Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?

Saint Barthelemy has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 84.6 years, followed by Canada (83.1 years) and Martinique (83.0 years).

Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?

Haiti has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 65.5 years.

What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?

The median is 76.7 years across the 40 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this life expectancy in north america 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 North America

Name: Life Expectancy in North America
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Saint Barthelemy has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026 (84.6 years), followed by Canada (83.1 years) and Martinique (83.0 years). Haiti has the lowest (65.5 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 →

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Median

76.7 years

Middle half 73.8 years – 79.9 years

Average

76.8 years

40 countries

Highest

84.6 years

Saint Barthelemy

Lowest

65.5 years

Haiti

Over time · 2020–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Saint Barthelemy
Canada
Martinique
Bermuda
Guadeloupe

Data

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40 countries · # = rank by Life Expectancy UN

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1	Saint Barthelemy	84.6 years	87.14	81.81	—	—	—
2	Canada	83.1 years	85.16	80.94	82	84	80
3	Martinique	83.0 years	85.95	79.81	—	—	—
4	Bermuda	82.8 years	86.14	79.44	82	86	79
5	Guadeloupe	82.6 years	85.88	78.75	—	—	—
6	Puerto Rico	82.3 years	85.63	78.72	82	85	78
7	Costa Rica	81.4 years	83.87	78.84	81	82	78
8	Cayman Islands	80.9 years	83.28	78.62	80	83	78
9	Saint Martin	80.9 years	84.21	77.43	80	84	77
10	Panama	80.2 years	82.99	77.33	80	83	77
11	Anguilla	79.9 years	83.05	76.67	—	—	—
12	United States	79.8 years	82.23	77.39	78	81	76
13	Cuba	78.6 years	81	76.25	78	81	76
14	Turks and Caicos Islands	78.5 years	80.72	76.35	78	80	76
15	Antigua and Barbuda	78.1 years	80.75	75.12	78	80	75
16	British Virgin Islands	77.8 years	80.46	75.05	77	80	75
17	Curacao	77.3 years	81.22	73.06	77	81	72
18	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	77.3 years	81.87	73.35	—	—	—
19	Sint Maarten	76.9 years	79.92	74.16	76	80	74
20	Aruba	76.8 years	79.19	74.14	76	79	74
21	Montserrat	76.7 years	79.23	74.58	—	—	—
22	Barbados	76.7 years	79.05	74.09	76	79	74
23	United States Virgin Islands	76.2 years	81.73	71.17	81	84	77
24	Grenada	75.7 years	78.78	72.83	75	78	72
25	Mexico	75.6 years	78.35	72.82	75	78	72
26	Nicaragua	75.4 years	77.9	72.81	75	77	72
27	Bahamas	75.0 years	78.59	71.37	75	78	71
28	Dominican Republic	74.1 years	77.35	70.92	74	77	71
29	Belize	74.1 years	77.01	71.4	74	76	71
30	Trinidad and Tobago	73.9 years	77.1	70.77	73	77	70
31	Honduras	73.4 years	76.03	70.8	73	76	70
32	Saint Lucia	73.2 years	76.75	69.74	73	76	69
33	Guatemala	73.0 years	75.37	70.71	73	75	70
34	El Salvador	72.7 years	76.91	68.23	72	76	68
35	Saint Kitts and Nevis	72.6 years	76.43	68.96	72	76	69
36	Jamaica	71.9 years	74.45	69.27	71	74	69
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	71.7 years	74.78	69.01	71	74	69
38	Dominica	71.6 years	75.06	68.63	71	75	68
39	Greenland	70.4 years	72.89	68.42	72	73	70
40	Haiti	65.5 years	68.83	62.21	65	68	62

What correlates with Life Expectancy UN (2026)?

Pearson r against 649 other country metrics sharing at least 24 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 = +0.98 · very strong · n = 34
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Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 27
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% of Population Who Completed Primary Series COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 30
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Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020Gay-Friendly Countries
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 24
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Global Acceptance IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 24
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% of Population Given at Least 1 Dose COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 30
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Opposite directions

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

Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 27
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Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 27
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Heart Disease ASR Death RateHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 27
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Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 25
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Maternal Mortality RateMaternal Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 24
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Maternal MortalityMost Dangerous Countries for Women
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 24
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?: Saint Barthelemy has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 84.6 years, followed by Canada (83.1 years) and Martinique (83.0 years).
Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?: Haiti has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 65.5 years.
What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?: The median is 76.7 years across the 40 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this life expectancy in north america 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.