Mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland
Greenland: Mens life expectancy at birth was 68.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.09
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
157th
of 229 countries
All-time high
68.57
in 2016
All-time low
39.24
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 68.09 for mens life expectancy at birth in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland peaked at 68.57 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.24, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 157th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.24 | — |
| 1951 | 40.47 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 41.66 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 42.98 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 44.56 | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 46.44 | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 48.78 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 51.31 | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 53.38 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 54.98 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 55.98 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 56.31 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 56.27 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 56.31 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 56.6 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 57.36 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 58.22 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 59.27 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 59.98 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 60.65 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 60.88 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.05 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 61.07 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60.93 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.47 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.05 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 59.6 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 59.22 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.07 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.18 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.37 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 59.63 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 59.9 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 60.09 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 60.18 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 60.21 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 60.19 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.16 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 60.2 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 60.35 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.59 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.03 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 61.51 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.06 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.74 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.11 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.36 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.6 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.89 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.4 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.09 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.94 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.52 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.31 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.6 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.01 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.33 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.41 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.26 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.25 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.62 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.37 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.96 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.31 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.44 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.57 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.53 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.46 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.31 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.19 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 68.14 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.12 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.09 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.38 | 39.24 | 54.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.7 | 55.98 | 60.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.15 | 59.07 | 61.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.03 | 59.37 | 60.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.92 | 60.59 | 62.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.39 | 63.4 | 66.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.88 | 66.25 | 68.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.14 | 68.09 | 68.19 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland?
- Mens life expectancy at birth in Greenland was 68.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.57 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.24 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for mens life expectancy at birth?
- Greenland ranks 157th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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