Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Iceland | 80.7 | 2011 | ||
2 | Switzerland | 80.5 | 2011 | ||
3 | San Marino | 80.45 | 2011 | ||
4 | Hong Kong | 80.3 | 2011 | ||
5 | Malta | 80.2 | 2011 | ||
6 | Israel | 80 | 2011 | ||
7 | Sweden | 79.9 | 2011 | ||
8 | Australia | 79.7 | 2011 | ||
=9 | Singapore | 79.6 | 2011 | ||
=9 | Italy | 79.6 | 2011 | ||
11 | Japan | 79.44 | 2011 | ||
=12 | Spain | 79.4 | 2011 | ||
=12 | Netherlands | 79.4 | 2011 | ||
=14 | Faeroe Islands | 79.1 | 2011 | ||
=14 | New Zealand | 79.1 | 2011 | ||
=14 | Norway | 79.1 | 2011 | ||
17 | Canada | 78.94 | 2011 | ||
18 | United Kingdom | 78.9 | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 78.57 | 2011 | |||
=19 | Greece | 78.5 | 2011 | ||
=19 | Luxembourg | 78.5 | 2011 | ||
=21 | Germany | 78.4 | 2011 | ||
=21 | France | 78.4 | 2011 | ||
=23 | Austria | 78.3 | 2011 | ||
=23 | Ireland | 78.3 | 2011 | ||
25 | Channel Islands | 77.96 | 2011 | ||
26 | Belgium | 77.9 | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 77.86 | 2011 | |||
27 | Denmark | 77.8 | 2011 | ||
28 | Macau | 77.68 | 2011 | ||
29 | Portugal | 77.6 | 2011 | ||
30 | South Korea | 77.5 | 2011 | ||
31 | Cyprus | 77.47 | 2011 | ||
32 | Lebanon | 77.46 | 2011 | ||
33 | Qatar | 77.45 | 2011 | ||
34 | European Union | 77.42 | 2011 | ||
35 | Finland | 77.3 | 2011 | ||
36 | Costa Rica | 77.25 | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 77.12 | 2011 | |||
37 | Cuba | 76.91 | 2011 | ||
38 | Slovenia | 76.8 | 2011 | ||
39 | Bermuda | 76.63 | 2011 | ||
40 | Chile | 76.49 | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 76.35 | 2011 | |||
41 | Brunei | 76.32 | 2011 | ||
42 | United States | 76.3 | 2011 | ||
43 | Maldives | 76.17 | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 75.97 | 2011 | |||
44 | United Arab Emirates | 75.8 | 2011 | ||
45 | Guam | 75.68 | 2011 | ||
46 | Bahrain | 75.64 | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 75.54 | 2011 | |||
47 | Czech Republic | 74.8 | 2011 | ||
48 | Puerto Rico | 74.63 | 2011 | ||
49 | Isle of Man | 74.6 | 2002 | ||
50 | Mexico | 74.58 | 2011 | ||
51 | Dominica | 74.5 | 2002 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 74.33 | 2011 | |||
52 | Panama | 74.31 | 2011 | ||
53 | Oman | 74.25 | 2011 | ||
54 | Albania | 74.17 | 2011 | ||
55 | Croatia | 73.9 | 2011 | ||
56 | China | 73.78 | 2011 | ||
57 | French Polynesia | 73.7 | 2011 | ||
58 | Saudi Arabia | 73.51 | 2011 | ||
59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.46 | 2011 | ||
60 | Uruguay | 73.38 | 2011 | ||
61 | Kuwait | 73.31 | 2011 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 73.29 | 2011 | |||
62 | New Caledonia | 73.2 | 2011 | ||
63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.16 | 2011 | ||
64 | Libya | 73.11 | 2011 | ||
65 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 73.1 | 2009 | ||
66 | Ecuador | 73.08 | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 73.07 | 2011 | |||
67 | Tunisia | 72.9 | 2011 | ||
68 | Aruba | 72.72 | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 72.71 | 2011 | |||
69 | Republic of Macedonia | 72.66 | 2011 | ||
70 | Barbados | 72.63 | 2011 | ||
71 | Poland | 72.6 | 2011 | ||
72 | Curacao | 72.4 | 2009 | ||
73 | Malaysia | 72.38 | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 72.34 | 2011 | |||
74 | Slovakia | 72.3 | 2011 | ||
75 | Montenegro | 72.29 | 2011 | ||
