Health > Life expectancy > Male: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
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 | Liechtenstein | 80 | 2008 | ||
2 | Iceland | 79.98 | 2008 | ||
3 | Switzerland | 79.83 | 2008 | ||
4 | San Marino | 79.44 | 2006 | ||
5 | Japan | 79.29 | 2008 | ||
6 | Sweden | 79.28 | 2008 | ||
7 | Italy | 79.26 | 2008 | ||
8 | Australia | 79.2 | 2008 | ||
9 | Israel | 79.1 | 2008 | ||
10 | Canada | 78.76 | 2008 | ||
11 | Netherlands | 78.43 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Norway | 78.4 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Singapore | 78.4 | 2008 | ||
14 | New Zealand | 78.2 | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 78.12 | 2008 | |||
15 | Luxembourg | 78.11 | 2008 | ||
16 | France | 78.02 | 2008 | ||
17 | Spain | 78.01 | 2008 | ||
18 | United Kingdom | 77.88 | 2008 | ||
19 | Austria | 77.75 | 2008 | ||
20 | Greece | 77.69 | 2008 | ||
21 | Germany | 77.63 | 2008 | ||
22 | Ireland | 77.53 | 2008 | ||
23 | Belgium | 77.45 | 2008 | ||
24 | Cyprus | 77.38 | 2008 | ||
25 | Malta | 77.08 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 77.03 | 2008 | |||
26 | Cuba | 76.72 | 2008 | ||
27 | United Arab Emirates | 76.71 | 2008 | ||
28 | Costa Rica | 76.56 | 2008 | ||
29 | European Union | 76.55 | 2008 | ||
30 | Denmark | 76.52 | 2008 | ||
31 | Faroe Islands | 76.5 | 2006 | ||
32 | Finland | 76.47 | 2008 | ||
33 | Bermuda | 76.36 | 2008 | ||
34 | Portugal | 76.24 | 2008 | ||
35 | Kuwait | 76.09 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 76.06 | 2008 | |||
36 | United States | 76 | 2008 | ||
37 | Chile | 75.63 | 2008 | ||
38 | Virgin Islands | 75.58 | 2008 | ||
39 | Slovenia | 75.53 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 75.51 | 2008 | |||
40 | Brunei | 75.05 | 2008 | ||
41 | Qatar | 74.97 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 74.87 | 2008 | |||
42 | Puerto Rico | 74.64 | 2008 | ||
43 | Dominica | 74.5 | 2002 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 74.48 | 2008 | |||
44 | Belize | 74.45 | 2008 | ||
45 | Bahrain | 74.35 | 2008 | ||
46 | Oman | 74.34 | 2008 | ||
47 | Barbados | 74.31 | 2008 | ||
48 | Czech Republic | 74.06 | 2008 | ||
49 | Grenada | 73.81 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 73.58 | 2008 | |||
50 | Albania | 73.56 | 2008 | ||
51 | Guam | 73.33 | 2008 | ||
52 | Panama | 73.11 | 2008 | ||
53 | Netherlands Antilles | 72.76 | 2008 | ||
54 | Mexico | 72.74 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 72.55 | 2008 | |||
55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.54 | 2008 | ||
56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.5 | 2002 | ||
57 | Vietnam | 72.47 | 2008 | ||
58 | Uruguay | 72.41 | 2008 | ||
=59 | Croatia | 72.4 | 2008 | ||
=59 | Tunisia | 72.4 | 2008 | ||
61 | Syria | 72.36 | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 72.36 | 2008 | |||
62 | Ecuador | 72.24 | 2008 | ||
63 | Mayotte | 72.13 | 2008 | ||
64 | Aruba | 72.11 | 2008 | ||
65 | Malaysia | 72.09 | 2008 | ||
66 | French Polynesia | 72.08 | 2008 | ||
67 | New Caledonia | 71.92 | 2008 | ||
68 | Libya | 71.81 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 71.8 | 2008 | |||
69 | Argentina | 71.65 | 2008 | ||
70 | China | 71.45 | 2008 | ||
71 | Poland | 71.26 | 2008 | ||
72 | Serbia and Montenegro | 71.1 | 2008 | ||
73 | Algeria | 70.99 | 2008 | ||
74 | Saudi Arabia | 70.98 | 2008 | ||
75 | Jordan | 70.92 | 2008 | ||
76 | Slovakia | 70.84 | 2008 | ||
77 | The Bahamas | 70.76 | 2008 | ||
78 | Peru | 70.64 | 2008 | ||
79 | Venezuela | 70.63 | 2008 | ||
80 | Sri Lanka | 70.43 | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 70.4 | 2008 | |||
81 | Armenia | 70.35 | 2008 | ||
82 | Nicaragua | 70.12 | 2008 | ||
83 | Maldives | 70.07 | 2008 | ||
84 | Hungary | 69.97 | 2008 | ||
85 | Lebanon | 69.94 | 2008 | ||
86 | Saint Lucia | 69.91 | 2005 | ||
87 | Dominican Republic | 69.9 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 69.86 | 2008 | |||
88 | Honduras | 69.86 | 2008 | ||
89 | Paraguay | 69.84 | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 69.81 | 2008 | |||
90 | Bulgaria | 69.78 | 2008 | ||
91 | Romania | 69.71 | 2008 | ||
92 | Philippines | 69.65 | 2008 | ||
93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.56 | 2008 | ||
94 | Turkey | 69.51 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 69.42 | 2008 | |||
95 | Colombia | 69.38 | 2008 | ||
96 | Mauritius | 69.2 | 2008 | ||
97 | Tonga | 69.12 | 2008 | ||
98 | Morocco | 69.1 | 2008 | ||
