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Life Expectancy by Country in 1968

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In 1968, 🇫🇴Faroe Islands was the country with the highest average life expectancy of 74.4602 years. Closely followed by 🇸🇪Sweden with a life expectancy of 74.0007 years of age, and 🇳🇴Norway with 73.9461 years of age. The country with the lowest average human lifespan was 🇸🇸South Sudan with 26.7082 years of age.

The geographic region with the highest life expectancy was Northern America with an average of 70.37 years. Closely followed by Europe with an average life expectancy of 69.91 years, and Oceania with 66.25 years of average life expectancy.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest average life expectancy of 71.84 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with an average life expectancy of 71.12 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 70.75 years of average life expectancy.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that High-income countries has the highest average life expectancy of 69.81 years. While the lowest average life expectancy is recorded by Low-income countries with a average life expectancy of only 42.88 years of age.

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Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy in 1968

Rank Country Life Expectancy (Age)
1 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 74.4602
2 🇸🇪 Sweden 74.0007
3 🇳🇴 Norway 73.9461
4 🇮🇸 Iceland 73.7717
5 🇳🇱 Netherlands 73.6376
6 🇦🇩 Andorra 73.5397
7 🇸🇲 San Marino 73.4323
8 🇩🇰 Denmark 73.1459
9 🇲🇨 Monaco 73.1231
10 🇨🇭 Switzerland 72.7054
11 🇨🇦 Canada 72.2406
12 🇬🇬 Guernsey 71.9251
13 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 71.6872
14 🇪🇸 Spain 71.6762
15 🇯🇵 Japan 71.649
16 🇬🇷 Greece 71.4901
17 🇫🇷 France 71.4792
18 🇮🇱 Israel 71.3231
19 🇧🇾 Belarus 71.3204
20 🇱🇹 Lithuania 71.2966
21 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 71.2252
22 🇳🇿 New Zealand 71.0888
23 🇮🇪 Ireland 70.8861
24 🇮🇹 Italy 70.8677
25 🇻🇦 Holy See 70.6992
26 🇭🇰 China, Hong Kong SAR 70.6867
27 🇦🇺 Australia 70.6811
28 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 70.6789
29 🇯🇪 Jersey 70.6605
30 🇧🇪 Belgium 70.6075
31 🇩🇪 Germany 70.6045
32 🇬🇮 Gibraltar 70.5134
33 🇸🇰 Slovakia 70.4653
34 🇱🇻 Latvia 70.3841
35 🇦🇹 Austria 70.2681
36 🇪🇪 Estonia 70.2584
37 🇵🇱 Poland 70.2278
38 🇺🇸 United States of America 70.2021
39 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 70.1876
40 🇺🇦 Ukraine 70.0773
41 🇲🇫 Saint Martin (French part) 70.0025
42 🇨🇿 Czechia 69.9107
43 🇫🇮 Finland 69.7829
44 🇲🇹 Malta 69.7327
45 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 69.6775
46 🇲🇪 Montenegro 69.4229
47 🇭🇺 Hungary 69.3451
48 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 68.7947
49 🇺🇾 Uruguay 68.6983
50 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 68.6708
51 🇧🇲 Bermuda 68.5346
52 🇭🇷 Croatia 68.5279
53 🇲🇴 China, Macao SAR 68.4403
54 🇸🇭 Saint Helena 68.2922
55 🇨🇾 Cyprus 68.2734
56 🇸🇬 Singapore 68.2174
57 🇷🇺 Russian Federation 68.2104
58 🇧🇧 Barbados 68.1139
59 🇸🇮 Slovenia 67.8025
60 🇨🇼 Curaçao 67.7535
61 🇷🇴 Romania 67.6433
62 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67.5269
63 🇨🇺 Cuba 67.5113
64 🇹🇼 China, Taiwan Province of China 66.8708
65 🇵🇹 Portugal 66.8186
66 🇦🇼 Aruba 66.7571
67 🇱🇧 Lebanon 66.6073
68 🇯🇲 Jamaica 66.2646
69 🇦🇸 American Samoa 66.1682
70 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.8829
71 🇷🇸 Serbia 65.7432
72 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 65.6252
73 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands 65.5127
74 🇬🇩 Grenada 65.4979
75 🇧🇸 Bahamas 65.3281
76 🇶🇦 Qatar 65.242
77 🇲🇶 Martinique 65.0513
78 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands 65.0184
79 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 64.9369
80 🇦🇷 Argentina 64.8904
81 🇰🇼 Kuwait 64.7354
82 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 64.6683
83 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 64.428
84 🇩🇲 Dominica 64.4161
85 🇵🇦 Panama 64.3134
86 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands 64.218
87 🇦🇮 Anguilla 64.179
88 🇬🇺 Guam 64.1517
89 🇽🇰 Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 63.9352
90 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 63.777
91 🇬🇪 Georgia 63.7751
92 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 63.7569
93 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova 63.745
94 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 63.5117
95 🇦🇲 Armenia 63.3342
96 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 63.3118
97 🇳🇺 Niue 63.1704
98 🇬🇫 French Guiana 63.0515
99 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam 63.0049
100 🇦🇱 Albania 62.9461
101 🇻🇪 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62.9279
102 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy 62.8917
103 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 62.8803
