What does Cuba, Chile, Costa Rica, Kuwait, Qatar and Slovenia have in common with the USA? … the same life expectancy.

With all the advances in American medical technology, 29 countries rank ahead of the USA in average life expectancy according to 2006 data by the World Health Organization (WHO). Japan tops the list with an average life expectancy of 83 years of age. Most every western European country tops the USA in life expectancy for a child born in 2006.

The USA has a life expectancy of 78 years of age. The USA life expectancy is at its highest rate ever, but why is the USA life expectancy not higher?

The top countries in terms of life expectancy in years, including both women and men:

83 - Japan

82 - Australia, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland

81 - Canada, France, Iceland, Israel, Spain, Sweden

80 - Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore

79 - Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Malta, Portugal, U.K., Rep. of Korea

78 - USA, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia

The countries below are the lowest in the rankings … having average life expectancies of about half of Japan’s life expectancy.

Sierra Leone has the lowest life expectancy of 40 years … all the other countries below have life expectancies of 41 to 44 years.

Angola (41), Lesotho (42), Liberia (44), Niger (42), Sierra Leone (40), Swaziland (42), Zambia (43), Zimbabwe (43) and Afghanistan (42).

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Some other notable life expectancies:

Russian Federation - 66
China - 73
India - 63
Mexico - 74
Iran - 71
Iraq - 56
Saudi Arabia - 70