Life expectancy at birth, male in World
World: Life expectancy at birth, male was 71.12 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in World, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in World stood at 71.12 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in World peaked at 71.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.03 years, in 1960.
World ranks 18th of 44 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.46 years | 49.03 years | 55.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.69 years | 55.79 years | 59.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.27 years | 59.86 years | 62.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.82 years | 62.77 years | 65.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.68 years | 65.36 years | 68.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.47 years | 68.35 years | 70.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.24 years | 68.85 years | 71.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in World?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in World was 71.12 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.03 years in 1960.
- How does World rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- World ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.