Life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, male was 74.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.23 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
74.23 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.63 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend is 74.23 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 74.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.63 years, in 1960.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.63 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.91 years | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 52.31 years | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 52.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 53.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 53.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 54.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 54.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 55.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 55.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 56.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 57.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 58.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 58.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 59.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 59.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 60.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 61.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 61.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 61.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 62.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 64.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 65.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 65.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 66.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.66 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.23 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.03 years | 41.63 years | 55.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.09 years | 56.43 years | 61.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.74 years | 61.94 years | 65.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.61 years | 65.44 years | 68.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.85 years | 68.3 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.94 years | 71.8 years | 74.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.88 years | 73.41 years | 74.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 4 Hong Kong 82.7 years compare
- 4 Switzerland 82.7 years compare
- 6 Sweden 82.6 years compare
- 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
- 10 Italy 82 years compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0809 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0889 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Late-demographic dividend was 74.23 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.63 years in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.