Life expectancy at birth, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Life expectancy at birth, male was 71.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 71.01 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 71.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.22 years, in 1960.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.22 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 46.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 47.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 47.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 46.38 years | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 46.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 47.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 48.71 years | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 49.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 48.77 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 46.7 years | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 49.96 years | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 50.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 50.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 51.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 51.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 52.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 52.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 53.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 53.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 54.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 55.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 55.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 56.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 57.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 57.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 57.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 58.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 59.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 60.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 60.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 60.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 61.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 62.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.69 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.34 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 70.49 years | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 70.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.01 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.23 years | 46.22 years | 49.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.82 years | 46.7 years | 53.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.64 years | 53.75 years | 57.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.53 years | 57.8 years | 61.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.56 years | 61.78 years | 65.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.71 years | 65.8 years | 69.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.46 years | 66.34 years | 71.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 71.01 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.22 years in 1960.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.