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Male life expectancy at birth

What this indicator measures

Number of years a boy born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.

How to read this?

A value of 74 means a boy born this year would live 74 years on average at current risks.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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213countries with data
84.6 yrsmaximum · Monaco
71.6 yrsmedian
53.4 yrsminimum · Chad
2024data year(s)

In brief

Male life expectancy at birth: across 213 countries and territories, values range from 53.4 yrs (Chad) to 84.6 yrs (Monaco), with a world median of 71.6 yrs. Data: 2024. The top 10% of countries exceed 81.1 yrs, while the bottom 10% stay below 61.8 yrs. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (79.5 yrs) and lowest in Africa (62.8 yrs).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Europe 79.5 yrs (46)
  • South America 73.7 yrs (12)
  • North America 72.6 yrs (34)
  • Asia 72 yrs (48)
  • Oceania 69.5 yrs (19)
  • Africa 62.8 yrs (51)

Why this indicator matters

Comparing men's life expectancy between countries shows the effect of care, working conditions and health behaviors. It also makes it possible to measure the gap with women.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on access to care, diet, tobacco and alcohol, accidents and violence, hazardous occupations, conflicts and diseases.

Reading precautions

It is a theoretical value based on one year's death risks, not a prediction. UN estimates are less reliable where civil registration is incomplete.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇲🇨 Monaco84.6 yrs2024
2e🇸🇲 San Marino84.3 yrs2024
3e🇰🇼 Kuwait83.8 yrs2024
4e🇨🇭 Switzerland82.7 yrs2024
4e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China82.7 yrs2024
6e🇸🇪 Sweden82.6 yrs2024
7e🇦🇩 Andorra82.3 yrs2024
8e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein82.2 yrs2024
9e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates82.2 yrs2024
10e🇮🇹 Italy82 yrs2024
11e🇵🇫 French Polynesia81.9 yrs2024
12e🇶🇦 Qatar81.8 yrs2024
13e🇳🇴 Norway81.6 yrs2024
14e🇪🇸 Spain81.4 yrs2024
14e🇮🇪 Ireland81.4 yrs2024
16e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands81.3 yrs2024
17e🇮🇸 Iceland81.2 yrs2024
17e🇲🇹 Malta81.2 yrs2024
17e🇸🇬 Singapore81.2 yrs2024
20e🇦🇺 Australia81.1 yrs2024
20e🇮🇱 Israel81.1 yrs2024
22e🇯🇵 Japan81.1 yrs2024
23e🇱🇺 Luxembourg81 yrs2024
24e🇧🇭 Bahrain80.9 yrs2024
25e🇰🇷 South Korea80.8 yrs2024
26e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China80.6 yrs2024
26e🇳🇱 Netherlands80.6 yrs2024
28e🇩🇰 Denmark80.4 yrs2024
28e🇳🇿 New Zealand80.4 yrs2024
30e🇧🇪 Belgium80.3 yrs2024
31e🇫🇷 France80.2 yrs2024
32e🇨🇦 Canada80 yrs2024
33e🇲🇻 Maldives79.9 yrs2024
34e🇨🇾 Cyprus79.8 yrs2024
35e🇦🇹 Austria79.8 yrs2024
35e🇫🇮 Finland79.8 yrs2024
37e🇵🇹 Portugal79.7 yrs2024
37e🇸🇮 Slovenia79.7 yrs2024
39e🇬🇧 United Kingdom79.5 yrs2024
40e🇨🇱 Chile79.5 yrs2024
41e🇬🇷 Greece79.4 yrs2024
42e🇧🇲 Bermuda79.1 yrs2024
43e🇮🇲 Isle of Man79 yrs2024
44e🇴🇲 Oman78.7 yrs2024
45e🇩🇪 Germany78.5 yrs2024
46e🇨🇷 Costa Rica78.4 yrs2024
47e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico78.3 yrs2024
48e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands78.2 yrs2024
49e🇦🇱 Albania77.9 yrs2024
50e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands77.6 yrs2024
51e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia77.3 yrs2024
