Life expectancy at birth, male in Small states

Small states: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70.61 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
70.61 years
in 2024
All-time low
55.56 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Small states, 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 Small states is 70.61 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Small states peaked at 70.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.56 years, in 1960.

That places Small states 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Small states, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Small states, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 55.56 years
1961 55.98 years +0.8%
1962 56.54 years +1.0%
1963 56.59 years +0.1%
1964 57.04 years +0.8%
1965 57.72 years +1.2%
1966 57.9 years +0.3%
1967 58.15 years +0.4%
1968 58.38 years +0.4%
1969 58.54 years +0.3%
1970 58.79 years +0.4%
1971 58.99 years +0.3%
1972 59.21 years +0.4%
1973 59.51 years +0.5%
1974 58.18 years -2.2%
1975 58.81 years +1.1%
1976 59.13 years +0.5%
1977 59.33 years +0.3%
1978 59.41 years +0.1%
1979 59.69 years +0.5%
1980 60.2 years +0.8%
1981 60.43 years +0.4%
1982 60.72 years +0.5%
1983 60.81 years +0.1%
1984 61.19 years +0.6%
1985 61.46 years +0.4%
1986 61.69 years +0.4%
1987 62.05 years +0.6%
1988 62.25 years +0.3%
1989 62.98 years +1.2%
1990 62.87 years -0.2%
1991 62.92 years +0.1%
1992 62.89 years -0.0%
1993 62.99 years +0.2%
1994 62.88 years -0.2%
1995 62.94 years +0.1%
1996 63.25 years +0.5%
1997 63.28 years +0.0%
1998 63.3 years +0.0%
1999 63.39 years +0.1%
2000 64.39 years +1.6%
2001 64.55 years +0.2%
2002 64.69 years +0.2%
2003 64.95 years +0.4%
2004 65.17 years +0.3%
2005 65.48 years +0.5%
2006 65.72 years +0.4%
2007 66 years +0.4%
2008 66.37 years +0.6%
2009 66.74 years +0.6%
2010 67.17 years +0.6%
2011 67.47 years +0.5%
2012 67.74 years +0.4%
2013 68.13 years +0.6%
2014 68.31 years +0.3%
2015 68.62 years +0.5%
2016 68.87 years +0.4%
2017 69.14 years +0.4%
2018 69.35 years +0.3%
2019 69.55 years +0.3%
2020 69.19 years -0.5%
2021 68.3 years -1.3%
2022 69.88 years +2.3%
2023 70.41 years +0.8%
2024 70.61 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 57.24 years 55.56 years 58.54 years 10
1970s 59.11 years 58.18 years 59.69 years 10
1980s 61.38 years 60.2 years 62.98 years 10
1990s 63.07 years 62.87 years 63.39 years 10
2000s 65.41 years 64.39 years 66.74 years 10
2010s 68.43 years 67.17 years 69.55 years 10
2020s 69.68 years 68.3 years 70.61 years 5

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 20 Australia 81.1 years compare
  2. 20 Israel 81.1 years compare
  3. 22 Japan 81.09 years compare
  4. 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
  5. 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
  6. 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
  7. 26 Republic of Korea 80.8 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Small states?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Small states was 70.61 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 70.61 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 55.56 years in 1960.
How does Small states rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Small states ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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.