Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in North America
North America: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 76.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.88 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
6th
of 47 groups
All-time high
76.88 years
in 2024
All-time low
66.3 years
in 1968
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in North America, 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 North America is 76.88 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in North America peaked at 76.88 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.3 years, in 1968.
North America ranks 6th of 47 groups 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 (years) in North America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.75 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 67.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 66.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 66.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.98 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 66.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 67.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 66.3 years | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 67.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 67.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 67.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 67.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 68.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 68.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 69.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 69.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 70.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 70.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 71.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 72.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 74.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.46 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.72 years | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 74.07 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.22 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 76.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.88 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.91 years | 66.3 years | 67.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.63 years | 67.31 years | 70.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.2 years | 70.16 years | 71.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73 years | 72.05 years | 74.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.23 years | 74.35 years | 76.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.62 years | 76.46 years | 76.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 74.07 years | 76.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 3 Kuwait 83.8 years compare
- 4 Hong Kong 82.7 years compare
- 4 Switzerland 82.7 years compare
- 6 Sweden 82.6 years compare
- 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 0.6142 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in North America?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in North America was 76.88 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 76.88 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3 years in 1968.
- How does North America rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- North America ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.