52e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands77.3 yrs2024
53e🇨🇿 Czechia77.1 yrs2024
54e🇲🇫 St. Martin77 yrs2024
55e🇵🇦 Panama76.9 yrs2024
56e🇺🇸 United States76.5 yrs2024
57e🇳🇨 New Caledonia76.5 yrs2024
58e🇭🇷 Croatia76.1 yrs2024
59e🇽🇰 Kosovo76 yrs2024
60e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands76 yrs2024
61e🇮🇷 Iran76 yrs2024
62e🇯🇴 Jordan75.9 yrs2024
63e🇱🇧 Lebanon75.9 yrs2024
64e🇨🇺 Cuba75.9 yrs2024
65e🇵🇪 Peru75.6 yrs2024
66e🇲🇪 Montenegro75.5 yrs2024
67e🇨🇳 China75.2 yrs2024
68e🇸🇰 Slovakia75.2 yrs2024
69e🇨🇴 Colombia75.2 yrs2024
70e🇦🇲 Armenia75.1 yrs2024
70e🇪🇪 Estonia75.1 yrs2024
72e🇩🇿 Algeria75.1 yrs2024
73e🇦🇷 Argentina75 yrs2024
74e🇪🇨 Ecuador74.9 yrs2024
75e🇵🇱 Poland74.8 yrs2024
76e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda74.7 yrs2024
77e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands74.7 yrs2024
78e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina74.6 yrs2024
79e🇹🇷 Türkiye74.6 yrs2024
80e🇲🇰 North Macedonia74.5 yrs2024
81e🇲🇾 Malaysia74.4 yrs2024
82e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka74.4 yrs2024
83e🇺🇾 Uruguay74.4 yrs2024
84e🇹🇳 Tunisia74.1 yrs2024
85e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten73.8 yrs2024
86e🇦🇼 Aruba73.8 yrs2024
87e🇧🇧 Barbados73.8 yrs2024
88e🇭🇺 Hungary73.7 yrs2024
88e🇷🇸 Serbia73.7 yrs2024
90e🇬🇺 Guam73.7 yrs2024
91e🇧🇳 Brunei73.5 yrs2024
92e🇲🇦 Morocco73.3 yrs2024
93e🇧🇩 Bangladesh73.3 yrs2024
94e🇨🇻 Cape Verde73.1 yrs2024
95e🇱🇹 Lithuania73 yrs2024
96e🇧🇷 Brazil73 yrs2024
97e🇷🇴 Romania72.8 yrs2024
98e🇨🇼 Curaçao72.7 yrs2024
99e🇬🇩 Grenada72.5 yrs2024
100e🇳🇮 Nicaragua72.5 yrs2024
101e🇲🇽 Mexico72.4 yrs2024
102e🇹🇭 Thailand72.3 yrs2024
103e🇧🇬 Bulgaria72.2 yrs2024
104e🇸🇨 Seychelles72.1 yrs2024
105e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan71.7 yrs2024
106e🇱🇻 Latvia71.6 yrs2024
107e🇧🇹 Bhutan71.6 yrs2024
108e🇰🇵 North Korea71.6 yrs2024
109e🇧🇿 Belize71.1 yrs2024
110e🇧🇸 Bahamas71.1 yrs2024
111e🇵🇾 Paraguay71 yrs2024
112e🇮🇳 India70.7 yrs2024
113e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic70.7 yrs2024
114e🇸🇷 Suriname70.6 yrs2024
115e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago70.5 yrs2024
116e🇮🇶 Iraq70.5 yrs2024
117e🇭🇳 Honduras70.5 yrs2024
118e🇬🇹 Guatemala70.4 yrs2024
119e🇲🇺 Mauritius70.4 yrs2024
120e🇦🇸 American Samoa70.3 yrs2024
121e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan70.3 yrs2024
122e🇸🇾 Syria70.2 yrs2024
123e🇻🇳 Vietnam70.1 yrs2024
124e🇼🇸 Samoa70 yrs2024
125e🇺🇦 Ukraine69.8 yrs2024
126e🇬🇪 Georgia69.7 yrs2024
127e🇧🇾 Belarus69.7 yrs2024
128e🇹🇯 Tajikistan69.7 yrs2024
129e🇪🇬 Egypt69.7 yrs2024
130e🇱🇾 Libya69.6 yrs2024
131e🇻🇺 Vanuatu69.6 yrs2024
132e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan69.6 yrs2024
133e🇹🇴 Tonga69.5 yrs2024
134e🇱🇨 St. Lucia69.5 yrs2024
135e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands69.4 yrs2024
136e🇮🇩 Indonesia69.2 yrs2024
137e🇳🇵 Nepal69.1 yrs2024
138e🇯🇲 Jamaica69.1 yrs2024
139e🇻🇪 Venezuela68.9 yrs2024
140e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines68.8 yrs2024
141e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis68.7 yrs2024
142e🇬🇱 Greenland68.4 yrs2024
143e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan68.4 yrs2024
144e🇩🇲 Dominica68.4 yrs2024
145e🇷🇺 Russia68.3 yrs2024
146e🇰🇭 Cambodia68.1 yrs2024
147e🇲🇳 Mongolia67.9 yrs2024
148e🇸🇻 El Salvador67.8 yrs2024
149e🇾🇪 Yemen67.4 yrs2024
150e🇵🇼 Palau67.3 yrs2024
151e🇱🇦 Laos67 yrs2024
152e🇸🇳 Senegal67 yrs2024
