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Male life expectancy at birth by country, 2024

How many years a newborn boy would live if current death rates held, for 217 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from UN estimates.

Key facts

  • World average for men: 71.1 years (2024).
  • Highest: Monaco (84.6), San Marino (84.3) and Kuwait (83.8).
  • Lowest in the list: Chad (53.4).
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Male life expectancy at birth by country, 2024. Select a column heading to sort.
1Monaco84.62024
2San Marino84.32024
3Kuwait83.82024
4Hong Kong SAR China82.72024
4Switzerland82.72024
6Sweden82.62024
7Andorra82.32024
8Liechtenstein82.22024
8United Arab Emirates82.22024
10Italy82.02024
11French Polynesia81.92024
12Qatar81.82024
13Norway81.62024
14Ireland81.42024
14Spain81.42024
16Faroe Islands81.32024
17Iceland81.22024
17Malta81.22024
17Singapore81.22024
20Australia81.12024
20Israel81.12024
20Japan81.12024
23Gibraltar81.02024
23Luxembourg81.02024
25Bahrain80.92024
26South Korea80.82024
27Macao SAR China80.62024
27Netherlands80.62024
29Denmark80.42024
29New Zealand80.42024
31Belgium80.32024
32France80.22024
33Canada80.02024
34Maldives79.92024
35Austria79.82024
35Cyprus79.82024
35Finland79.82024
38Portugal79.72024
38Slovenia79.72024
40Chile79.52024
40United Kingdom79.52024
42Greece79.42024
43Bermuda79.12024
43Channel Islands79.12024
45Isle of Man79.02024
46Oman78.72024
47Germany78.52024
48Costa Rica78.42024
49Puerto Rico78.32024
50Cayman Islands78.22024
51Albania77.92024
52U.S. Virgin Islands77.62024
53Northern Mariana Islands77.32024
53Saudi Arabia77.32024
55Czechia77.12024
56St. Martin77.02024
57Panama76.92024
58New Caledonia76.52024
58United States76.52024
60Croatia76.12024
61Iran76.02024
61Kosovo76.02024
61Turks & Caicos Islands76.02024
64Cuba75.92024
64Jordan75.92024
64Lebanon75.92024
67Peru75.62024
68Montenegro75.52024
69China75.22024
69Colombia75.22024
69Slovakia75.22024
72Algeria75.12024
72Armenia75.12024
72Estonia75.12024
75Argentina75.02024
76Ecuador74.92024
77Poland74.82024
78Antigua & Barbuda74.72024
78British Virgin Islands74.72024
80Bosnia & Herzegovina74.62024
80Türkiye74.62024
82North Macedonia74.52024
83Malaysia74.42024
83Sri Lanka74.42024
83Uruguay74.42024
86Tunisia74.12024
87Aruba73.82024
87Barbados73.82024
87Sint Maarten73.82024
90Guam73.72024
90Hungary73.72024
90Serbia73.72024
93Brunei73.52024
94Bangladesh73.32024
94Morocco73.32024
96Brazil73.02024
96Cape Verde73.02024
96Lithuania73.02024
99Romania72.82024
100Curaçao72.72024
101Grenada72.52024
101Nicaragua72.52024
103Mexico72.42024
104Thailand72.32024
105Bulgaria72.22024
106Seychelles72.12024
107Azerbaijan71.72024
108Bhutan71.62024
108North Korea71.62024
108Latvia71.62024
111Bahamas71.12024
111Belize71.12024
113Paraguay71.02024
114Dominican Republic70.72024
114India70.72024
116Suriname70.62024
117Honduras70.52024
117Iraq70.52024
117Trinidad & Tobago70.52024
120Guatemala70.42024
121American Samoa70.32024
121Kazakhstan70.32024
121Mauritius70.32024
124Syria70.22024
125Vietnam70.12024
126Samoa70.02024
127Ukraine69.82024
128Belarus69.72024
128Egypt69.72024
128Georgia69.72024
128Tajikistan69.72024
132Libya69.62024
132Uzbekistan69.62024
132Vanuatu69.62024
135St. Lucia69.52024
135Tonga69.52024
137Solomon Islands69.42024
138Indonesia69.22024
139Jamaica69.12024
139Nepal69.12024
141Venezuela68.92024
142St. Vincent & Grenadines68.82024
143St. Kitts & Nevis68.72024
144Dominica68.42024
144Greenland68.42024
144Kyrgyzstan68.42024
147Russia68.32024
148Cambodia68.12024
149Mongolia67.92024
150El Salvador67.82024
151Yemen67.42024
152Palau67.32024
153Laos67.02024
153Philippines67.02024
153Senegal67.02024
153Turkmenistan67.02024
157Botswana66.82024
157Eritrea66.82024
159Mauritania66.72024
159Moldova66.72024
161Guyana66.62024
162São Tomé & Príncipe66.42024
163Bolivia66.32024
163Timor-Leste66.32024
165Gabon66.12024
166Rwanda65.72024
167Fiji65.52024
167Pakistan65.52024
167Uganda65.52024
170Palestinian Territories65.22024
171Comoros65.02024
171Marshall Islands65.02024
173Afghanistan64.72024
173Kiribati64.72024
175Ethiopia64.42024
175Tanzania64.42024
177Congo - Brazzaville64.32024
177Gambia64.32024
177Malawi64.32024
180Zambia64.12024
181Myanmar (Burma)64.02024
182Tuvalu63.92024
183Papua New Guinea63.82024
184Djibouti63.72024
185Micronesia63.62024
186Namibia63.52024
187Sudan63.42024
188Ghana63.32024
189South Africa62.82024
190Togo62.72024
191Angola62.32024
192Equatorial Guinea62.22024
193Madagascar62.12024
194Haiti61.92024
195Burundi61.82024
195Cameroon61.82024
195Guinea-Bissau61.82024
198Kenya61.62024
199Eswatini61.32024
200Liberia61.02024
201Mozambique60.52024
201Niger60.52024
201Zimbabwe60.52024
204Nauru60.42024
205Côte d’Ivoire60.22024
205Sierra Leone60.22024
207Congo - Kinshasa60.02024
208Guinea59.72024
209Benin59.52024
210Mali59.32024
211Burkina Faso59.12024
212Somalia56.52024
213Central African Republic55.52024
214Lesotho55.02024
215South Sudan54.82024
216Nigeria54.32024
217Chad53.42024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of its birth year stayed the same for its whole life. It summarises current health, not a forecast.

Men die younger than women almost everywhere, by about five years on average. The gap is widest in Eastern Europe, where heavy drinking and smoking among men are common.

FAQ

Which country has the highest male life expectancy?

Monaco, at 84.6 years in 2024, followed by San Marino (84.3).

What is the average life expectancy for men in the world?

71.1 years in 2024.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy?

In this list, Chad, at 53.4 years.

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