Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Life expectancy at birth, male
Sri Lanka
74.45 years
in 2024
Türkiye
74.62 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
85th
Türkiye rank
82nd
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 74.62 years against 74.45 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 85th and Türkiye ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.82 years | 50.9 years | 9.92 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 63.45 years | 56.36 years | 7.09 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 65.4 years | 61.83 years | 3.57 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 65.57 years | 66.18 years | 0.6132 years | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 67.74 years | 70.15 years | 2.41 years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 72.3 years | 73.27 years | 0.9649 years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 73.88 years | 73.99 years | 0.1156 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 74.62 years against 74.45 years in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 0.17 years, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 85th and Türkiye ranks 82nd 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
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.