Life expectancy at birth, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Life expectancy at birth, male was 64.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.69 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 217 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 174th of 217 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 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% |
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
- 171 Marshall Islands 65.03 years compare
- 172 Comoros 65.02 years compare
- 173 Afghanistan 64.7 years compare
- 175 Tanzania, United Republic of 64.4 years compare
- 176 Ethiopia 64.36 years compare
- 177 Gambia 64.35 years compare
More health data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.4993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3187 units per person (2025)
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 174th out of 217 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.