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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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 80.7 2011
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 80.5 2011
3 San MarinoSan Marino 80.45 2011
4 Hong KongHong Kong 80.3 2011
5 MaltaMalta 80.2 2011
6 IsraelIsrael 80 2011
7 SwedenSweden 79.9 2011
8 AustraliaAustralia 79.7 2011
=9 SingaporeSingapore 79.6 2011
=9 ItalyItaly 79.6 2011
11 JapanJapan 79.44 2011
=12 SpainSpain 79.4 2011
=12 NetherlandsNetherlands 79.4 2011
=14 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 79.1 2011
=14 New ZealandNew Zealand 79.1 2011
=14 NorwayNorway 79.1 2011
17 CanadaCanada 78.94 2011
18 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 78.9 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 78.57 2011
=19 GreeceGreece 78.5 2011
=19 LuxembourgLuxembourg 78.5 2011
=21 GermanyGermany 78.4 2011
=21 FranceFrance 78.4 2011
=23 AustriaAustria 78.3 2011
=23 IrelandIreland 78.3 2011
25 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 77.96 2011
26 BelgiumBelgium 77.9 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 77.86 2011
27 DenmarkDenmark 77.8 2011
28 MacauMacau 77.68 2011
29 PortugalPortugal 77.6 2011
30 South KoreaSouth Korea 77.5 2011
31 CyprusCyprus 77.47 2011
32 LebanonLebanon 77.46 2011
33 QatarQatar 77.45 2011
34 European UnionEuropean Union 77.42 2011
35 FinlandFinland 77.3 2011
36 Costa RicaCosta Rica 77.25 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 77.12 2011
37 CubaCuba 76.91 2011
38 SloveniaSlovenia 76.8 2011
39 BermudaBermuda 76.63 2011
40 ChileChile 76.49 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 76.35 2011
41 BruneiBrunei 76.32 2011
42 United StatesUnited States 76.3 2011
43 MaldivesMaldives 76.17 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 75.97 2011
44 United Arab EmiratesUAE 75.8 2011
45 GuamGuam 75.68 2011
46 BahrainBahrain 75.64 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 75.54 2011
47 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 74.8 2011
48 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 74.63 2011
49 Isle of ManIsle of Man 74.6 2002
50 MexicoMexico 74.58 2011
51 DominicaDominica 74.5 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 74.33 2011
52 PanamaPanama 74.31 2011
53 OmanOman 74.25 2011
54 AlbaniaAlbania 74.17 2011
55 CroatiaCroatia 73.9 2011
56 ChinaChina 73.78 2011
57 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 73.7 2011
58 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 73.51 2011
59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 73.46 2011
60 UruguayUruguay 73.38 2011
61 KuwaitKuwait 73.31 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 73.29 2011
62 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 73.2 2011
63 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 73.16 2011
64 LibyaLibya 73.11 2011
65 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten 73.1 2009
66 EcuadorEcuador 73.08 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 73.07 2011
67 TunisiaTunisia 72.9 2011
68 ArubaAruba 72.72 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 72.71 2011
69 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 72.66 2011
70 BarbadosBarbados 72.63 2011
71 PolandPoland 72.6 2011
72 CuracaoCuracao 72.4 2009
73 MalaysiaMalaysia 72.38 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 72.34 2011
74 SlovakiaSlovakia 72.3 2011
75 MontenegroMontenegro 72.29 2011
76 ArgentinaArgentina 72.24 2011
77 SyriaSyria 72.07 2011
78 JordanJordan 72.01 2011
79 SerbiaSerbia 72 2011
80 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 71.95 2011
81 The BahamasThe Bahamas 71.79 2011
82 PeruPeru 71.57 2011
83 IranIran 71.56 2011
84 VenezuelaVenezuela 71.43 2011
=85 HungaryHungary 71.2 2011
=85 EstoniaEstonia 71.2 2011
87 TurkeyTurkey 71.16 2011
88 NicaraguaNicaragua 71.14 2011
89 ArmeniaArmenia 71.06 2011
90 RomaniaRomania 71 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 70.92 2011
91 Sri LankaSri Lanka 70.89 2011
92 VietnamVietnam 70.87 2011
93 HondurasHonduras 70.8 2011
94 ThailandThailand 70.75 2011
95 BulgariaBulgaria 70.7 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 70.6 2011
96 JamaicaJamaica 70.57 2011
97 BelizeBelize 70.56 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 70.54 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 70.42 2011
98 Cape VerdeCape Verde 70.4 2011
99 GeorgiaGeorgia 70.26 2011
100 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 70.24 2011
101 GrenadaGrenada 70.07 2011
102 ColombiaColombia 69.99 2011
103 ParaguayParaguay 69.97 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 69.94 2011
