Low income vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Life expectancy at birth, male

Low income
62.81 years
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
79.54 years
in 2024
Low income rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
40th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Low income
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 79.54 years against 62.81 years in Low income, a difference of 16.73 years.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 47 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 41 years 68.42 years 27.42 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 44.11 years 69.62 years 25.51 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 46.19 years 71.84 years 25.65 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 49.55 years 74.17 years 24.63 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 54.79 years 76.72 years 21.93 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 59.29 years 79.25 years 19.95 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 61.67 years 79.02 years 17.34 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Low income or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 79.54 years against 62.81 years in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Low income and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
16.73 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Low income and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Low income ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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.