Life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, male was 78.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.62 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
78.62 years
in 2024
All-time low
66.04 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 78.62 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 78.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.04 years, in 1960.
That places Post-demographic dividend 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.04 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 66.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 66.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 67.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 67.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 67.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 67.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 67.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 67.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 68.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 68.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 68.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 69.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 70.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 71.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 71.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 72.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 77.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.62 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.81 years | 66.04 years | 67.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.69 years | 67.6 years | 69.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.06 years | 69.91 years | 72.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9 years | 72.1 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.45 years | 74.31 years | 76.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.75 years | 76.93 years | 78.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 years | 77.06 years | 78.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Monaco 84.56 years compare
- 2 San Marino 84.32 years compare
- 3 Kuwait 83.8 years compare
- 4 Hong Kong 82.7 years compare
- 4 Switzerland 82.7 years compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Post-demographic dividend was 78.62 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.04 years in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.