Life expectancy at birth, male in Mexico
Mexico: Life expectancy at birth, male was 72.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 72.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Mexico peaked at 72.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.94 years, in 1960.
That places Mexico 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 53 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 53.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 54.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 54.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 54.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 55.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 55.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 56.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 57.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 57.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 58.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 58.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 58.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 59.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 60.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 60.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 60.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 61.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 62.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 62.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 63.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 63.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 64.42 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 64.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 65.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 66.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 66.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 70.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.89 years | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 66.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.92 years | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 72.24 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 72.44 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.53 years | 51.94 years | 56.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.06 years | 57.01 years | 60.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.46 years | 61.11 years | 65.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.81 years | 66.12 years | 69.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.03 years | 70.14 years | 71.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.56 years | 71.12 years | 71.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.75 years | 66.23 years | 72.44 years | 5 |
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More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,312 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0852 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.8348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5151 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Mexico?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Mexico was 72.44 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 72.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.94 years in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mexico ranks 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.