Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 72.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 72.19 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in IBRD only peaked at 72.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.33 years, in 1960.
IBRD only ranks 17th of 47 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.95 years | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 50.74 years | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 51.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 51.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 51.28 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 52.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 52.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 53.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 53.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 54.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 54.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 55.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 55.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 56.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 56.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 57.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 58.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 58.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 59.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 59.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 60.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 61.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 62.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 62.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 63.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 65.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 65.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.72 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.56 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.77 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 72.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.19 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.79 years | 44.33 years | 53.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.51 years | 54.19 years | 58.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.92 years | 59.09 years | 62.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.18 years | 62.83 years | 65.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.23 years | 65.89 years | 68.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.35 years | 69.04 years | 71.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.26 years | 69.56 years | 72.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.8445 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in IBRD only?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in IBRD only was 72.19 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 72.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.33 years in 1960.
- How does IBRD only rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- IBRD only ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.