Life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.74 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
69.74 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.33 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income stood at 69.74 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income peaked at 69.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.33 years, in 1960.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 45 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.74 years | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 48.24 years | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 48.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 49.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 48.89 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 49.68 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 50.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 50.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 51.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 51.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 51.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 52.99 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 53.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 54.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 55.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 55.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 57.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 57.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 57.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 58.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 59.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 60.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 60.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 61.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.28 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.34 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.31 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 69.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.74 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.46 years | 42.33 years | 51.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.22 years | 51.73 years | 56.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.66 years | 57.02 years | 60.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.79 years | 60.49 years | 63.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.93 years | 63.52 years | 66.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.87 years | 66.68 years | 69.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.85 years | 67.34 years | 69.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
- 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
- 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare
- 31 Belgium 80.3 years compare
- 32 France 80.2 years compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2398 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Low & middle income was 69.74 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.33 years in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.