Survival ages across the population by country
The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.
What the numbers show
Survival ages across the population is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 38.61 years in Spain; the lowest is 18.57 years in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.41 years, and the mean is 31.4 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 61.9%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 15.8%).
Survival ages across the population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Spain | 38.61 years | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 37.97 years | 2022 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Switzerland | 37.96 years | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 37.86 years | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 37.2 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 37.04 years | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 36.34 years | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 36.19 years | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 35.43 years | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 35.42 years | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 34.92 years | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 34.92 years | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Israel | 34.7 years | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 34.23 years | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 33.79 years | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 33.74 years | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 33.5 years | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 20 | France | 32.79 years | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 32.46 years | 2021 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 32.41 years | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 32.19 years | 2021 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 31.63 years | 2020 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 31.51 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 31.39 years | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 29.24 years | 2019 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 28.4 years | 2018 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 28.39 years | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 28.34 years | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Taiwan | 28.29 years | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 28.27 years | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 28.06 years | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 27.58 years | 2019 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 26.97 years | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 26.91 years | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 25.08 years | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 23.44 years | 2021 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 39 | United States | 22.5 years | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 20.5 years | 2013 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Russia | 18.57 years | 2014 | up 61.9% | volatile |
About this data
The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.