Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend
IDA blend: Life expectancy at birth, male was 60.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 60.98 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend peaked at 60.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.96 years, in 1960.
That places IDA blend 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.96 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 43.56 years | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 44.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 44.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 45.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 45.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 45.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.75 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 47.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 48.15 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 46.31 years | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 49.03 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 49.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 49.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 49.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 50.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 51.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 51.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 52.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 52.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 52.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 53.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 53.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 53.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 53.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 53.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 53.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 53.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 53.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.49 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 53.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 53.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 54.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 59.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.12 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.51 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 60.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.98 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.77 years | 41.96 years | 47.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.71 years | 46.31 years | 51.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.21 years | 52.18 years | 53.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.64 years | 53.48 years | 54.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.07 years | 54.63 years | 57.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.73 years | 57.64 years | 59.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.15 years | 59.12 years | 60.98 years | 5 |
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More health data for IDA blend
- Population, male, per capita 0.5045 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 71.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA blend was 60.98 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 60.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.96 years in 1960.
- How does IDA blend rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- IDA blend ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.