Life expectancy at birth, male in Russia

Russia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 68.26 years in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
68.26 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 217 countries
All-time high
68.26 years
in 2024
All-time low
57.55 years
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Russia, 1960–2024

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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 Russia is 68.26 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 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Russia peaked at 68.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.55 years, in 1994.

That places Russia 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Life expectancy at birth, male in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Russia, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 63.47 years
1961 63.67 years +0.3%
1962 63.51 years -0.2%
1963 64.1 years +0.9%
1964 64.58 years +0.8%
1965 64.16 years -0.7%
1966 64.11 years -0.1%
1967 63.86 years -0.4%
1968 63.55 years -0.5%
1969 62.94 years -1.0%
1970 63.08 years +0.2%
1971 63.24 years +0.3%
1972 63.25 years +0.0%
1973 63.28 years +0.0%
1974 63.13 years -0.2%
1975 62.48 years -1.0%
1976 62.19 years -0.5%
1977 61.83 years -0.6%
1978 61.83 years +0.0%
1979 61.49 years -0.5%
1980 61.39 years -0.2%
1981 61.62 years +0.4%
1982 62.25 years +1.0%
1983 62.16 years -0.1%
1984 61.71 years -0.7%
1985 62.73 years +1.7%
1986 64.78 years +3.3%
1987 64.84 years +0.1%
1988 64.64 years -0.3%
1989 64.24 years -0.6%
1990 63.73 years -0.8%
1991 63.45 years -0.4%
1992 62 years -2.3%
1993 58.97 years -4.9%
1994 57.55 years -2.4%
1995 58.12 years +1.0%
1996 59.62 years +2.6%
1997 60.85 years +2.1%
1998 61.22 years +0.6%
1999 59.87 years -2.2%
2000 59.03 years -1.4%
2001 58.92 years -0.2%
2002 58.68 years -0.4%
2003 58.53 years -0.3%
2004 58.91 years +0.6%
2005 58.92 years +0.0%
2006 60.43 years +2.6%
2007 61.46 years +1.7%
2008 61.92 years +0.7%
2009 62.87 years +1.5%
2010 63.09 years +0.3%
2011 64.04 years +1.5%
2012 64.56 years +0.8%
2013 65.13 years +0.9%
2014 65.29 years +0.2%
2015 65.92 years +1.0%
2016 66.5 years +0.9%
2017 67.51 years +1.5%
2018 67.75 years +0.4%
2019 68.24 years +0.7%
2020 66.49 years -2.6%
2021 65.51 years -1.5%
2022 67.57 years +3.1%
2023 68.04 years +0.7%
2024 68.26 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.8 years 62.94 years 64.58 years 10
1970s 62.58 years 61.49 years 63.28 years 10
1980s 63.04 years 61.39 years 64.84 years 10
1990s 60.54 years 57.55 years 63.73 years 10
2000s 59.97 years 58.53 years 62.87 years 10
2010s 65.8 years 63.09 years 68.24 years 10
2020s 67.17 years 65.51 years 68.26 years 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 144 Greenland 68.41 years compare
  2. 145 Kyrgyzstan 68.4 years compare
  3. 146 Dominica 68.35 years compare
  4. 148 Cambodia 68.15 years compare
  5. 149 Mongolia 67.92 years compare
  6. 150 El Salvador 67.76 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Russia?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Russia was 68.26 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 Russia?
The highest recorded value was 68.26 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.55 years in 1994.
How does Russia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Russia ranks 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russia 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.