Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income
Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.59 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
70.59 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.51 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income stood at 70.59 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income peaked at 70.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.51 years, in 1960.
Middle income ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.51 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.06 years | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 48.78 years | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 49.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 49.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 49.41 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 50.25 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 50.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 51.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 52.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 52.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 52.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 53.67 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 54.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 55.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 55.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 56.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 57.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 57.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 58.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 58.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 59.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 59.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 59.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 60.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 60.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 61.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 63.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.13 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.15 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.59 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.96 years | 42.51 years | 52.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.91 years | 52.3 years | 57.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.55 years | 57.81 years | 61.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.74 years | 61.39 years | 64.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.83 years | 64.48 years | 67.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.76 years | 67.52 years | 69.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.71 years | 68.15 years | 70.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 22 Japan 81.09 years compare
- 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.3274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Middle income was 70.59 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.51 years in 1960.
- How does Middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Middle income ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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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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.