Life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World
Arab World: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World stood at 70.9 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World peaked at 70.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.85 years, in 1960.
That places Arab World 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.85 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.56 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 44.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 45.22 years | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 45.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 46.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 46.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 47.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 47.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 48.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 48.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 49.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 50.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 50.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 51.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 51.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 52.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 53.32 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 53.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 54.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 54.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 55.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 55.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 56.52 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 57.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 57.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 58.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 59.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 59.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 60.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 60.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 61.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 62.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 65.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.74 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.75 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.03 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 70.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.9 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.81 years | 42.85 years | 48.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.57 years | 48.9 years | 54.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 years | 54.99 years | 60.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.96 years | 60.78 years | 64.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.27 years | 65.1 years | 67.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.71 years | 67.63 years | 70 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.78 years | 68.63 years | 70.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 318.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Population, female 242.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 23.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Arab World was 70.9 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.85 years in 1960.
- How does Arab World rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Arab World ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.