104 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 69.94 2011
105 BrazilBrazil 69.82 2011
106 MauritiusMauritius 69.74 2011
107 SeychellesSeychelles 69.7 2011
108 SamoaSamoa 69.61 2011
109 TongaTonga 69.48 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 69.34 2011
110 AlgeriaAlgeria 69.2 2011
111 VanuatuVanuatu 69.19 2011
112 BangladeshBangladesh 69.16 2011
113 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 68.8 2002
114 MoroccoMorocco 68.69 2011
115 LatviaLatvia 68.6 2011
116 CambodiaCambodia 68.44 2011
117 IndonesiaIndonesia 68.41 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 68.41 2011
118 EgyptEgypt 68.38 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 68.35 2011
=119 KosovoKosovo 68.1 2011
=119 LithuaniaLithuania 68.1 2011
121 GuatemalaGuatemala 67.88 2011
122 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 67.88 2011
123 GreenlandGreenland 67.8 2010
124 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 67.52 2011
125 SurinameSuriname 67.43 2011
126 El SalvadorEl Salvador 67.3 2011
127 BhutanBhutan 67.15 2011
128 FijiFiji 66.66 2011
129 NepalNepal 66.47 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 66.34 2011
130 PalauPalau 66.3 2005
131 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 66.21 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 66.09 2011
132 LaosLaos 66.05 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 66.02 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 66 2011
133 UkraineUkraine 65.98 2011
134 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 65.96 2011
135 North KoreaNorth Korea 65.8 2011
136 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 65.7 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 65.67 2011
137 KiribatiKiribati 65.45 2011
138 PakistanPakistan 65.44 2011
139 IraqIraq 65.43 2011
140 PhilippinesPhilippines 65.05 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 65.02 2011
141 East TimorEast Timor 65 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 64.97 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 64.82 2011
142 MoldovaMoldova 64.79 2011
143 UzbekistanUzbekistan 64.74 2011
144 BelarusBelarus 64.7 2011
145 BoliviaBolivia 64.5 2011
146 IndiaIndia 64.26 2011
147 KazakhstanKazakhstan 64.23 2011
148 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 64.09 2011
149 TajikistanTajikistan 63.9 2011
150 GuyanaGuyana 63.36 2011
151 MongoliaMongolia 63.23 2011
152 RussiaRussia 63.2 2011
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 62.81 2011
153 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 62.8 2000
154 BurmaBurma 62.75 2011
155 MadagascarMadagascar 62.35 2011
156 GabonGabon 61.69 2011
157 SenegalSenegal 61.65 2011
158 YemenYemen 61.42 2011
159 RwandaRwanda 61.4 2011
160 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 61.07 2011
161 EthiopiaEthiopia 60.79 2011
162 NamibiaNamibia 60.54 2011
163 HaitiHaiti 60.52 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 60.33 2011
164 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 60.11 2011
165 SudanSudan 59.96 2011
166 GhanaGhana 59.89 2011
167 MauritaniaMauritania 59.7 2011
168 EritreaEritrea 59.43 2011
169 DjiboutiDjibouti 59.29 2011
170 ComorosComoros 59.09 2011
171 LiberiaLiberia 58.95 2011
172 TanzaniaTanzania 58.9 2011
173 AfghanistanAfghanistan 58.84 2011
174 KenyaKenya 58.71 2011
175 BeninBenin 57.6 2011
176 NigerNiger 57.33 2011
177 The GambiaThe Gambia 57.11 2011
178 UgandaUganda 57.04 2011
179 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 56.42 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 56 2011
180 ZimbabweZimbabwe 55.45 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 55.3 2011
181 TogoTogo 55.01 2011
182 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 54.88 2011
183 GuineaGuinea 54.84 2011
184 ZambiaZambia 54.44 2011
185 MaliMali 54.34 2011
186 MalawiMalawi 54.06 2011
187 South AfricaSouth Africa 53.48 2011
188 CameroonCameroon 53.09 2011
189 South SudanSouth Sudan 53.05 2011
190 SomaliaSomalia 52.8 2011
191 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 52.3 2011
192 NigeriaNigeria 51.42 2011
193 BurundiBurundi 51.4 2011
194 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 50.68 2011
195 AngolaAngola 49.63 2011
196 ChadChad 49.42 2011
197 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 49.27 2011
198 SwazilandSwaziland 49.14 2011
199 MozambiqueMozambique 48.54 2011
200 LesothoLesotho 47.99 2011
201 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 47.61 2011
202 BotswanaBotswana 47.27 2011
203 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 47.02 2011
204 Sierra LeoneSierra 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.
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