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Table 2-3 Life Expectancy at Birth in Taiwan and OECD member states, 2021
Ranking Country- Ranked by Life Expectancy at Birth Total (years) Male (years) Female (years)
OECD Median 81.5 79.2 83.8
1 Japan 84.5 81.5 87.6
2 Switzerland 83.9 81.8 85.8
3 Korea 83.6 80.6 86.6
4 Australia 83.3 81.3 85.4
4 Spain 83.3 80.4 86.2
6 Iceland 83.2 81.8 84.6
6 Norway 83.2 81.7 84.7
8 Sweden 83.1 81.3 84.9
9 Italy 82.7 80.5 84.9
9 Luxembourg 82.7 80.5 84.8
11 Israel 82.6 80.5 84.6
12 France 82.4 79.3 85.5
12 Ireland 82.4 80.5 84.3
14 New Zealand 82.3 80.5 84.0
15 Belgium 81.9 79.4 84.3
15 Finland 81.9 79.3 84.6
17 Canada 81.7 79.5 84.0
18 Denmark 81.5 79.6 83.3
18 Portugal 81.5 78.5 84.4
20 Netherlands 81.4 79.7 83.0
21 Austria 81.3 78.8 83.7
22 Chile 81.0 78.3 83.8
22 United Kingdom 81.0 79.0 82.9
24 R.O.C. (Taiwan) 80.9 77.7 84.3
25 Costa Rica 80.8 78.2 83.3
25 Germany 80.8 78.4 83.3
27 Slovenia 80.7 77.7 83.8
28 Greece 80.2 77.4 82.9
29 Türkiye 78.6 75.9 81.3
30 Czech Republic 77.2 74.1 80.5
30 Estonia 77.2 72.7 81.4
32 Columbia 76.8 73.7 80.0
33 United States 76.4 73.5 79.3
34 Poland 75.5 71.6 79.6
35 Mexico 75.4 72.5 78.2
36 Slovak Republic 74.6 71.2 78.2
37 Hungary 74.3 70.7 77.8
38 Lithuania 74.2 69.5 78.8
39 Latvia 73.1 68.2 78.0
Source: Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. (Taiwan); OECD Health Statistics
Note: If the data for a specific year are not available, the latest available data are used instead.
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