Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Small states
Small states: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 70.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Small states, 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 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 25th out of 47 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 (years) in Small states, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 22 Japan 81.09 years compare
- 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
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 25th out of 47 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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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.