10 Countries With the Longest-living Inhabitants
By J. E. Hinners, MD MPH
In Which Countries Do People Live the Longest?
2014 estimates from the CIA World Factbook
#1. MONACO = 89.57 years of age
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#2. MACAU = 84.48 years of age
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#3. JAPAN = 84.46 years of age
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#4. SINGAPORE = 84.38 years of age
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#5. SAN MARINO = 83.18 years of age
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#6. HONG KONG = 82.78 years of age
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#7. ANDORRA = 82.65 years of age
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#8. SWITZERLAND = 82.39 years of age
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#9. GUERNSEY = 82.39 years of age
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#10. AUSTRALIA = 82.07 years of age
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For the curious of mind, the estimated life expectancies stayed up in the 80+ years’ age range for the first 36 countries ranked, so really even the top 40 countries are worth mentioning.
Here are the next 30 countries that top the list after Australia:
#11. Italy
#12. Sweden
#13. Liechtenstein
#14. Canada
#15. France
#16. Jersey
#17. Norway
#18. Spain
#19. Israel
#20. Iceland
#21. Anguilla
#22. Netherlands
#23. Bermuda
#24. Cayman Islands
#25. Isle of Man
#26. New Zealand
#27. Ireland
#28. Germany
#29. United Kingdom
#30. Greece
#31. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
#32. Austria
#33. Malta
#34. Faroe Islands
#35. European Union
#36. Luxembourg
#37. Belgium
#38. Taiwan
#39. South Korea
#40. Virgin Islands
For those from the U.S., while the U.S. didn’t even make the top 40, it came in at #42 with 79.56 years of age.
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