Mexico vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy at birth, male

Mexico
72.44 years
in 2024
Nicaragua
72.46 years
in 2024
Mexico rank
104th
Nicaragua rank
103rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 72.46 years against 72.44 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 54.53 years 48.09 years 6.45 years Mexico
1970s 59.06 years 50.29 years 8.76 years Mexico
1980s 63.46 years 53.01 years 10.45 years Mexico
1990s 67.81 years 61.21 years 6.6 years Mexico
2000s 71.03 years 66.45 years 4.57 years Mexico
2010s 71.56 years 69.99 years 1.58 years Mexico
2020s 69.75 years 70.35 years 0.6068 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 72.46 years against 72.44 years in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0.02 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Mexico ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 103rd 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.