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Life expectancy at birth, men, years: ranking of countries

217 countries ranked by their latest value. Monaco is highest at 84.6 yrs; Chad is lowest at 53.4 yrs.

World 71.1 yrs (2024)Median country 71.6 yrs217 countries
Life expectancy, men: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
40506070801994199920042009201420192024WorldWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
Highest ten
Monaco84.6 yrsSan Marino84.3 yrsKuwait83.8 yrsHong Kong82.7 yrsSwitzerland82.7 yrsSweden82.6 yrsAndorra82.3 yrsLiechtenstein82.2 yrsUnited Arab Emirates82.2 yrsItaly82.0 yrs
Lowest tenof 217
Guinea59.7 yrsBenin59.5 yrsMali59.3 yrsBurkina Faso59.1 yrsSomalia56.5 yrsCentral African Republic55.5 yrsLesotho55.0 yrsSouth Sudan54.8 yrsNigeria54.3 yrsChad53.4 yrs
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All 217 countries

Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.

217 shown
#CountryRegionLife expectancy, menYearRelative
1MonacoEurope & Central Asia84.6 yrs2024
2San MarinoEurope & Central Asia84.3 yrs2024
3KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan83.8 yrs2024
4Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific82.7 yrs2024
5SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia82.7 yrs2024
6SwedenEurope & Central Asia82.6 yrs2024
7AndorraEurope & Central Asia82.3 yrs2024
8LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia82.2 yrs2024
9United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan82.2 yrs2024
10ItalyEurope & Central Asia82.0 yrs2024
11French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific81.9 yrs2024
12QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan81.8 yrs2024
13NorwayEurope & Central Asia81.6 yrs2024
14IrelandEurope & Central Asia81.4 yrs2024
15SpainEurope & Central Asia81.4 yrs2024
16Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia81.3 yrs2024
17IcelandEurope & Central Asia81.2 yrs2024
18MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan81.2 yrs2024
19SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific81.2 yrs2024
20AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific81.1 yrs2024
21IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan81.1 yrs2024
22JapanEast Asia & Pacific81.1 yrs2024
23GibraltarEurope & Central Asia81.0 yrs2024
24LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia81.0 yrs2024
25BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan80.9 yrs2024
26South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific80.8 yrs2024
27MacaoEast Asia & Pacific80.6 yrs2024
28NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia80.6 yrs2024
29DenmarkEurope & Central Asia80.4 yrs2024
30New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific80.4 yrs2024
31BelgiumEurope & Central Asia80.3 yrs2024
32FranceEurope & Central Asia80.2 yrs2024
33CanadaNorth America80.0 yrs2024
34MaldivesSouth Asia79.9 yrs2024
35CyprusEurope & Central Asia79.8 yrs2024
36AustriaEurope & Central Asia79.8 yrs2024
37FinlandEurope & Central Asia79.8 yrs2024
38PortugalEurope & Central Asia79.7 yrs2024
39SloveniaEurope & Central Asia79.7 yrs2024
40United KingdomEurope & Central Asia79.5 yrs2024
41ChileLatin America & Caribbean79.5 yrs2024
42GreeceEurope & Central Asia79.4 yrs2024
43Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia79.1 yrs2024
44BermudaNorth America79.1 yrs2024
45Isle of ManEurope & Central Asia79.0 yrs2024
46OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan78.7 yrs2024
47GermanyEurope & Central Asia78.5 yrs2024
48Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean78.4 yrs2024
49Puerto RicoLatin America & Caribbean78.3 yrs2024
50Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean78.2 yrs2024
51AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia77.9 yrs2024
52US Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean77.6 yrs2024
53Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan77.3 yrs2024
54Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific77.3 yrs2024
55CzechiaEurope & Central Asia77.1 yrs2024
56Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean77.0 yrs2024
57PanamaLatin America & Caribbean76.9 yrs2024
58United StatesNorth America76.5 yrs2024
59New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific76.5 yrs2024
60CroatiaEurope & Central Asia76.1 yrs2024
61KosovoEurope & Central Asia76.0 yrs2024
62Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean76.0 yrs2024
63IranMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan76.0 yrs2024
64JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan75.9 yrs2024
65LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan75.9 yrs2024
66CubaLatin America & Caribbean75.9 yrs2024
67PeruLatin America & Caribbean75.6 yrs2024
68MontenegroEurope & Central Asia75.5 yrs2024
69ChinaEast Asia & Pacific75.2 yrs2024
70SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia75.2 yrs2024
71ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean75.2 yrs2024
72ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia75.1 yrs2024
73EstoniaEurope & Central Asia75.1 yrs2024
74AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan75.1 yrs2024
75ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean75.0 yrs2024
76EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean74.9 yrs2024
77PolandEurope & Central Asia74.8 yrs2024
78Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean74.7 yrs2024
79British Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean74.7 yrs2024
80Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia74.6 yrs2024
81TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia74.6 yrs2024
82North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia74.5 yrs2024
83MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific74.4 yrs2024
84Sri LankaSouth Asia74.4 yrs2024
85UruguayLatin America & Caribbean74.4 yrs2024
86TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan74.1 yrs2024
87Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean73.8 yrs2024
88ArubaLatin America & Caribbean73.8 yrs2024
89BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean73.8 yrs2024
90HungaryEurope & Central Asia73.7 yrs2024
91SerbiaEurope & Central Asia73.7 yrs2024
92GuamEast Asia & Pacific73.7 yrs2024
93BruneiEast Asia & Pacific73.5 yrs2024
94MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan73.3 yrs2024
95BangladeshSouth Asia73.3 yrs2024
96Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa73.0 yrs2024
97LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia73.0 yrs2024
98BrazilLatin America & Caribbean73.0 yrs2024
99RomaniaEurope & Central Asia72.8 yrs2024
100CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean72.7 yrs2024
101GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean72.5 yrs2024
102NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean72.5 yrs2024
103MexicoLatin America & Caribbean72.4 yrs2024