76 | Argentina | 72.24 | 2011 | ||
77 | Syria | 72.07 | 2011 | ||
78 | Jordan | 72.01 | 2011 | ||
79 | Serbia | 72 | 2011 | ||
80 | Saint Lucia | 71.95 | 2011 | ||
81 | The Bahamas | 71.79 | 2011 | ||
82 | Peru | 71.57 | 2011 | ||
83 | Iran | 71.56 | 2011 | ||
84 | Venezuela | 71.43 | 2011 | ||
=85 | Hungary | 71.2 | 2011 | ||
=85 | Estonia | 71.2 | 2011 | ||
87 | Turkey | 71.16 | 2011 | ||
88 | Nicaragua | 71.14 | 2011 | ||
89 | Armenia | 71.06 | 2011 | ||
90 | Romania | 71 | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 70.92 | 2011 | |||
91 | Sri Lanka | 70.89 | 2011 | ||
92 | Vietnam | 70.87 | 2011 | ||
93 | Honduras | 70.8 | 2011 | ||
94 | Thailand | 70.75 | 2011 | ||
95 | Bulgaria | 70.7 | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 70.6 | 2011 | |||
96 | Jamaica | 70.57 | 2011 | ||
97 | Belize | 70.56 | 2011 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 70.54 | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 70.42 | 2011 | |||
98 | Cape Verde | 70.4 | 2011 | ||
99 | Georgia | 70.26 | 2011 | ||
100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.24 | 2011 | ||
101 | Grenada | 70.07 | 2011 | ||
102 | Colombia | 69.99 | 2011 | ||
103 | Paraguay | 69.97 | 2011 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 69.94 | 2011 | |||
104 | Dominican Republic | 69.94 | 2011 | ||
105 | Brazil | 69.82 | 2011 | ||
106 | Mauritius | 69.74 | 2011 | ||
107 | Seychelles | 69.7 | 2011 | ||
108 | Samoa | 69.61 | 2011 | ||
109 | Tonga | 69.48 | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 69.34 | 2011 | |||
110 | Algeria | 69.2 | 2011 | ||
111 | Vanuatu | 69.19 | 2011 | ||
112 | Bangladesh | 69.16 | 2011 | ||
113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.8 | 2002 | ||
114 | Morocco | 68.69 | 2011 | ||
115 | Latvia | 68.6 | 2011 | ||
116 | Cambodia | 68.44 | 2011 | ||
117 | Indonesia | 68.41 | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 68.41 | 2011 | |||
118 | Egypt | 68.38 | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 68.35 | 2011 | |||
=119 | Kosovo | 68.1 | 2011 | ||
=119 | Lithuania | 68.1 | 2011 | ||
121 | Guatemala | 67.88 | 2011 | ||
122 | Federated States of Micronesia | 67.88 | 2011 | ||
123 | Greenland | 67.8 | 2010 | ||
124 | Azerbaijan | 67.52 | 2011 | ||
125 | Suriname | 67.43 | 2011 | ||
126 | El Salvador | 67.3 | 2011 | ||
127 | Bhutan | 67.15 | 2011 | ||
128 | Fiji | 66.66 | 2011 | ||
129 | Nepal | 66.47 | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 66.34 | 2011 | |||
130 | Palau | 66.3 | 2005 | ||
131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.21 | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 66.09 | 2011 | |||
132 | Laos | 66.05 | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 66.02 | 2011 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 66 | 2011 | |||
133 | Ukraine | 65.98 | 2011 | ||
134 | Solomon Islands | 65.96 | 2011 | ||
135 | North Korea | 65.8 | 2011 | ||
136 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.7 | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 65.67 | 2011 | |||
137 | Kiribati | 65.45 | 2011 | ||
138 | Pakistan | 65.44 | 2011 | ||
139 | Iraq | 65.43 | 2011 | ||
140 | Philippines | 65.05 | 2011 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 65.02 | 2011 | |||
141 | East Timor | 65 | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 64.97 | 2011 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 64.82 | 2011 | |||
