Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, male

Sri Lanka
74.45 years
in 2024
Uruguay
74.38 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
85th
Uruguay rank
86th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 74.45 years against 74.38 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 60.82 years 65.15 years 4.34 years Uruguay
1970s 63.45 years 66.32 years 2.87 years Uruguay
1980s 65.4 years 68.12 years 2.73 years Uruguay
1990s 65.57 years 69.59 years 4.03 years Uruguay
2000s 67.74 years 71.61 years 3.87 years Uruguay
2010s 72.3 years 73.2 years 0.9003 years Uruguay
2020s 73.88 years 73.4 years 0.4726 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
Sri Lanka, at 74.45 years against 74.38 years in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
0.07 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th 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.