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Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

The average number of years that a newborn male could expect to live, based on sex- and age-specific death rates prevailing at the time of their birth, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.

Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Males
WORLD 71
AFRICA 62
NORTHERN AFRICA 70
Algeria 77
Egypt 69
Libya 68
Morocco 73
Sudan 63
Tunisia 74
Western Sahara 70
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 59
Burkina Faso 60
Cabo Verde 73
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 63
Guinea 60
Guinea-Bissau 62
Liberia 60
Mali 59
Mauritania 67
Niger 60
Nigeria 54
Senegal 67
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 63
Burundi 62
Comoros 65
Djibouti 62
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 64
Kenya 61
Madagascar 66
Malawi 64
Mauritius 72
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 60
Reunion 79
Rwanda 68
Seychelles 70
Somalia 56
South Sudan 55
Tanzania 64
Uganda 65
Zambia 64
Zimbabwe 61
MIDDLE AFRICA 60
Angola 62
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 55
Chad 53
Congo 71
Congo, Dem. Rep. 60
Equatorial Guinea 62
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 66
SOUTHERN AFRICA 63
Botswana 67
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 55
Namibia 62
South Africa 64
NORTHERN AMERICA 75
Canada 79
United States 75
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 73
CENTRAL AMERICA 72
Belize 72
Costa Rica 78
El Salvador 68
Guatemala 70
Honduras 68
Mexico 72
Nicaragua 74
Panama 77
CARIBBEAN 70
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 75
Barbados 74
Cuba 76
Curacao 73
Dominica 68
Dominican Republic 70
Grenada 72
Guadeloupe 77
Haiti 63
Jamaica 69
Martinique 78
Puerto Rico 78
St. Kitts and Nevis 69
St. Lucia 69
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 67
Trinidad and Tobago 70
SOUTH AMERICA 73
Argentina 75
Bolivia 71
Brazil 73
Chile 79
Colombia 75
Ecuador 70
French Guiana 74
Guyana 67
Paraguay 71
Peru 75
Suriname 70
Uruguay 75
Venezuela 69
ASIA 72
WESTERN ASIA 73
Armenia 71
Azerbaijan 74
Bahrain 81
Cyprus 80
Georgia 71
Iraq 72
Israel 81
Jordan 72
Kuwait 79
Lebanon 76
Oman 78
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 80
Saudi Arabia 75
Syria 70
Turkey 75
United Arab Emirates 82
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 71
Kazakhstan 71
Kyrgyzstan 68
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 67
Uzbekistan 73
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 64
Bangladesh 73
Bhutan 71
India 71
Iran 76
Maldives 80
Nepal 69
Pakistan 65
Sri Lanka 74
SOUTHEAST ASIA 70
Brunei 73
Cambodia 68
Indonesia 69
Laos 66
Malaysia 74
Myanmar 68
Philippines 67
Singapore 81
Thailand 72
Timor-Leste 64
Vietnam 71
EAST ASIA 76
China 75
China, Hong Kong SAR 83
China, Macao SAR 80
Japan 81
Korea, North 70
Korea, South 80
Mongolia 72
Taiwan 78
EUROPE 76
NORTHERN EUROPE 80
Channel Islands 79
Denmark 80
Estonia 75
Finland 79
Iceland 81
Ireland 81
Latvia 70
Lithuania 80
Norway 81
Sweden 82
United Kingdom 79
WESTERN EUROPE 79
Austria 79
Belgium 80
France 80
Germany 78
Liechtenstein 83
Luxembourg 81
Monaco 84
Netherlands 80
Switzerland 82
EASTERN EUROPE 69
Belarus 70
Bulgaria 70
Czechia 77
Hungary 73
Moldova 67
Poland 73
Romania 71
Russia 68
Slovakia 74
Ukraine 67
SOUTHERN EUROPE 80
Albania 77
Andorra 81
Bosnia-Herzegovina 73
Croatia 77
Greece 78
Italy 81
Kosovo 82
Malta 81
Montenegro 74
North Macedonia 75
Portugal 78
San Marino 83
Serbia 74
Slovenia 78
Spain 80
OCEANIA 76
Australia 81