99 | Indonesia | 68.84 | 2008 | ||
100 | Brazil | 68.83 | 2008 | ||
101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.8 | 2002 | ||
102 | Estonia | 68.7 | 2008 | ||
103 | Samoa | 68.68 | 2008 | ||
104 | Jamaica | 68.57 | 2008 | ||
105 | Cape Verde | 68.44 | 2008 | ||
106 | Vanuatu | 68.4 | 2008 | ||
107 | Georgia | 68.15 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 68.09 | 2008 | |||
108 | Azerbaijan | 67.89 | 2008 | ||
109 | Seychelles | 67.7 | 2008 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 67.04 | 2008 | |||
110 | Latvia | 66.97 | 2008 | ||
111 | Guatemala | 66.9 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 66.89 | 2008 | |||
112 | Fiji | 66.66 | 2008 | ||
113 | El Salvador | 66.62 | 2008 | ||
114 | Palau | 66.3 | 2005 | ||
115 | Lithuania | 66.29 | 2008 | ||
116 | Pakistan | 66.21 | 2008 | ||
117 | Greenland | 66.12 | 2008 | ||
118 | Nepal | 66.03 | 2008 | ||
119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.87 | 2008 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 65.85 | 2000 | |||
120 | Thailand | 65.77 | 2008 | ||
121 | Suriname | 65.5 | 2008 | ||
122 | Solomon Islands | 65.34 | 2008 | ||
123 | Bangladesh | 65.13 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 65.05 | 2008 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 65 | 2008 | |||
124 | Belarus | 64.99 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 64.81 | 2008 | |||
125 | Moldova | 64.74 | 2008 | ||
126 | Uzbekistan | 64.66 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 64.48 | 2008 | |||
127 | Bhutan | 64.34 | 2008 | ||
128 | Guyana | 64.27 | 2008 | ||
129 | Iraq | 64.24 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 64.14 | 2008 | |||
130 | Tajikistan | 64.13 | 2008 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 63.92 | 2008 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 63.89 | 2008 | |||
131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.65 | 2008 | ||
=132 | Bolivia | 63.59 | 2008 | ||
=132 | Laos | 63.59 | 2008 | ||
134 | Mongolia | 63.39 | 2008 | ||
135 | Comoros | 63.17 | 2008 | ||
136 | Kyrgyzstan | 62.96 | 2008 | ||
137 | Marshall Islands | 62.8 | 2000 | ||
138 | Ukraine | 62.51 | 2008 | ||
139 | India | 62.26 | 2008 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 62.1 | 2005 | |||
140 | Russia | 61.83 | 2008 | ||
141 | Turkmenistan | 60.83 | 2008 | ||
142 | Togo | 60.81 | 2008 | ||
143 | Kazakhstan | 60.69 | 2008 | ||
=144 | East Timor | 60.26 | 2008 | ||
=144 | Benin | 60.26 | 2008 | ||
146 | Namibia | 60.14 | 2008 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 60.06 | 2006 | |||
147 | Haiti | 59.46 | 2008 | ||
148 | Burma | 59.39 | 2008 | ||
149 | Cambodia | 59.19 | 2008 | ||
150 | Gabon | 59.14 | 2008 | ||
151 | Papua New Guinea | 58.98 | 2008 | ||
152 | Kiribati | 58.9 | 2005 | ||
153 | Madagascar | 58.76 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 58.56 | 2008 | |||
154 | Eritrea | 57.18 | 2008 | ||
155 | Liberia | 56.93 | 2008 | ||
156 | Sudan | 56.64 | 2008 | ||
157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.18 | 2008 | ||
158 | Guinea | 55.85 | 2008 | ||
159 | Ghana | 55.73 | 2008 | ||
160 | Tanzania | 54.88 | 2008 | ||
161 | Mauritania | 54.82 | 2008 | ||
162 | The Gambia | 54.33 | 2008 | ||
163 | Botswana | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
164 | Senegal | 54.11 | 2008 | ||
165 | Djibouti | 54.04 | 2008 | ||
166 | Kenya | 53.84 | 2008 | ||
167 | Ethiopia | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 53.29 | 2008 | |||
168 | Congo, Republic of the | 52.61 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 52.59 | 2008 | |||
=169 | Malawi | 52.1 | 2008 | ||
=169 | Uganda | 52.1 | 2008 | ||
171 | Burkina Faso | 51.72 | 2008 | ||
172 | Niger | 50.54 | 2008 | ||
173 | Cameroon | 50.52 | 2008 | ||
174 | South Africa | 49.97 | 2008 | ||
175 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.07 | 2008 | ||
176 | Burundi | 49 | 2008 | ||
177 | Somalia | 48.43 | 2008 | ||
178 | Rwanda | 48.39 | 2008 | ||
179 | Mali | 47.75 | 2008 | ||
180 | Chad | 47.48 | 2008 | ||
181 | Nigeria | 47.41 | 2008 | ||
182 | Mozambique | 47.11 | 2008 | ||
183 | Swaziland | 46.39 | 2008 | ||
184 | Sierra Leone | 46.36 | 2008 | ||
185 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
186 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.11 | 2008 | ||
187 | Central African Republic | 45.48 | 2008 | ||
188 | Angola | 45.09 | 2008 | ||
189 | Zambia | 44.91 | 2008 | ||
190 | Lesotho | 44.45 | 2008 | ||
191 | Zimbabwe | 43.91 | 2008 |