Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 68.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.41 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
145th
of 218 countries
All-time high
69.44 years
in 2022
All-time low
55.98 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 68.41 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Greenland peaked at 69.44 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.98 years, in 1960.
Greenland ranks 145th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 (years) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.98 years | — |
| 1961 | 56.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 56.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 56.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 56.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 57.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 58.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 59.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 59.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 60.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 60.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 61.07 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 59.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 59.22 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 60 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 60.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 59.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 60.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 61 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 61.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 60.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 61.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 62.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 62.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 63.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 64.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.14 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 69.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.41 years | -1.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 68.41 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 68.41 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7 years | 55.98 years | 60.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.36 years | 59.22 years | 61.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.45 years | 59.47 years | 61.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.77 years | 61.4 years | 63.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.32 years | 62.34 years | 66.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.26 years | 67.14 years | 69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.03 years | 68.41 years | 69.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 142 Venezuela 68.89 years compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.78 years compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.69 years compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 68.4 years compare
- 147 Dominica 68.35 years compare
- 148 Russia 68.26 years compare
More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.9725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3129 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Greenland was 68.41 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.44 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.98 years in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Greenland ranks 145th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.