Life expectancy at birth, male in United States of America
United States of America: Life expectancy at birth, male was 76.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.5 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.5 years
in 2014
All-time low
66 years
in 1968
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 76.5 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in United States of America peaked at 76.5 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66 years, in 1968.
United States of America ranks 57th of 217 countries 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.6 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 66.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 66.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 66.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 66.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 67 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 66 years | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 66.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 67.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 67.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 67.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 68.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 69.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 69.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 70 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 70.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 71.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 71.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.2 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 73.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.8 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.5 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.73 years | 66 years | 67.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.47 years | 67.1 years | 70 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.01 years | 70 years | 71.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.76 years | 71.8 years | 73.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.96 years | 74.1 years | 76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.28 years | 76.1 years | 76.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.96 years | 73.5 years | 76.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 54 Czechia 77.1 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 76.99 years compare
- 56 Panama 76.88 years compare
- 58 New Caledonia 76.46 years compare
- 59 Croatia 76.1 years compare
- 60 Kosovo 76.01 years compare
- 60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 76.01 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in United States of America?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in United States of America was 76.5 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 years in 1968.
- How does United States of America rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- United States of America ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.