Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA total
IDA total: Life expectancy at birth, male was 63.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA 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 total is 63.52 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in IDA total peaked at 63.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7 years, in 1960.
IDA total ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 42.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 43.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 43.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 44.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 44.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 44.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 45.46 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 45.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 45.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 42.03 years | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 46.7 years | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 47.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 47.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 47.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 48.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 49.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 49.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 50.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 50.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 50.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 50.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 50.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 51.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 52.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 52.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 52.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 52.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 52.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 53.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.14 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 59.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 62.78 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 63.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.52 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.86 years | 41.7 years | 45.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.09 years | 42.03 years | 49.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.75 years | 49.82 years | 52.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.08 years | 52 years | 54.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.09 years | 55.14 years | 58.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.62 years | 59.31 years | 62.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.52 years | 61.36 years | 63.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More health data for IDA total
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 992.02 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.1% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in IDA total?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in IDA total was 63.52 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 63.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7 years in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.