Life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, male was 60.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 60.51 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 60.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.24 years, in 1960.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.24 years | — |
| 1961 | 38.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 39.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 39.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 39.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 40.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 40.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 40.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 41.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 41.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 42.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 42.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 42.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 43.43 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 43.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 44.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 44.95 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 45.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 45.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 45.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 45.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 45.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 46.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 45.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 45.61 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.49 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 46.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 47.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 47.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 48.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 48.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 50.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 50.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 51.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 54.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.55 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 60.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.51 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.85 years | 38.24 years | 41.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.07 years | 42.17 years | 45.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.18 years | 45.61 years | 47.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.21 years | 47.09 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.78 years | 50.41 years | 55.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.21 years | 55.72 years | 58.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.49 years | 58.43 years | 60.51 years | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 60.51 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 60.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.24 years in 1960.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.