153e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan67 yrs2024
154e🇵🇭 Philippines67 yrs2024
155e🇧🇼 Botswana66.8 yrs2024
156e🇪🇷 Eritrea66.8 yrs2024
157e🇲🇷 Mauritania66.7 yrs2024
158e🇲🇩 Moldova66.7 yrs2024
159e🇬🇾 Guyana66.6 yrs2024
160e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe66.4 yrs2024
161e🇧🇴 Bolivia66.3 yrs2024
162e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste66.3 yrs2024
163e🇬🇦 Gabon66.1 yrs2024
164e🇷🇼 Rwanda65.7 yrs2024
165e🇺🇬 Uganda65.5 yrs2024
166e🇫🇯 Fiji65.5 yrs2024
167e🇵🇰 Pakistan65.5 yrs2024
168e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands65 yrs2024
169e🇰🇲 Comoros65 yrs2024
170e🇦🇫 Afghanistan64.7 yrs2024
171e🇰🇮 Kiribati64.7 yrs2024
172e🇹🇿 Tanzania64.4 yrs2024
173e🇪🇹 Ethiopia64.4 yrs2024
174e🇬🇲 Gambia64.4 yrs2024
175e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville64.3 yrs2024
176e🇲🇼 Malawi64.3 yrs2024
177e🇿🇲 Zambia64.1 yrs2024
178e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)64 yrs2024
179e🇹🇻 Tuvalu63.9 yrs2024
180e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea63.8 yrs2024
181e🇩🇯 Djibouti63.7 yrs2024
182e🇫🇲 Micronesia63.6 yrs2024
183e🇳🇦 Namibia63.5 yrs2024
184e🇸🇩 Sudan63.4 yrs2024
185e🇬🇭 Ghana63.3 yrs2024
186e🇿🇦 South Africa62.8 yrs2024
187e🇹🇬 Togo62.7 yrs2024
188e🇦🇴 Angola62.3 yrs2024
189e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea62.2 yrs2024
190e🇲🇬 Madagascar62.1 yrs2024
191e🇭🇹 Haiti61.9 yrs2024
192e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau61.8 yrs2024
193e🇨🇲 Cameroon61.8 yrs2024
194e🇧🇮 Burundi61.8 yrs2024
195e🇰🇪 Kenya61.6 yrs2024
196e🇸🇿 Eswatini61.3 yrs2024
197e🇱🇷 Liberia61 yrs2024
198e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe60.5 yrs2024
199e🇳🇪 Niger60.5 yrs2024
200e🇲🇿 Mozambique60.5 yrs2024
201e🇳🇷 Nauru60.4 yrs2024
202e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone60.2 yrs2024
203e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire60.2 yrs2024
204e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa60 yrs2024
205e🇬🇳 Guinea59.7 yrs2024
206e🇧🇯 Benin59.5 yrs2024
207e🇲🇱 Mali59.3 yrs2024
208e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso59.1 yrs2024
209e🇸🇴 Somalia56.5 yrs2024
210e🇨🇫 Central African Republic55.5 yrs2024
211e🇱🇸 Lesotho55 yrs2024
212e🇳🇬 Nigeria54.3 yrs2024
213e🇹🇩 Chad53.4 yrs2024

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Male life expectancy at birth"?

The highest value is in Monaco, at 84.6 yrs (2024).

Which country has the lowest value for "Male life expectancy at birth"?

The lowest value is in Chad, at 53.4 yrs (2024).

What is the world median value of "Male life expectancy at birth"?

The world median is 71.6 yrs, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Male life expectancy at birth" for France?

France scores 80.2 yrs (2024), ranking 31 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Male life expectancy at birth" data come from?

It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

Why is men's life expectancy often shorter?

It is often lower because of greater exposure to certain risks (tobacco, alcohol, accidents, violence, hard physical jobs), alongside biological factors.

Is this value a forecast?

No, it describes the death risks observed in a given year. It does not predict the actual lifespan of children born today.

Source and update

Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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