Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 64.93 years against 64.58 years in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?

0.35 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Male life expectancy at birth

Kiribati

64.58 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands

64.93 years

in 2023

Kiribati rank

191st

Marshall Islands rank

189th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Kiribati
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 64.93 years against 64.58 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.35 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Kiribati ranks 191st and Marshall Islands ranks 189th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45.12 years	49.86 years	4.74 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	49.38 years	53.27 years	3.89 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	54.4 years	56.82 years	2.42 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	57.05 years	58.31 years	1.26 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	61.13 years	60.11 years	1.02 years	Kiribati
2000s	63.62 years	61.95 years	1.67 years	Kiribati
2010s	64.06 years	63.36 years	0.7015 years	Kiribati
2020s	63.6 years	64.1 years	0.498 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 64.93 years against 64.58 years in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?: 0.35 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Kiribati ranks 191st and Marshall Islands ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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