimal point.
2 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.
3 - Data are from national sources.
4 - Data are from the Secretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, based on national sources.
5 - Data are from the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community, based on national sources.

Source :
UN (United Nations). 2007e. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2006 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York. Accessed July 2007, unless otherwise specified.