Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Low income
Low income: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 62.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Low income, 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 Low income is 62.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Low income peaked at 62.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.51 years, in 1960.
That places Low income 39th out of 47 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.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Low income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.51 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 40.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 40.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 40.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 41.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 41.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 41.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 42.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 42.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 42.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 43.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 43.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 43.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 43.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 44.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 44.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 45.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 45.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 45.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 45.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 45.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.89 years | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 44.63 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 45.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 46.06 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 47.51 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 47.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 48.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 48.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 49.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 50.05 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 52.07 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 52.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 54.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 55.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.82 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 56.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 57.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 58.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.42 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 62.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.81 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41 years | 39.51 years | 42.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.11 years | 42.98 years | 45.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.19 years | 44.63 years | 48.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.55 years | 48.34 years | 50.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.79 years | 52.07 years | 57.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.29 years | 58.09 years | 60.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.67 years | 60.42 years | 62.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Low income?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Low income was 62.81 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.51 years in 1960.
- How does Low income rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.