Life expectancy at birth, male in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Life expectancy at birth, male was 64.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification is 64.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 64.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.86 years, in 1971.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 39th out of 49 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.92 years | 40.14 years | 43.68 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.2 years | 37.86 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.87 years | 46.94 years | 49.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.29 years | 49.55 years | 53.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.52 years | 54.09 years | 58.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.07 years | 59.31 years | 62.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.27 years | 61.91 years | 64.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 74.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 64.38 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 64.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.86 years in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 39th out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.