Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.18 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
73.19 years
in 2022
All-time low
36.15 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 73.18 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.19 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.15 years, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.15 years | — |
| 1961 | 41.23 years | +14.1% |
| 1962 | 49.1 years | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 49.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 50.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 49.91 years | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 51.23 years | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 52.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 52.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 54.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 55 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 55.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 56.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 56.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 57.7 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 58.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 59.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 59.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 60.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 60.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 61.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 61.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 62.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 62.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 64.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 64.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 65.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 69.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 72.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.18 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.59 years | 36.15 years | 53.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.3 years | 54.15 years | 60.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.76 years | 60.84 years | 64.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.45 years | 64.73 years | 68.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.66 years | 68.35 years | 70.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.15 years | 71.26 years | 73.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.01 years | 72.63 years | 73.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 73.18 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.19 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.15 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.