Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.77 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
69.77 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.87 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 69.77 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 69.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.87 years, in 1960.
That places IDA & IBRD total 28th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.87 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.12 years | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 49.35 years | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 49.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 50.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 49.99 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 50.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 51.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 51.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 52.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 52.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 52.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 53.68 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 54.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 54.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 55.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 55.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 56.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 56.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 56.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 58.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 59.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 59.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 60.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 60.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 60.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.29 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.35 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.32 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 69.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.77 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.56 years | 43.87 years | 52.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.79 years | 52.49 years | 56.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.95 years | 57.34 years | 60.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.86 years | 60.69 years | 63.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9 years | 63.53 years | 66.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.89 years | 66.67 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.88 years | 67.35 years | 69.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
- 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
- 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare
- 31 Belgium 80.3 years compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3439 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3308 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in IDA & IBRD total?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA & IBRD total was 69.77 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 69.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.87 years in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.