Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 69.42 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 69.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.02 years, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 32nd out of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 44.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 45.41 years | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 46.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 46.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 47.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 47.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 48.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 49.19 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 49.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 48.51 years | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 50.86 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 51.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 51.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 52.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 52.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 53.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 53.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 54.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 54.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 54.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 55.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 56.2 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 57 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 57.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 58.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 58.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 59.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 60.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 60.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 61.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 62.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.66 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 66.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 69.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 69.42 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.24 years | 43.02 years | 49.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.91 years | 48.51 years | 54.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.16 years | 54.76 years | 60.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.12 years | 60.21 years | 63.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.08 years | 63.98 years | 66.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1 years | 66.46 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.19 years | 66.66 years | 69.42 years | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 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 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 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 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.471 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 69.42 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.02 years in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.