142 | Moldova | 64.79 | 2011 | ||
143 | Uzbekistan | 64.74 | 2011 | ||
144 | Belarus | 64.7 | 2011 | ||
145 | Bolivia | 64.5 | 2011 | ||
146 | India | 64.26 | 2011 | ||
147 | Kazakhstan | 64.23 | 2011 | ||
148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 64.09 | 2011 | ||
149 | Tajikistan | 63.9 | 2011 | ||
150 | Guyana | 63.36 | 2011 | ||
151 | Mongolia | 63.23 | 2011 | ||
152 | Russia | 63.2 | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 62.81 | 2011 | |||
153 | Marshall Islands | 62.8 | 2000 | ||
154 | Burma | 62.75 | 2011 | ||
155 | Madagascar | 62.35 | 2011 | ||
156 | Gabon | 61.69 | 2011 | ||
157 | Senegal | 61.65 | 2011 | ||
158 | Yemen | 61.42 | 2011 | ||
159 | Rwanda | 61.4 | 2011 | ||
160 | Turkmenistan | 61.07 | 2011 | ||
161 | Ethiopia | 60.79 | 2011 | ||
162 | Namibia | 60.54 | 2011 | ||
163 | Haiti | 60.52 | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 60.33 | 2011 | |||
164 | Papua New Guinea | 60.11 | 2011 | ||
165 | Sudan | 59.96 | 2011 | ||
166 | Ghana | 59.89 | 2011 | ||
167 | Mauritania | 59.7 | 2011 | ||
168 | Eritrea | 59.43 | 2011 | ||
169 | Djibouti | 59.29 | 2011 | ||
170 | Comoros | 59.09 | 2011 | ||
171 | Liberia | 58.95 | 2011 | ||
172 | Tanzania | 58.9 | 2011 | ||
173 | Afghanistan | 58.84 | 2011 | ||
174 | Kenya | 58.71 | 2011 | ||
175 | Benin | 57.6 | 2011 | ||
176 | Niger | 57.33 | 2011 | ||
177 | The Gambia | 57.11 | 2011 | ||
178 | Uganda | 57.04 | 2011 | ||
179 | Republic of the Congo | 56.42 | 2011 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 56 | 2011 | |||
180 | Zimbabwe | 55.45 | 2011 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 55.3 | 2011 | |||
181 | Togo | 55.01 | 2011 | ||
182 | Burkina Faso | 54.88 | 2011 | ||
183 | Guinea | 54.84 | 2011 | ||
184 | Zambia | 54.44 | 2011 | ||
185 | Mali | 54.34 | 2011 | ||
186 | Malawi | 54.06 | 2011 | ||
187 | South Africa | 53.48 | 2011 | ||
188 | Cameroon | 53.09 | 2011 | ||
189 | South Sudan | 53.05 | 2011 | ||
190 | Somalia | 52.8 | 2011 | ||
191 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.3 | 2011 | ||
192 | Nigeria | 51.42 | 2011 | ||
193 | Burundi | 51.4 | 2011 | ||
194 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.68 | 2011 | ||
195 | Angola | 49.63 | 2011 | ||
196 | Chad | 49.42 | 2011 | ||
197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 49.27 | 2011 | ||
198 | Swaziland | 49.14 | 2011 | ||
199 | Mozambique | 48.54 | 2011 | ||
200 | Lesotho | 47.99 | 2011 | ||
201 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.61 | 2011 | ||
202 | Botswana | 47.27 | 2011 | ||
203 | Central African Republic | 47.02 | 2011 | ||
204 | Sierra Leone | 44.95 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years
- Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Iceland ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Lebanon ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Israel ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Landlocked countries in 2011.
- Sierra Leone has ranked last for life expectancy at birth, male > years since 1997.
- Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2011.
- 39 of the bottom 40 countries by life expectancy at birth, male > years are Sub-Saharan African.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- Costa Rica ranked first for life expectancy at birth, male > years amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2011.