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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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