Life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.98 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
69.98 years
in 2024
All-time low
46.52 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 69.98 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 69.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.52 years, in 1960.

That places Early-demographic dividend 27th 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Early-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 46.52 years
1961 47 years +1.0%
1962 47.44 years +0.9%
1963 47.85 years +0.9%
1964 48.28 years +0.9%
1965 47.08 years -2.5%
1966 48.19 years +2.4%
1967 48.82 years +1.3%
1968 49.83 years +2.1%
1969 50.21 years +0.8%
1970 50.15 years -0.1%
1971 49.09 years -2.1%
1972 51.25 years +4.4%
1973 51.61 years +0.7%
1974 52.05 years +0.8%
1975 52.46 years +0.8%
1976 52.93 years +0.9%
1977 53.45 years +1.0%
1978 53.9 years +0.8%
1979 54.51 years +1.1%
1980 54.99 years +0.9%
1981 55.34 years +0.6%
1982 55.78 years +0.8%
1983 56.2 years +0.8%
1984 56.73 years +0.9%
1985 57.19 years +0.8%
1986 57.59 years +0.7%
1987 58.15 years +1.0%
1988 58.52 years +0.6%
1989 58.95 years +0.7%
1990 59.23 years +0.5%
1991 59.53 years +0.5%
1992 59.96 years +0.7%
1993 60.29 years +0.5%
1994 60.55 years +0.4%
1995 60.96 years +0.7%
1996 61.29 years +0.5%
1997 61.62 years +0.5%
1998 61.94 years +0.5%
1999 62.26 years +0.5%
2000 62.67 years +0.7%
2001 62.98 years +0.5%
2002 63.34 years +0.6%
2003 63.63 years +0.5%
2004 63.84 years +0.3%
2005 64.24 years +0.6%
2006 64.62 years +0.6%
2007 64.94 years +0.5%
2008 65.18 years +0.4%
2009 65.6 years +0.6%
2010 65.91 years +0.5%
2011 66.31 years +0.6%
2012 66.63 years +0.5%
2013 66.98 years +0.5%
2014 67.33 years +0.5%
2015 67.63 years +0.4%
2016 67.94 years +0.5%
2017 68.27 years +0.5%
2018 68.55 years +0.4%
2019 68.85 years +0.4%
2020 67.73 years -1.6%
2021 66.19 years -2.3%
2022 69.41 years +4.9%
2023 69.78 years +0.5%
2024 69.98 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.12 years 46.52 years 50.21 years 10
1970s 52.14 years 49.09 years 54.51 years 10
1980s 56.94 years 54.99 years 58.95 years 10
1990s 60.76 years 59.23 years 62.26 years 10
2000s 64.1 years 62.67 years 65.6 years 10
2010s 67.44 years 65.91 years 68.85 years 10
2020s 68.62 years 66.19 years 69.98 years 5

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
  2. 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
  3. 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
  4. 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
  5. 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
  6. 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
  7. 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Early-demographic dividend was 69.98 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 69.98 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 46.52 years in 1960.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.