Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, male

Maldives
79.95 years
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
69.39 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 79.95 years against 69.39 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.56 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Maldives ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 40.16 years 46.24 years 6.09 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 48.52 years 51.91 years 3.4 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 58.03 years 57.16 years 0.866 years Maldives
1990s 65.67 years 62.16 years 3.52 years Maldives
2000s 72.82 years 65.11 years 7.71 years Maldives
2010s 77.14 years 67.14 years 10 years Maldives
2020s 78.68 years 68.19 years 10.49 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Maldives, at 79.95 years against 69.39 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10.56 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Maldives ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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.