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02 ｜ Health and Welfare Indicators

Table 2-3 Life Expectancy at Birth in Taiwan and OECD Member States, 2022

Ranking Country- Ranked by Life Expectancy at Birth Total (years) Male (years) Female (years)
OECD Median 81.4 79.0 83.7
1 Japan 84.1 81.1 87.1
2 Switzerland 83.7 81.8 85.5
3 Korea 83.6 80.6 86.6
4 Australia 83.2 81.2 85.3
4 Spain 83.2 80.5 85.9
6 Sweden 83.1 81.4 84.8
7 Luxembourg 83.0 80.8 85.2
8 Israel 82.8 80.7 84.8
8 Italy 82.8 80.7 84.8
10 Ireland 82.6 80.9 84.2
10 Norway 82.6 81.0 84.2
12 France 82.3 79.3 85.1
12 New Zealand 82.3 80.5 84.0
14 Iceland 82.1 80.9 83.4
15 Belgium 81.8 79.7 83.9
15 Portugal 81.8 78.9 84.5
17 Netherlands 81.7 80.2 83.1
18 Canada 81.6 79.3 84.0
19 Austria 81.4 79.1 83.6
20 Denmark 81.3 79.5 83.2
20 Slovenia 81.3 78.6 84.1
22 Chile 81.2 78.5 84.0
22 Finland 81.2 78.7 83.8
24 Costa Rica 80.9 78.3 83.5
25 Greece 80.8 78.3 83.4
26 Germany 80.7 78.3 83.0
27 United Kingdom 80.4 78.4 82.4

28 R.O.C. (Taiwan) 79.8 76.6 83.3
29 Czechia 79.0 76.1 81.9
30 Estonia 78.1 73.6 82.3
31 Türkiye 77.5 74.8 80.3
32 Poland 77.2 73.4 81.1
33 Slovak Republic 77.0 73.6 80.5
34 Colombia 76.9 73.8 80.1
35 United States 76.4 73.5 79.3
36 Hungary 76.0 72.6 79.3
37 Lithuania 75.8 71.4 80.1
38 Mexico 75.4 72.5 78.2
39 Latvia 74.5 69.4 79.4
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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