Life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, male was 79.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 79.95 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives peaked at 79.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.52 years, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 34th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.52 years | — |
| 1961 | 37.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 38.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 39.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 39.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 40.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 41.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 41.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 42.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 43.38 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 44.26 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 45.21 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 46.16 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 47.15 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 48.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 49.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 50.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 51.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 49.97 years | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 53.34 years | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 54.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.17 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 56.03 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 56.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 58.49 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 59.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 60.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 60.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 61.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 62.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 63.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 64.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 65.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 65.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 66.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 67.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 68.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 69.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 72.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.65 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 74.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.51 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.83 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.42 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 79.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.95 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.16 years | 37.52 years | 43.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.52 years | 44.26 years | 53.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 54.28 years | 61.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.67 years | 62.36 years | 69.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.82 years | 69.94 years | 75.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.14 years | 75.53 years | 78.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.68 years | 76.83 years | 79.95 years | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2695 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Maldives was 79.95 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 79.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.52 years in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Maldives ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.