Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in IDA total
IDA total: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 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 38th of 47 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 (years) 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 |
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More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.2% (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 38th out of 47 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.