Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.92 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 47 groups
All-time high
73.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
39.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 73.92 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 73.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.99 years, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific 10th 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.45 years | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 51.19 years | +15.2% |
| 1963 | 51.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 52.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 52.01 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 53.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 54.09 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 54.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 55.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 55.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 56.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 57.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 57.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 58.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 59.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 60.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 61.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 61.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 62.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 62.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 64.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 64.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 65.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 68.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 68.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 69.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.25 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.24 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.45 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.92 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.88 years | 39.99 years | 55.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.82 years | 55.88 years | 61.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.92 years | 62.09 years | 65.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.32 years | 65.8 years | 68.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.43 years | 69.08 years | 71.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.91 years | 71.99 years | 73.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.76 years | 73.45 years | 73.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
- 10 Italy 82 years compare
- 11 French Polynesia 81.9 years compare
- 12 Qatar 81.78 years compare
- 13 Norway 81.6 years compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in East Asia & Pacific was 73.92 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?
- The highest recorded value was 73.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.99 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 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.