Life expectancy at birth, male in Jordan
Jordan: Life expectancy at birth, male was 75.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.89 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 217 countries
All-time high
75.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
52.36 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 75.89 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Jordan peaked at 75.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.36 years, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 64th of 217 countries 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 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.36 years | — |
| 1961 | 53.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 54.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 54.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 55.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 56.71 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 57.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 58.26 years | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 59.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 59.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 58.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 60.73 years | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 61.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 62.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 62.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 63.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 63.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 65.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 66.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 67.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 68.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 68.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 72 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.37 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 72.17 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 75.03 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 75.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.89 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.15 years | 52.36 years | 59.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.55 years | 58.43 years | 65.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.21 years | 65.52 years | 68.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.22 years | 68.63 years | 69.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.98 years | 70.06 years | 71.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.11 years | 71.89 years | 74.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.43 years | 72.17 years | 75.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 62 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.01 years compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76 years compare
- 65 Lebanon 75.88 years compare
- 66 Cuba 75.86 years compare
- 67 Peru 75.63 years compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Jordan?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Jordan was 75.89 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.36 years in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Jordan ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.