104 🇬🇱 Greenland 62.6625
105 🇨🇰 Cook Islands 62.3474
106 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 62.3448
107 🇵🇾 Paraguay 62.3189
108 🇧🇭 Bahrain 62.3096
109 🇲🇾 Malaysia 62.1938
110 🇧🇿 Belize 62.1917
111 🇹🇴 Tonga 62.1846
112 🇵🇫 French Polynesia 61.9086
113 🇫🇯 Fiji 61.7717
114 🇵🇭 Philippines 61.6503
115 🇨🇱 Chile 61.6296
116 🇲🇸 Montserrat 61.5998
117 🇷🇪 Réunion 61.5122
118 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea 61.5117
119 🇹🇰 Tokelau 61.2388
120 🇾🇹 Mayotte 61.1465
121 🇨🇴 Colombia 60.8708
122 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.7952
123 🇬🇾 Guyana 60.2562
124 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 60.2173
125 🇫🇲 Micronesia (Fed. States of) 60.1929
126 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 60.0797
127 🇸🇷 Suriname 60.0618
128 🇳🇨 New Caledonia 59.9055
129 🇲🇽 Mexico 59.8349
130 🇳🇷 Nauru 59.8236
131 🇯🇴 Jordan 59.7525
132 🇰🇵 Dem. People's Republic of Korea 59.1745
133 🇼🇸 Samoa 59.0762
134 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic 59.0653
135 🇮🇶 Iraq 58.7809
136 🇲🇺 Mauritius 58.497
137 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 58.4736
138 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 58.3672
139 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 57.9193
140 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 57.5396
141 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 57.5313
142 🇸🇨 Seychelles 57.2375
143 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 56.6939
144 🇪🇨 Ecuador 56.4875
145 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 56.4554
146 🇧🇷 Brazil 56.3105
147 🇹🇭 Thailand 56.2066
148 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 56.063
149 🇹🇷 Türkiye 55.8353
150 🇵🇼 Palau 55.6232
151 🇨🇳 China 55.0569
152 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 54.9566
153 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 54.9165
154 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 54.8938
155 🇿🇦 South Africa 54.8759
156 🇵🇪 Peru 54.7471
157 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 54.2389
158 🇧🇼 Botswana 54.1883
159 🇻🇳 Viet Nam 54.0696
160 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 54.0377
161 🇵🇸 State of Palestine 54.0326
162 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 53.4648
163 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 53.3856
164 🇭🇳 Honduras 53.3554
165 🇰🇮 Kiribati 53.2204
166 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 53.1763
167 🇵🇰 Pakistan 52.8978
168 🇰🇪 Kenya 52.7809
169 🇨🇬 Congo 52.7155
170 🇱🇾 Libya 52.7119
171 🇳🇦 Namibia 52.6013
172 🇮🇩 Indonesia 51.6297
173 🇹🇳 Tunisia 51.5732
174 🇲🇳 Mongolia 51.4568
175 🇬🇦 Gabon 51.4387
176 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna Islands 51.0681
177 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 50.915
178 🇿🇲 Zambia 50.8563
179 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 50.8389
180 🇸🇻 El Salvador 50.7749
181 🇱🇸 Lesotho 50.4311
182 🇲🇲 Myanmar 50.1008
183 🇲🇷 Mauritania 50.0385
184 🇪🇬 Egypt 49.8969
185 🇸🇿 Eswatini 49.7482
186 🇺🇬 Uganda 49.2126
187 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 49.0896
188 🇬🇹 Guatemala 48.2977
189 🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 48.1364
190 🇲🇦 Morocco 47.7777
191 🇷🇼 Rwanda 47.7455
192 🇬🇭 Ghana 47.57
193 🇮🇳 India 47.471
194 🇲🇬 Madagascar 46.5212
195 🇭🇹 Haiti 46.5121
196 🇩🇯 Djibouti 46.4384
197 🇨🇲 Cameroon 45.9785
198 🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.7959
199 🇰🇭 Cambodia 45.7934
200 🇴🇲 Oman 45.5251
201 🇸🇩 Sudan 45.4558
202 🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania 45.3661
203 🇹🇬 Togo 45.2838
204 🇸🇴 Somalia 45.173
205 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 43.7967
206 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 43.7313
207 🇲🇻 Maldives 43.5543
208 🇰🇲 Comoros 43.4625
209 🇧🇮 Burundi 43.3781
210 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 43.0211
211 🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.9844
212 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 42.8444
213 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42.7049
214 🇩🇿 Algeria 42.6422
215 🇳🇵 Nepal 41.8022
216 🇲🇿 Mozambique 41.6672
217 🇧🇯 Benin 41.5217
218 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 41.4335
219 🇪🇷 Eritrea 40.3803
220 🇸🇳 Senegal 40.2677
221 🇹🇩 Chad 39.9034
222 🇱🇷 Liberia 39.7638
223 🇦🇴 Angola 39.4837
224 🇬🇲 Gambia 38.8693
225 🇬🇳 Guinea 38.5589
226 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 38.5307
227 🇳🇬 Nigeria 38.482
228 🇧🇹 Bhutan 38.2658
229 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 37.8465
230 🇾🇪 Yemen 37.7957
231 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 37.3613
232 🇳🇪 Niger 36.6109
233 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 36.4183
234 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 36.2249
235 🇲🇼 Malawi 36.0359
236 🇲🇱 Mali 31.6306
237 🇸🇸 South Sudan 26.7082

