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Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

The average number of years a newborn male infant can expect to live under current mortality rates.

Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

Life Expectancy at Birth, Males

Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Males
WORLD 70
AFRICA 61
NORTHERN AFRICA 71
Algeria 75
Egypt 73
Libya 70
Morocco 72
Sudan 63
Tunisia 71
Western Sahara 69
WESTERN AFRICA 57
Benin 58
Burkina Faso 58
Cape Verde 70
Cote dIvoire 57
Gambia 61
Ghana 62
Guinea 58
Guinea-Bissau 57
Liberia 59
Mali 58
Mauritania 63
Niger 61
Nigeria 53
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 57
Togo 61
EASTERN AFRICA 61
Burundi 60
Comoros 61
Djibouti 60
Eritrea 64
Ethiopia 62
Kenya 59
Madagascar 63
Malawi 59
Mauritius 71
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 56
Reunion 77
Rwanda 64
Seychelles 71
Somalia 53
South Sudan 53
Tanzania 64
Uganda 60
Zambia 59
Zimbabwe 56
MIDDLE AFRICA 57
Angola 59
Cameroon 59
Central African Republic 52
Chad 51
Congo 62
Congo DR 57
Equatorial Guinea 59
Gabon 63
Sao Tome and Principe 65
SOUTHERN AFRICA 59
Botswana 59
eSwatini 53
Lesotho 50
Namibia 56
South Africa 59
NORTHERN AMERICA 74
Canada 80
United States 73
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 70
CENTRAL AMERICA 67
Belize 67
Costa Rica 78
El Salvador 66
Guatemala 66
Honduras 68
Mexico 66
Nicaragua 74
Panama 74
CARIBBEAN 68
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 68
Barbados 76
Cuba 71
Curacao 75
Dominica 70
Dominican Republic 69
Grenada 72
Guadeloupe 73
Haiti 60
Jamaica 68
Martinique 74
Puerto Rico 76
St. Kitts-Nevis 68
Saint Lucia 68
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 68
Trinidad and Tobago 74
SOUTH AMERICA 71
Argentina 72
Bolivia 61
Brazil 72
Chile 78
Colombia 71
Ecuador 70
French Guiana 73
Guyana 62
Paraguay 67
Peru 65
Suriname 71
Uruguay 72
Venezuela 66
ASIA 71
WESTERN ASIA 72
Armenia 68
Azerbaijan 70
Bahrain 78
Cyprus 79
Georgia 69
Iraq 68
Israel 81
Jordan 72
Kuwait 77
Lebanon 73
Oman 71
Palestinian Territory 71
Qatar 78
Saudi Arabia 76
Syria 69
Turkey 76
United Arab Emirates 78
Yemen 60
CENTRAL ASIA 69
Kazakhstan 66
Kyrgyzstan 68
Tajikistan 70
Turkmenistan 66
Uzbekistan 71
SOUTH ASIA 68
Afghanistan 59
Bangladesh 71
Bhutan 70
India 68
Iran 71
Maldives 79
Nepal 67
Pakistan 64
Sri Lanka 73
SOUTHEAST ASIA 68
Brunei 78
Cambodia 67
Indonesia 66
Laos 65
Malaysia 73
Myanmar 63
Philippines 67
Singapore 82
Thailand 74
Timor-Leste 66
Vietnam 69
EAST ASIA 76
China 75
China, Hong Kong SAR 83
China, Macao SAR 81
Japan 82
Korea, North 71
Korea, South 81
Mongolia 67
Taiwan 78
EUROPE 75
NORTHERN EUROPE 79
Denmark 80
Estonia 74
Finland 79
Iceland 81
Ireland 80
Latvia 70
Lithuania 70
Norway 82
Sweden 81
United Kingdom 79
WESTERN EUROPE 79
Austria 79
Belgium 79
France 79
Germany 79
Liechtenstein 80
Luxembourg 80
Monaco 84
Netherlands 80
Switzerland 82
EASTERN EUROPE 68
Belarus 69
Bulgaria 70
Czechia 74
Hungary 72
Moldova 67
Poland 73
Romania 67
Russia 66
Slovakia 73
Ukraine 66
SOUTHERN EUROPE 79
Albania 75
Andorra 77
Bosnia-Herzegovina 75
Croatia 75
Greece 79
Italy 80
Kosovo 74
Malta 81
Montenegro 73
North Macedonia 72
Portugal 78
San Marino 85
Serbia 70
Slovenia 78
Spain 80
OCEANIA 76
Australia 81
Federated States of Micronesia 69
Fiji 65
French Polynesia 75
Guam 74
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 64
Nauru 60
New Caledonia 75