Federated States of Micronesia 63
Fiji 65
French Polynesia 75
Guam 75
Kiribati 65
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 60
New Caledonia 74
New Zealand 80
Palau 67
Papua New Guinea 64
Samoa 70
Solomon Islands 69
Tonga 69
Tuvalu 64
Vanuatu 69
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Males
WORLD 71
AFRICA 62
NORTHERN AFRICA 70
Algeria 77
Egypt 69
Libya 68
Morocco 73
Sudan 63
Tunisia 74
Western Sahara 70
WESTERN AFRICA 58
Benin 59
Burkina Faso 60
Cabo Verde 73
Cote d'Ivoire 60
Gambia 64
Ghana 63
Guinea 60
Guinea-Bissau 62
Liberia 60
Mali 59
Mauritania 67
Niger 60
Nigeria 54
Senegal 67
Sierra Leone 60
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 63
Burundi 62
Comoros 65
Djibouti 62
Eritrea 67
Ethiopia 64
Kenya 61
Madagascar 66
Malawi 64
Mauritius 72
Mayotte 74
Mozambique 60
Reunion 79
Rwanda 68
Seychelles 70
Somalia 56
South Sudan 55
Tanzania 64
Uganda 65
Zambia 64
Zimbabwe 61
MIDDLE AFRICA 60
Angola 62
Cameroon 62
Central African Republic 55
Chad 53
Congo 71
Congo, Dem. Rep. 60
Equatorial Guinea 62
Gabon 66
Sao Tome and Principe 66
SOUTHERN AFRICA 63
Botswana 67
eSwatini 61
Lesotho 55
Namibia 62
South Africa 64
NORTHERN AMERICA 75
Canada 79
United States 75
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 73
CENTRAL AMERICA 72
Belize 72
Costa Rica 78
El Salvador 68
Guatemala 70
Honduras 68
Mexico 72
Nicaragua 74
Panama 77
CARIBBEAN 70
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 75
Barbados 74
Cuba 76
Curacao 73
Dominica 68
Dominican Republic 70
Grenada 72
Guadeloupe 77
Haiti 63
Jamaica 69
Martinique 78
Puerto Rico 78
St. Kitts and Nevis 69
St. Lucia 69
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 67
Trinidad and Tobago 70
SOUTH AMERICA 73
Argentina 75
Bolivia 71
Brazil 73
Chile 79
Colombia 75
Ecuador 70
French Guiana 74
Guyana 67
Paraguay 71
Peru 75
Suriname 70
Uruguay 75
Venezuela 69
ASIA 72
WESTERN ASIA 73
Armenia 71
Azerbaijan 74
Bahrain 81
Cyprus 80
Georgia 71
Iraq 72
Israel 81
Jordan 72
Kuwait 79
Lebanon 76
Oman 78
Palestinian Territory 73
Qatar 80
Saudi Arabia 75
Syria 70
Turkey 75
United Arab Emirates 82
Yemen 64
CENTRAL ASIA 71
Kazakhstan 71
Kyrgyzstan 68
Tajikistan 72
Turkmenistan 67
Uzbekistan 73
SOUTH ASIA 70
Afghanistan 64
Bangladesh 73
Bhutan 71
India 71
Iran 76
Maldives 80
Nepal 69
Pakistan 65
Sri Lanka 74
SOUTHEAST ASIA 70
Brunei 73
Cambodia 68
Indonesia 69
Laos 66
Malaysia 74
Myanmar 68
Philippines 67
Singapore 81
Thailand 72
Timor-Leste 64
Vietnam 71
EAST ASIA 76
China 75
China, Hong Kong SAR 83
China, Macao SAR 80
Japan 81
Korea, North 70
Korea, South 80
Mongolia 72
Taiwan 78
EUROPE 76
NORTHERN EUROPE 80
Channel Islands 79
Denmark 80
Estonia 75
Finland 79
Iceland 81
Ireland 81
Latvia 70
Lithuania 80
Norway 81
Sweden 82
United Kingdom 79
WESTERN EUROPE 79
Austria 79
Belgium 80
France 80
Germany 78
Liechtenstein 83
Luxembourg 81
Monaco 84
Netherlands 80
Switzerland 82
EASTERN EUROPE 69
Belarus 70
Bulgaria 70
Czechia 77
Hungary 73
Moldova 67
Poland 73
Romania 71
Russia 68
Slovakia 74
Ukraine 67
SOUTHERN EUROPE 80
Albania 77
Andorra 81
Bosnia-Herzegovina 73
Croatia 77
Greece 78
Italy 81
Kosovo 82
Malta 81
Montenegro 74
North Macedonia 75
Portugal 78
San Marino 83
Serbia 74
Slovenia 78
Spain 80
OCEANIA 76
Australia 81
Federated States of Micronesia 63
Fiji 65
French Polynesia 75
Guam 75
Kiribati 65
Marshall Islands 65
Nauru 60
New Caledonia 74
New Zealand 80
Palau 67
Papua New Guinea 64
Samoa 70
Solomon Islands 69
Tonga 69
Tuvalu 64
Vanuatu 69

Endnotes

Sources

2024 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

9/11/2024

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