Published ranking of countries by life expectancy. \n \nThe ranking, compiled on the basis of statistical data from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), determines how many years on average a group of people born in the same year will live or can live, provided that the mortality rate for each age remains constant in the future. The ranking by level of life expectancy at birth is also a measure of the overall standard of living in a particular country. Some experts also consider it as an indicator of the potential return on investments made in a particular country in human capital. \n \nAdmittedly, when compiling this ranking, the actual situation in some countries was not reflected - for example, in Iraq - since all those demographic changes that occurred in this country after the military operation there by the US and allies were not taken into account. With respect to the vast majority of other countries, the ranking remains quite relevant, since no global events that could radically affect the demographic situation have occurred in other regions of the world since then. \n \nAs a result, the greatest chances of living longer, and accordingly, a very high standard of living, are held by the residents of Andorra – the life expectancy of a citizen of the country at birth is almost 83.5 years. Slightly lower are the indicators for Macau and San Marino – second and third places on the list with 81.87 and 81.43 years of life respectively. It is noteworthy that only in these three countries does the life expectancy indicator exceed 81 years. Even in Japan, which occupies fourth place, it is somewhat lower – 80.93 years. And the top five is closed by Singapore – the life expectancy of the residents of this Asian metropolis, despite the not particularly favorable environmental situation, is 80.42 years. \n \nQuite well, and most importantly, long lives are also lived by the residents of Australia, Switzerland, the country of socialism Sweden, and the victorious Hong Kong – 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th places in the ranking respectively. In general, Sweden ranks above all EU countries on the list in terms of life expectancy. The closest to it is only Italy (14th place, 79.4 years). In the top twenty, apart from them, only France and Spain from the EU countries made it – 16th and 19th places (79.28 and 79.23 years respectively). \n \nIn 21st place is Israel – those born there have a chance to live to just over 79 years, despite all the activity of the Middle Eastern Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is noteworthy that the residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip have significantly fewer such chances – these territories occupy 88th and 106th places in the ranking respectively with indicators of 72.68 and 71.4 years. \n \nAmong the countries of Eastern Europe, the best situation with life expectancy is in Slovenia – 64th place and 75.5 years. In 69th place is the Czech Republic, in 71st – Macedonia, in 72nd – Slovakia, in 75th – Croatia, in 79th – Serbia and Montenegro, in 80th – Poland (73.91 years). \n \nAs for the states of the former USSR, here even the most pro-Western and already even NATO and EU member Baltic republics demonstrate not entirely comforting indicators – the highest among all fifteen former Soviet republics is Estonia – 118th place (70.31 years). Slightly lower – Lithuania and Latvia (124th and 130th places respectively, 69.6 and 69.31 years respectively). All the rest of the countries of the former USSR fell into the interval between 139th and 170th places. The 139th position on the list is occupied by Belarus with an indicator of 68.43 years. 142nd place is Russia – 67.66 years. Ukraine is in 147th position (66.5 years), trailing Armenia – 145th place (66.68). The worst indicators are in the most undemocratic republic of the former Soviet Union, Turkmenistan – 170th place, 61.19 years. \n \nThe lowest life expectancy is in most African states, where there is a high mortality rate due to overpopulation, unsanitary conditions, civil wars and diseases. With rare exceptions (Afghanistan in 201st position), the last approximately four dozen places in the ranking are entirely African countries. The list is closed by Mozambique with a life expectancy indicator of only 31.3 years. \n