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Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
71.4Years
Median: 71.6Years
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Monaco
84.6Years
Lowest
Chad
53.4Years
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco84.6Years
2San Marino84.3Years
3Kuwait83.8Years
4Hong Kong82.7Years
5Switzerland82.7Years
By Region
Oceania80.8Years(2 countries)
Europe78.0Years(32 countries)
South America75.3Years(7 countries)
North America74.9Years(4 countries)
Asia74.8Years(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (53.4Years)High (84.6Years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 71.4Years)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (135)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 84.6Years |
| 2 | San Marino | 84.3Years |
| 3 | Kuwait | 83.8Years |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 82.7Years |
| 5 | Switzerland | 82.7Years |
| 6 | Sweden | 82.6Years |
| 7 | Andorra | 82.3Years |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 82.2Years |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 82.2Years |
| 10 | Italy | 82.0Years |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 81.9Years |
| 12 | Qatar | 81.8Years |
| 13 | Norway | 81.6Years |
| 14 | Ireland | 81.4Years |
| 15 | Spain | 81.4Years |
| 16 | Faroe Islands | 81.3Years |
| 17 | Iceland | 81.2Years |
| 18 | Malta | 81.2Years |
| 19 | Singapore | 81.2Years |
| 20 | Israel | 81.1Years |
| 21 | Australia | 81.1Years |
| 22 | Japan | 81.1Years |
| 23 | Gibraltar | 81.0Years |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 81.0Years |
| 25 | Bahrain | 80.9Years |
| 26 | South Korea | 80.8Years |
| 27 | Macao | 80.6Years |
| 28 | Netherlands | 80.6Years |
| 29 | Denmark | 80.4Years |
| 30 | New Zealand | 80.4Years |
| 31 | Belgium | 80.3Years |
| 32 | France | 80.2Years |
| 33 | Canada | 80.0Years |
| 34 | Maldives | 79.9Years |
| 35 | Cyprus | 79.8Years |
| 36 | Finland | 79.8Years |
| 37 | Austria | 79.8Years |
| 38 | Portugal | 79.7Years |
| 39 | Slovenia | 79.7Years |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 79.5Years |
| 41 | Chile | 79.5Years |
| 42 | Greece | 79.4Years |
| 43 | Bermuda | 79.1Years |
| 44 | Isle of Man | 79.0Years |
| 45 | Oman | 78.7Years |
| 46 | Germany | 78.5Years |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 78.4Years |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 78.3Years |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 78.2Years |
| 50 | Albania | 77.9Years |
| 51 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 77.6Years |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 77.3Years |
| 53 | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.3Years |
| 54 | Czech Republic | 77.1Years |
| 55 | Saint Martin (French part) | 77.0Years |
| 56 | Panama | 76.9Years |
| 57 | United States of America | 76.5Years |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 76.5Years |
| 59 | Croatia | 76.1Years |
| 60 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.0Years |
| 61 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 76.0Years |
| 62 | Jordan | 75.9Years |
| 63 | Lebanon | 75.9Years |
| 64 | Cuba | 75.9Years |
| 65 | Peru | 75.6Years |
| 66 | Montenegro | 75.5Years |
| 67 | People's Republic of China | 75.2Years |
| 68 | Slovakia | 75.2Years |
| 69 | Colombia | 75.2Years |
| 70 | Estonia | 75.1Years |
| 71 | Armenia | 75.1Years |
| 72 | Algeria | 75.1Years |
| 73 | Argentina | 75.0Years |
| 74 | Ecuador | 74.9Years |
| 75 | Poland | 74.8Years |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.7Years |
| 77 | Virgin Islands, British | 74.7Years |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74.6Years |
| 79 | Türkiye | 74.6Years |
| 80 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 74.5Years |
| 81 | Malaysia | 74.4Years |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 74.4Years |
| 83 | Uruguay | 74.4Years |
| 84 | Tunisia | 74.1Years |
| 85 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 73.8Years |
| 86 | Aruba | 73.8Years |
| 87 | Barbados | 73.8Years |
| 88 | Hungary | 73.7Years |
| 89 | Serbia | 73.7Years |
| 90 | Guam | 73.7Years |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.5Years |
| 92 | Morocco | 73.3Years |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 73.3Years |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 73.1Years |
| 95 | Lithuania | 73.0Years |
| 96 | Brazil | 73.0Years |
| 97 | Romania | 72.8Years |
| 98 | Curaçao | 72.7Years |
| 99 | Grenada | 72.5Years |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 72.5Years |
| 101 | Mexico | 72.4Years |