104ThailandEast Asia & Pacific72.3 yrs2024
105BulgariaEurope & Central Asia72.2 yrs2024
106SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa72.1 yrs2024
107AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia71.7 yrs2024
108LatviaEurope & Central Asia71.6 yrs2024
109BhutanSouth Asia71.6 yrs2024
110North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific71.6 yrs2024
111BelizeLatin America & Caribbean71.1 yrs2024
112BahamasLatin America & Caribbean71.1 yrs2024
113ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean71.0 yrs2024
114IndiaSouth Asia70.7 yrs2024
115Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean70.7 yrs2024
116SurinameLatin America & Caribbean70.6 yrs2024
117Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean70.5 yrs2024
118IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan70.5 yrs2024
119HondurasLatin America & Caribbean70.5 yrs2024
120GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean70.4 yrs2024
121MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa70.3 yrs2024
122American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific70.3 yrs2024
123KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia70.3 yrs2024
124SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan70.2 yrs2024
125VietnamEast Asia & Pacific70.1 yrs2024
126SamoaEast Asia & Pacific70.0 yrs2024
127UkraineEurope & Central Asia69.8 yrs2024
128GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia69.7 yrs2024
129BelarusEurope & Central Asia69.7 yrs2024
130TajikistanEurope & Central Asia69.7 yrs2024
131EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan69.7 yrs2024
132LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan69.6 yrs2024
133VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific69.6 yrs2024
134UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia69.6 yrs2024
135TongaEast Asia & Pacific69.5 yrs2024
136Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean69.5 yrs2024
137Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific69.4 yrs2024
138IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific69.2 yrs2024
139NepalSouth Asia69.1 yrs2024
140JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean69.1 yrs2024
141VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean68.9 yrs2024
142Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean68.8 yrs2024
143Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean68.7 yrs2024
144GreenlandEurope & Central Asia68.4 yrs2024
145KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia68.4 yrs2024
146DominicaLatin America & Caribbean68.4 yrs2024
147RussiaEurope & Central Asia68.3 yrs2024
148CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific68.1 yrs2024
149MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific67.9 yrs2024
150El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean67.8 yrs2024
151YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan67.4 yrs2024
152PalauEast Asia & Pacific67.3 yrs2024
153LaosEast Asia & Pacific67.0 yrs2024
154SenegalSub-Saharan Africa67.0 yrs2024
155TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia67.0 yrs2024
156PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific67.0 yrs2024
157BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa66.8 yrs2024
158EritreaSub-Saharan Africa66.8 yrs2024
159MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa66.7 yrs2024
160MoldovaEurope & Central Asia66.7 yrs2024
161GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean66.6 yrs2024
162São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa66.4 yrs2024
163BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean66.3 yrs2024
164Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific66.3 yrs2024
165GabonSub-Saharan Africa66.1 yrs2024
166RwandaSub-Saharan Africa65.7 yrs2024
167UgandaSub-Saharan Africa65.5 yrs2024
168FijiEast Asia & Pacific65.5 yrs2024
169PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan65.5 yrs2024
170West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan65.2 yrs2024
171Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific65.0 yrs2024
172ComorosSub-Saharan Africa65.0 yrs2024
173AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan64.7 yrs2024
174KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific64.7 yrs2024
175TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa64.4 yrs2024
176EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa64.4 yrs2024
177The GambiaSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
178Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
179MalawiSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
180ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa64.1 yrs2024
181MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific64.0 yrs2024
182TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific63.9 yrs2024
183Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific63.8 yrs2024
184DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan63.7 yrs2024
185MicronesiaEast Asia & Pacific63.6 yrs2024
186NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa63.5 yrs2024
187SudanSub-Saharan Africa63.4 yrs2024
188GhanaSub-Saharan Africa63.3 yrs2024
189South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa62.8 yrs2024
190TogoSub-Saharan Africa62.7 yrs2024
191AngolaSub-Saharan Africa62.3 yrs2024
192Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa62.2 yrs2024
193MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa62.1 yrs2024
194HaitiLatin America & Caribbean61.9 yrs2024
195Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa61.8 yrs2024
196CameroonSub-Saharan Africa61.8 yrs2024
197BurundiSub-Saharan Africa61.8 yrs2024
198KenyaSub-Saharan Africa61.6 yrs2024
199EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa61.3 yrs2024
200LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa61.0 yrs2024
201ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa60.5 yrs2024
202NigerSub-Saharan Africa60.5 yrs2024
203MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa60.5 yrs2024
204NauruEast Asia & Pacific60.4 yrs2024
205Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa60.2 yrs2024
206Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa60.2 yrs2024
207Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa60.0 yrs2024
208GuineaSub-Saharan Africa59.7 yrs2024
209BeninSub-Saharan Africa59.5 yrs2024
210MaliSub-Saharan Africa59.3 yrs2024
211Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa59.1 yrs2024
212SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa56.5 yrs2024
213Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa55.5 yrs2024
214LesothoSub-Saharan Africa55.0 yrs2024
215South SudanSub-Saharan Africa54.8 yrs2024
216NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa54.3 yrs2024
217ChadSub-Saharan Africa53.4 yrs2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
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