Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 64.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.69 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 218 countries
All-time high
64.69 years
in 2024
All-time low
46.62 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 64.69 years for life expectancy at birth, male 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 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Kiribati peaked at 64.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.62 years, in 1960.
Kiribati ranks 175th of 218 countries 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.62 years | — |
| 1961 | 47.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 47.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 48.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 48.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 49.66 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 50.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 51.06 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 51.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 52.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 52.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 53.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 53.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 54.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 54.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 54.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 54.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 54.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 55.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 55.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 55.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 56.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 56.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 57.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 57.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 58.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 58.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 59.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 61.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 61.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 61.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.96 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.05 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.35 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.44 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 64.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.69 years | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 64.69 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.46 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 64.69 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.96 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.38 years | 46.62 years | 52.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.4 years | 52.92 years | 55.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.05 years | 55.69 years | 58.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.13 years | 59.33 years | 62.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.62 years | 62.9 years | 64.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.06 years | 63.96 years | 64.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.82 years | 62.35 years | 64.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Kiribati?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Kiribati was 64.69 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 64.69 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.62 years in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kiribati ranks 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.