| 102 | Thailand | 72.3Years |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 72.2Years |
| 104 | Seychelles | 72.1Years |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 71.7Years |
| 106 | Latvia | 71.6Years |
| 107 | Bhutan | 71.6Years |
| 108 | North Korea | 71.6Years |
| 109 | Belize | 71.1Years |
| 110 | Bahamas | 71.1Years |
| 111 | Paraguay | 71.0Years |
| 112 | India | 70.7Years |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 70.7Years |
| 114 | Suriname | 70.6Years |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.5Years |
| 116 | Iraq | 70.5Years |
| 117 | Honduras | 70.5Years |
| 118 | Guatemala | 70.4Years |
| 119 | Mauritius | 70.4Years |
| 120 | American Samoa | 70.3Years |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 70.3Years |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.2Years |
| 123 | Vietnam | 70.1Years |
| 124 | Samoa | 70.0Years |
| 125 | Ukraine | 69.8Years |
| 126 | Georgia | 69.7Years |
| 127 | Belarus | 69.7Years |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 69.7Years |
| 129 | Egypt | 69.7Years |
| 130 | Libya | 69.6Years |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 69.6Years |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 69.6Years |
| 133 | Tonga | 69.5Years |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 69.5Years |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 69.4Years |
| 136 | Indonesia | 69.2Years |
| 137 | Nepal | 69.1Years |
| 138 | Jamaica | 69.1Years |
| 139 | Venezuela | 68.9Years |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.8Years |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.7Years |
| 142 | Greenland | 68.4Years |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 68.4Years |
| 144 | Dominica | 68.4Years |
| 145 | Russian Federation | 68.3Years |
| 146 | Cambodia | 68.1Years |
| 147 | Mongolia | 67.9Years |
| 148 | El Salvador | 67.8Years |
| 149 | Yemen | 67.4Years |
| 150 | Palau | 67.3Years |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67.0Years |
| 152 | Senegal | 67.0Years |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 67.0Years |
| 154 | Philippines | 67.0Years |
| 155 | Botswana | 66.8Years |
| 156 | Eritrea | 66.8Years |
| 157 | Mauritania | 66.7Years |
| 158 | Moldova, Republic of | 66.7Years |
| 159 | Guyana | 66.6Years |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.4Years |
| 161 | Bolivia | 66.3Years |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 66.3Years |
| 163 | Gabon | 66.1Years |
| 164 | Rwanda | 65.7Years |
| 165 | Uganda | 65.5Years |
| 166 | Fiji | 65.5Years |
| 167 | Pakistan | 65.5Years |
| 168 | State of Palestine | 65.2Years |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 65.0Years |
| 170 | Comoros | 65.0Years |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 64.7Years |
| 172 | Kiribati | 64.7Years |
| 173 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64.4Years |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 64.4Years |
| 175 | Republic of The Gambia | 64.4Years |
| 176 | Republic of the Congo | 64.3Years |
| 177 | Malawi | 64.3Years |
| 178 | Zambia | 64.1Years |
| 179 | Myanmar | 64.0Years |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 63.9Years |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 63.8Years |
| 182 | Djibouti | 63.7Years |
| 183 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63.6Years |
| 184 | Namibia | 63.5Years |
| 185 | Sudan | 63.4Years |
| 186 | Ghana | 63.3Years |
| 187 | South Africa | 62.8Years |
| 188 | Togo | 62.7Years |
| 189 | Angola | 62.3Years |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.2Years |
| 191 | Madagascar | 62.1Years |
| 192 | Haiti | 61.9Years |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.8Years |
| 194 | Cameroon | 61.8Years |
| 195 | Burundi | 61.8Years |
| 196 | Kenya | 61.6Years |
| 197 | Eswatini | 61.3Years |
| 198 | Liberia | 61.0Years |
| 199 | Zimbabwe | 60.5Years |
| 200 | Niger | 60.5Years |
| 201 | Mozambique | 60.5Years |
| 202 | Nauru | 60.4Years |
| 203 | Sierra Leone | 60.2Years |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.2Years |
| 205 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.0Years |
| 206 | Guinea | 59.7Years |
| 207 | Benin | 59.5Years |
| 208 | Mali | 59.3Years |
| 209 | Burkina Faso | 59.1Years |
| 210 | Somalia | 56.5Years |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 55.5Years |
| 212 | Lesotho | 55.0Years |
| 213 | South Sudan | 54.8Years |
| 214 | Nigeria | 54.3Years |
| 215 | Chad | 53.4Years |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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