Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.12 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
193rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
62.12 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.14 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 62.12 years for life expectancy at birth, male 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 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar peaked at 62.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.14 years, in 1960.

Madagascar ranks 193rd of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Madagascar, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 42.14 years
1961 42.59 years +1.1%
1962 43.01 years +1.0%
1963 43.43 years +1.0%
1964 43.86 years +1.0%
1965 44.28 years +1.0%
1966 44.71 years +1.0%
1967 45.23 years +1.2%
1968 45.63 years +0.9%
1969 46.08 years +1.0%
1970 46.66 years +1.3%
1971 46.98 years +0.7%
1972 47.43 years +1.0%
1973 47.82 years +0.8%
1974 48.14 years +0.7%
1975 48.44 years +0.6%
1976 48.63 years +0.4%
1977 48.74 years +0.2%
1978 48.8 years +0.1%
1979 48.78 years -0.1%
1980 48.72 years -0.1%
1981 48.43 years -0.6%
1982 48.56 years +0.3%
1983 48.77 years +0.4%
1984 48.89 years +0.2%
1985 49.05 years +0.3%
1986 49.23 years +0.4%
1987 49.53 years +0.6%
1988 49.74 years +0.4%
1989 50.18 years +0.9%
1990 50.55 years +0.7%
1991 50.99 years +0.9%
1992 51.41 years +0.8%
1993 52.2 years +1.5%
1994 52.73 years +1.0%
1995 53.31 years +1.1%
1996 53.97 years +1.2%
1997 54.71 years +1.4%
1998 55.45 years +1.4%
1999 56.15 years +1.3%
2000 56.82 years +1.2%
2001 57.53 years +1.2%
2002 58.02 years +0.9%
2003 58.48 years +0.8%
2004 58.91 years +0.7%
2005 59.37 years +0.8%
2006 59.81 years +0.7%
2007 60.18 years +0.6%
2008 60.54 years +0.6%
2009 60.84 years +0.5%
2010 61.09 years +0.4%
2011 61.32 years +0.4%
2012 61.44 years +0.2%
2013 61.58 years +0.2%
2014 61.66 years +0.1%
2015 61.78 years +0.2%
2016 61.86 years +0.1%
2017 61.86 years +0.0%
2018 61.92 years +0.1%
2019 61.91 years -0.0%
2020 60.92 years -1.6%
2021 60.83 years -0.1%
2022 61.39 years +0.9%
2023 61.94 years +0.9%
2024 62.12 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.1 years 42.14 years 46.08 years 10
1970s 48.04 years 46.66 years 48.8 years 10
1980s 49.11 years 48.43 years 50.18 years 10
1990s 53.15 years 50.55 years 56.15 years 10
2000s 59.05 years 56.82 years 60.84 years 10
2010s 61.64 years 61.09 years 61.92 years 10
2020s 61.44 years 60.83 years 62.12 years 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 190 Togo 62.7 years compare
  2. 191 Angola 62.27 years compare
  3. 192 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
  4. 194 Haiti 61.9 years compare
  5. 195 Guinea-Bissau 61.82 years compare
  6. 196 Cameroon 61.78 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar was 62.12 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 62.12 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 42.14 years in 1960.
How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Madagascar ranks 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.