New Zealand 81
Palau 62
Papua New Guinea 63
Samoa 70
Solomon Islands 69
Tonga 68
Tuvalu 61
Vanuatu 68
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Geography Life Expectancy at Birth, Males
WORLD 70
AFRICA 61
NORTHERN AFRICA 71
Algeria 75
Egypt 73
Libya 70
Morocco 72
Sudan 63
Tunisia 71
Western Sahara 69
WESTERN AFRICA 57
Benin 58
Burkina Faso 58
Cape Verde 70
Cote dIvoire 57
Gambia 61
Ghana 62
Guinea 58
Guinea-Bissau 57
Liberia 59
Mali 58
Mauritania 63
Niger 61
Nigeria 53
Senegal 68
Sierra Leone 57
Togo 61
EASTERN AFRICA 61
Burundi 60
Comoros 61
Djibouti 60
Eritrea 64
Ethiopia 62
Kenya 59
Madagascar 63
Malawi 59
Mauritius 71
Mayotte 73
Mozambique 56
Reunion 77
Rwanda 64
Seychelles 71
Somalia 53
South Sudan 53
Tanzania 64
Uganda 60
Zambia 59
Zimbabwe 56
MIDDLE AFRICA 57
Angola 59
Cameroon 59
Central African Republic 52
Chad 51
Congo 62
Congo DR 57
Equatorial Guinea 59
Gabon 63
Sao Tome and Principe 65
SOUTHERN AFRICA 59
Botswana 59
eSwatini 53
Lesotho 50
Namibia 56
South Africa 59
NORTHERN AMERICA 74
Canada 80
United States 73
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 70
CENTRAL AMERICA 67
Belize 67
Costa Rica 78
El Salvador 66
Guatemala 66
Honduras 68
Mexico 66
Nicaragua 74
Panama 74
CARIBBEAN 68
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 68
Barbados 76
Cuba 71
Curacao 75
Dominica 70
Dominican Republic 69
Grenada 72
Guadeloupe 73
Haiti 60
Jamaica 68
Martinique 74
Puerto Rico 76
St. Kitts-Nevis 68
Saint Lucia 68
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 68
Trinidad and Tobago 74
SOUTH AMERICA 71
Argentina 72
Bolivia 61
Brazil 72
Chile 78
Colombia 71
Ecuador 70
French Guiana 73
Guyana 62
Paraguay 67
Peru 65
Suriname 71
Uruguay 72
Venezuela 66
ASIA 71
WESTERN ASIA 72
Armenia 68
Azerbaijan 70
Bahrain 78
Cyprus 79
Georgia 69
Iraq 68
Israel 81
Jordan 72
Kuwait 77
Lebanon 73
Oman 71
Palestinian Territory 71
Qatar 78
Saudi Arabia 76
Syria 69
Turkey 76
United Arab Emirates 78
Yemen 60
CENTRAL ASIA 69
Kazakhstan 66
Kyrgyzstan 68
Tajikistan 70
Turkmenistan 66
Uzbekistan 71
SOUTH ASIA 68
Afghanistan 59
Bangladesh 71
Bhutan 70
India 68
Iran 71
Maldives 79
Nepal 67
Pakistan 64
Sri Lanka 73
SOUTHEAST ASIA 68
Brunei 78
Cambodia 67
Indonesia 66
Laos 65
Malaysia 73
Myanmar 63
Philippines 67
Singapore 82
Thailand 74
Timor-Leste 66
Vietnam 69
EAST ASIA 76
China 75
China, Hong Kong SAR 83
China, Macao SAR 81
Japan 82
Korea, North 71
Korea, South 81
Mongolia 67
Taiwan 78
EUROPE 75
NORTHERN EUROPE 79
Denmark 80
Estonia 74
Finland 79
Iceland 81
Ireland 80
Latvia 70
Lithuania 70
Norway 82
Sweden 81
United Kingdom 79
WESTERN EUROPE 79
Austria 79
Belgium 79
France 79
Germany 79
Liechtenstein 80
Luxembourg 80
Monaco 84
Netherlands 80
Switzerland 82
EASTERN EUROPE 68
Belarus 69
Bulgaria 70
Czechia 74
Hungary 72
Moldova 67
Poland 73
Romania 67
Russia 66
Slovakia 73
Ukraine 66
SOUTHERN EUROPE 79
Albania 75
Andorra 77
Bosnia-Herzegovina 75
Croatia 75
Greece 79
Italy 80
Kosovo 74
Malta 81
Montenegro 73
North Macedonia 72
Portugal 78
San Marino 85
Serbia 70
Slovenia 78
Spain 80
OCEANIA 76
Australia 81
Federated States of Micronesia 69
Fiji 65
French Polynesia 75
Guam 74
Kiribati 66
Marshall Islands 64
Nauru 60
New Caledonia 75
New Zealand 81
Palau 62
Papua New Guinea 63
Samoa 70
Solomon Islands 69
Tonga 68
Tuvalu 61
Vanuatu 68

Endnotes

Sources

2021 World Population Data Sheet

2022 World Population Data

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