Life expectancy at birth · Latest available · 2024 Years a child born this year could expect to live if today’s mortality rates held for life. Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown. 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27 EU countries Life expectancy at birth Latest available · 2024 · years Sweden: 83.8 · 2024 Spain: 84 · 2024 Slovakia: 78.4 · 2024 Slovenia: 82.1 · 2024 Romania: 76.5 · 2024 Portugal: 82.5 · 2024 Poland: 78.5 · 2024 the Netherlands: 81.9 · 2024 Malta: 83 · 2024 Luxembourg: 83.2 · 2024 Lithuania: 77.5 · 2024 Latvia: 76.4 · 2024 Italy: 83.7 · 2024 Ireland: 83.1 · 2024 Hungary: 76.8 · 2024 Greece: 81.9 · 2024 Germany: 81.2 · 2024 France: 83 · 2024 Finland: 82.2 · 2024 Estonia: 79.4 · 2024 Denmark: 82 · 2024 Czechia: 80.1 · 2024 Cyprus: 83.5 · 2024 Croatia: 78.9 · 2024 Bulgaria: 75.8 · 2024 Belgium: 82.4 · 2024 Austria: 82.1 · 2024 75.8 77.44 79.08 80.72 82.36 84 No data / outside the EU Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Years a child born this year could expect to live if today’s mortality rates held for life. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Eurostat · Life expectancy at birth · Latest available · 2024 Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu 75.8 – 77.44
> 77.44 – 79.08
> 79.08 – 80.72
> 80.72 – 82.36
> 82.36 – 84
No data / outside the EU
Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.
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Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.
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