Life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.25 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
73.25 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.07 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 73.25 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income peaked at 73.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.07 years, in 1960.

Upper middle income ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Upper middle income, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 41.07 years
1961 44.99 years +9.6%
1962 50.8 years +12.9%
1963 51.39 years +1.2%
1964 51.94 years +1.1%
1965 51.72 years -0.4%
1966 52.78 years +2.0%
1967 53.51 years +1.4%
1968 53.94 years +0.8%
1969 54.59 years +1.2%
1970 55.17 years +1.1%
1971 55.94 years +1.4%
1972 56.45 years +0.9%
1973 57.17 years +1.3%
1974 57.63 years +0.8%
1975 58.38 years +1.3%
1976 58.79 years +0.7%
1977 59.6 years +1.4%
1978 60.08 years +0.8%
1979 60.59 years +0.9%
1980 60.95 years +0.6%
1981 61.29 years +0.6%
1982 61.73 years +0.7%
1983 62.23 years +0.8%
1984 62.71 years +0.8%
1985 63.09 years +0.6%
1986 63.49 years +0.6%
1987 63.83 years +0.5%
1988 64.09 years +0.4%
1989 64.49 years +0.6%
1990 64.73 years +0.4%
1991 65.1 years +0.6%
1992 65.43 years +0.5%
1993 65.74 years +0.5%
1994 66.02 years +0.4%
1995 66.38 years +0.5%
1996 66.76 years +0.6%
1997 67.12 years +0.5%
1998 67.45 years +0.5%
1999 67.73 years +0.4%
2000 68.05 years +0.5%
2001 68.37 years +0.5%
2002 68.66 years +0.4%
2003 68.91 years +0.4%
2004 69.05 years +0.2%
2005 69.5 years +0.7%
2006 69.75 years +0.4%
2007 70.1 years +0.5%
2008 70.27 years +0.2%
2009 70.62 years +0.5%
2010 70.99 years +0.5%
2011 71.19 years +0.3%
2012 71.49 years +0.4%
2013 71.74 years +0.3%
2014 71.96 years +0.3%
2015 72.19 years +0.3%
2016 72.3 years +0.2%
2017 72.39 years +0.1%
2018 72.77 years +0.5%
2019 72.99 years +0.3%
2020 72.18 years -1.1%
2021 71.68 years -0.7%
2022 72.92 years +1.7%
2023 73.12 years +0.3%
2024 73.25 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.67 years 41.07 years 54.59 years 10
1970s 57.98 years 55.17 years 60.59 years 10
1980s 62.79 years 60.95 years 64.49 years 10
1990s 66.25 years 64.73 years 67.73 years 10
2000s 69.33 years 68.05 years 70.62 years 10
2010s 72 years 70.99 years 72.99 years 10
2020s 72.63 years 71.68 years 73.25 years 5

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 6 Sweden 82.6 years compare
  2. 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
  3. 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
  4. 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
  5. 10 Italy 82 years compare
  6. 11 French Polynesia 81.9 years compare
  7. 12 Qatar 81.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Upper middle income was 73.25 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 73.25 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 41.07 years in 1960.
How does Upper middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle income 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.