Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 67.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.92 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
150th
of 218 countries
All-time high
67.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.27 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 67.92 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Mongolia peaked at 67.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.27 years, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 150th of 218 countries 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 (years) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.26 years | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 44.24 years | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 45.22 years | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 46.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 46.97 years | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 47.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 48.43 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 49.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 49.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 50.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 50.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 51.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 51.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 52.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 52.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 52.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 53.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 53.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 53.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 53.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 53.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 54.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 54.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 54.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 55.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 55.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 56.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 57.21 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 57.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 58.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 59.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 60.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.64 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.93 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.58 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 67.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.92 years | +0.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 67.92 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.59 years, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 67.92 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.96 years, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3 years | 42.27 years | 49.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.16 years | 50.29 years | 53.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.37 years | 53.38 years | 55.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.18 years | 56.33 years | 60.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.01 years | 60.43 years | 64.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.58 years | 64.68 years | 66.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.33 years | 66.71 years | 67.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Mongolia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Mongolia was 67.92 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.27 years in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mongolia ranks 150th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.