Regions with the Highest Life Expectancy in 1968

Rank Region Life Expectancy (Age)
1 Northern America 70.3734
2 Europe 69.9132
3 Oceania 66.2451
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 58.2486
5 Asia 53.0428
6 Africa 44.1023

Sub-regions with the Highest Life Expectancy in 1968

Rank Sub-region Life Expectancy (Age)
1 Northern Europe 71.8401
2 Western Europe 71.1168
3 Australia/New Zealand 70.7506
4 Southern Europe 69.7914
5 Eastern Europe 68.858
6 Polynesia 60.8448
7 Caribbean 60.479
8 Micronesia 59.5701
9 Central Asia 58.966
10 South America 58.0664
11 Central America 57.8864
12 Eastern Asia 56.8548
13 Western Asia 55.488
14 Southern Africa 54.4889
15 South-Eastern Asia 53.8353
16 Melanesia 52.8294
17 Southern Asia 47.9069
18 Northern Africa 47.7959
19 Eastern Africa 44.9735
20 Middle Africa 42.8956
21 Western Africa 39.274

Income Groups with the Highest Life Expectancy in 1968

Rank Income Group Life Expectancy (Age)
1 High-income countries 69.813
2 No income group available 62.7358
3 Upper-middle-income countries 57.0733
4 Middle-income countries 53.039
5 Lower-middle-income countries 49.1493
6 Low-income countries 42.8813