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Male life expectancy at birth in World

Male life expectancy at birth in the World was 71 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 from 2022.

2023, years71
Change on 2022+0.4
Series high712023
Series low491960

Male life expectancy at birth in World, 1960 to 2023

4550556065707519601970198019902000201020231960: 49 years1961: 50.9 years1962: 53.3 years1963: 53.6 years1964: 54.1 years1965: 53.8 years1966: 54.4 years1967: 54.8 years1968: 55.2 years1969: 55.6 years1970: 55.8 years1971: 55.8 years1972: 56.7 years1973: 57.2 years1974: 57.5 years1975: 58 years1976: 58.3 years1977: 58.8 years1978: 59.2 years1979: 59.6 years1980: 59.9 years1981: 60.2 years1982: 60.5 years1983: 60.8 years1984: 61.1 years1985: 61.4 years1986: 61.8 years1987: 62.1 years1988: 62.3 years1989: 62.6 years1990: 62.8 years1991: 63 years1992: 63.2 years1993: 63.4 years1994: 63.6 years1995: 63.8 years1996: 64.2 years1997: 64.5 years1998: 64.8 years1999: 65 years2000: 65.4 years2001: 65.7 years2002: 65.9 years2003: 66.2 years2004: 66.5 years2005: 66.8 years2006: 67.1 years2007: 67.5 years2008: 67.7 years2009: 68 years2010: 68.4 years2011: 68.6 years2012: 68.9 years2013: 69.2 years2014: 69.4 years2015: 69.6 years2016: 69.8 years2017: 70 years2018: 70.3 years2019: 70.5 years2020: 69.7 years2021: 68.8 years2022: 70.6 years2023: 71 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202371
202270.6
202168.8
202069.7
201970.5
201870.3
201770
201669.8
201569.6
201469.4
201369.2
201268.9
201168.6
201068.4
200968
200867.7
200767.5
200667.1
200566.8
200466.5
200366.2
200265.9
200165.7
200065.4
199965
199864.8
199764.5
199664.2
199563.8
199463.6
199363.4
199263.2
199163
199062.8
198962.6
198862.3
198762.1
198661.8
198561.4
198461.1
198360.8
198260.5
198160.2
198059.9
197959.6
197859.2
197758.8
197658.3
197558
197457.5
197357.2
197256.7
197155.8
197055.8
196955.6
196855.2
196754.8
196654.4
196553.8
196454.1
196353.6
196253.3
196150.9
196049

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in World?

Male life expectancy at birth in the World was 71 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 from 2022.

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World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in World?

71 years in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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