Kosovo vs United States of America: Life expectancy at birth, male

Kosovo
76.01 years
in 2024
United States of America
76.5 years
in 2024
Kosovo rank
61st
United States of America rank
58th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Kosovo
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 76.5 years against 76.01 years in Kosovo, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Kosovo ranks 61st and United States of America ranks 58th of 218 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kosovo United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 50.04 years 66.73 years 16.69 years United States of America
1970s 54.87 years 68.47 years 13.6 years United States of America
1980s 60.21 years 71.01 years 10.8 years United States of America
1990s 64.64 years 72.76 years 8.12 years United States of America
2000s 71.18 years 74.96 years 3.78 years United States of America
2010s 74.07 years 76.28 years 2.21 years United States of America
2020s 74.39 years 74.96 years 0.5734 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Kosovo or United States of America?
United States of America, at 76.5 years against 76.01 years in Kosovo as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Kosovo and United States of America?
0.49 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kosovo and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Kosovo ranks 61st and United States of America ranks 58th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.