Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?

Hong Kong has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 85.9 years, followed by Japan (85.2 years) and South Korea (84.6 years).

Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?

Afghanistan has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 66.8 years.

What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?

The median is 75.3 years across the 50 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this life expectancy in asia data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.

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Life Expectancy in Asia

Name: Life Expectancy in Asia
Creator: Rankodex

Hong Kong has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026 (85.9 years), followed by Japan (85.2 years) and South Korea (84.6 years). Afghanistan has the lowest (66.8 years).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

75.3 years

Middle half 72.3 years – 79.3 years

Average

76.0 years

50 countries

Highest

85.9 years

Hong Kong

Lowest

66.8 years

Afghanistan

Over time · 2020–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Hong Kong
Japan
South Korea
Singapore
Macau

Data

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50 countries · # = rank by Life Expectancy UN

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1	Hong Kong	85.9 years	88.51	83.23	85	88	83
2	Japan	85.2 years	88.18	82.13	84	87	81
3	South Korea	84.6 years	87.51	81.56	83	86	81
4	Singapore	84.1 years	86.6	81.68	83	85	81
5	Macau	83.6 years	85.64	81.47	83	86	80
6	United Arab Emirates	83.4 years	84.55	82.56	83	84	82
7	Israel	82.9 years	84.94	80.8	83	86	81
8	Qatar	82.8 years	83.72	82.13	82	83	82
9	Bahrain	81.7 years	82.4	81.21	81	82	81
10	Maldives	81.7 years	83.34	80.45	81	83	80
11	Kuwait	81.0 years	82.3	79.83	83	84	83
12	Oman	80.7 years	82.36	79.18	80	82	78
13	Saudi Arabia	79.4 years	81.67	77.78	79	81	77
14	China	79.0 years	81.78	76.38	78	81	75
15	Turkey	78.4 years	81.33	75.5	77	80	75
16	Jordan	78.3 years	80.6	76.24	78	80	76
17	Iran	78.3 years	80.17	76.43	78	80	76
18	Lebanon	78.2 years	80.11	76.17	78	80	76
19	Sri Lanka	78.0 years	81.04	74.85	77	81	74
20	Palestine	77.4 years	79.75	74.96	65	72	60
21	Malaysia	77.2 years	79.82	74.81	77	79	74
22	Thailand	77.1 years	81.36	72.92	76	81	72
23	Armenia	76.2 years	79.87	71.95	77	81	74
24	Brunei	75.8 years	78.07	73.81	75	78	73
25	Bangladesh	75.5 years	77.22	73.82	75	76	73
26	Vietnam	75.1 years	79.62	70.43	75	79	70
27	Georgia	75.0 years	79.49	70.11	74	79	70
28	Azerbaijan	74.9 years	77.6	72.02	74	77	72
29	Kazakhstan	74.8 years	78.77	70.59	74	78	70
30	North Korea	74.0 years	76.16	71.77	74	76	71
31	Bhutan	73.8 years	75.84	72.08	73	75	71
32	Russia	73.7 years	79.46	67.91	73	79	68
33	Syria	73.4 years	75.91	70.96	72	74	70
34	Uzbekistan	72.8 years	75.84	69.79	72	75	69
35	India	72.7 years	74.39	71.16	72	74	71
36	Iraq	72.6 years	74.45	70.67	72	74	70
37	Mongolia	72.5 years	77.11	68.01	72	77	68
38	Tajikistan	72.2 years	74.45	69.89	72	74	70
39	Kyrgyzstan	72.1 years	75.7	68.56	72	77	68
40	Indonesia	71.6 years	73.77	69.42	71	73	69
41	Nepal	71.2 years	72.7	69.56	70	72	69
42	Cambodia	71.1 years	73.72	68.45	71	73	68
43	Turkmenistan	70.5 years	73.33	67.24	70	73	67
44	Philippines	70.2 years	73.23	67.2	70	73	67
45	Yemen	69.7 years	71.88	67.63	69	—	67
46	Laos	69.7 years	72.05	67.46	69	71	67
47	Timor-Leste	68.3 years	70.14	66.66	68	69	66
48	Pakistan	68.1 years	70.61	65.69	68	70	65
49	Myanmar	67.5 years	70.8	64.37	67	70	64
50	Afghanistan	66.8 years	68.33	65.15	66	68	64

What correlates with Life Expectancy UN (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,489 other country metrics sharing at least 30 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score higher on these

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 50
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Life ExpectancyHappy Planet Index by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 42
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HealthSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 44
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GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 48
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Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 50
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GDI Male Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 48
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score lower on these

Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 45
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Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 47
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Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 48
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Heart Disease ASR DALYsHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 48
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Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 48
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Heart Disease ASR DALYs - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 48
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?: Hong Kong has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 85.9 years, followed by Japan (85.2 years) and South Korea (84.6 years).
Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?: Afghanistan has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 66.8 years.
What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?: The median is 75.3 years across the 50 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this life expectancy in asia data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.