Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 74.24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.24
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.24
in 2023
All-time low
52.12
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 74.24 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka peaked at 74.24 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.12, in 1950.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.12 | — |
| 1951 | 52.81 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 53.58 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 54.35 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 55.04 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 55.74 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 56.45 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 57.07 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 57.78 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 58.45 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 59.06 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 59.61 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 60.05 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 60.39 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 60.69 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 61.04 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 61.35 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 61.7 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 62.01 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 62.28 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 62.49 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 62.18 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 62.73 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 62.85 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.98 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 63.32 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 63.77 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 64.26 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.68 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.25 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 65.67 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 65.93 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 66.08 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 65.95 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 65.69 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 65.64 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 65.56 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 65.44 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 65.2 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 62.81 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 65.2 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 64.84 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 65.5 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 66.08 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 66.21 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.32 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 65.48 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.48 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.63 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.93 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 66.77 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 67.71 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.31 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.66 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.22 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 69.39 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 68.82 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.95 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.88 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.7 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 70.86 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 71.22 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 71.78 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.16 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.32 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.57 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.74 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.11 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.42 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.69 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.97 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.03 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 74.24 | +0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 74.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 74.24 is above the median for South Asia, which is 72.17, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.34 | 52.12 | 58.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.82 | 59.06 | 62.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.45 | 62.18 | 65.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.4 | 62.81 | 66.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.57 | 64.84 | 66.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.74 | 65.22 | 69.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3 | 70.86 | 73.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.73 | 72.97 | 74.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 89 British Virgin Islands 74.53 compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.42 compare
- 91 Malaysia 74.27 compare
- 93 Uruguay 74.19 compare
- 94 French Guiana 74.13 compare
- 95 Montserrat 74.11 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Sri Lanka was 74.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 74.24 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.12 in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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