Life expectancy at birth, male in Low income

Low income: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.81 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
62.81 years
in 2024
All-time low
39.51 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Low income, 1960–2024

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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 37th out of 45 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 in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Low income, 1960 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 34 Maldives 79.95 years compare
  2. 35 Cyprus 79.84 years compare
  3. 36 Austria 79.8 years compare
  4. 36 Finland 79.8 years compare
  5. 38 Portugal 79.7 years compare
  6. 38 Slovenia 79.7 years compare
  7. 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.54 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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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 37th out of 45 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.