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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2012, at 82.6 years. Lesotho had the lowest, at 45.8 years. The median was 69.5 years and the figure for the World was 68.9 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest82.6Monaco
Lowest45.8Lesotho
Median69.5215 countries
World68.9History

Top 40 countries, 2012

Monaco: 82.6 yearsMonaco82.6Andorra: 82.3 yearsAndorra82.3San Marino: 81.9 yearsSan Marino81.9Iceland: 81.6 yearsIceland81.6United Arab Emirates: 81.2 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.2Hong Kong: 80.7 yearsHong Kong80.7Switzerland: 80.6 yearsSwitzerland80.6Japan: 79.9 yearsJapan79.9Australia: 79.9 yearsAustralia79.9Israel: 79.9 yearsIsrael79.9Sweden: 79.9 yearsSweden79.9Gibraltar: 79.8 yearsGibraltar79.8Qatar: 79.8 yearsQatar79.8Italy: 79.8 yearsItaly79.8Singapore: 79.8 yearsSingapore79.8Liechtenstein: 79.7 yearsLiechtenstein79.7New Zealand: 79.7 yearsNew Zealand79.7Canada: 79.6 yearsCanada79.6Norway: 79.5 yearsNorway79.5Spain: 79.5 yearsSpain79.5Macao: 79.3 yearsMacao79.3Netherlands: 79.3 yearsNetherlands79.3French Polynesia: 79.3 yearsFrench Polynesia79.3Luxembourg: 79.1 yearsLuxembourg79.1United Kingdom: 79.1 yearsUnited Kingdom79.1Bahrain: 78.8 yearsBahrain78.8Faroe Islands: 78.7 yearsFaroe Islands78.7Cyprus: 78.7 yearsCyprus78.7France: 78.7 yearsFrance78.7Ireland: 78.7 yearsIreland78.7Malta: 78.6 yearsMalta78.6Austria: 78.4 yearsAustria78.4Isle of Man: 78.4 yearsIsle of Man78.4Denmark: 78.1 yearsDenmark78.1Germany: 78.1 yearsGermany78.1Greece: 78 yearsGreece78Belgium: 77.8 yearsBelgium77.8Finland: 77.7 yearsFinland77.7South Korea: 77.6 yearsSouth Korea77.6Costa Rica: 77.3 yearsCosta Rica77.3
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2012
years		Change on 2011
1Monaco82.6-0.1
2Andorra82.3+0.1
3San Marino81.9+0.3
4Iceland81.6+0.9
5United Arab Emirates81.20
6Hong Kong80.7+0.4
7Switzerland80.6+0.1
8Japan79.9+0.5
9Australia79.9+0.2
9Israel79.90
9Sweden79.90
12Gibraltar79.8+0.2
13Qatar79.8+0.5
14Italy79.8+0.1
14Singapore79.8+0.3
16Liechtenstein79.7+0.2
16New Zealand79.7+0.3
18Canada79.6+0.2
19Norway79.5+0.4
19Spain79.50
21Macao79.30
21Netherlands79.3-0.1
23French Polynesia79.3+0.3
24Luxembourg79.1+0.6
24United Kingdom79.1+0.1
26Bahrain78.8+0.5
27Faroe Islands78.7+0.3
28Cyprus78.7+0.3
29France78.70
29Ireland78.7+0.1
31Malta78.60
32Austria78.4+0.1
33Isle of Man78.4+0.2
34Denmark78.1+0.3
34Germany78.1+0.2
36Greece780
37Belgium77.8-0.2
38Finland77.7+0.4
39South Korea77.6+0.3
40Costa Rica77.3+0.3
41Portugal77.30
42Slovenia77.1+0.3
43Kuwait76.9+0.5
44Chile76.90
45Oman76.6+0.6
46United States76.4+0.1
47Maldives76.3+0.4
48Cuba76.2+0.1
49Saint Martin75.9+0.3
50Northern Mariana Islands75.9-0.1
51Lebanon75.9+0.2
52Puerto Rico75.8+0.7
53Albania75.7-0.1
54Bermuda75.6+0.2
55U.S. Virgin Islands75.2+0.2
56Czechia75.1+0.3
57Turks and Caicos Islands75+0.1
58Cayman Islands74.7+0.6
59Saudi Arabia74.6+0.3
60Montenegro74.3+0.9
61Croatia73.9+0.1
62British Virgin Islands73.80
63New Caledonia73.7+0.3
64China73.6+0.3
65Antigua and Barbuda73.60
66Panama73.6+0.3
67Algeria73.5+0.2
68Barbados73.4+0.2
69Bosnia and Herzegovina73.3+0.1
70Malaysia73.2+0.1
71Iran73.2+0.4
72North Macedonia73-0.1
73Brunei72.90
74Argentina72.9+0.1
75Ecuador72.7+0.5
76Uruguay72.7+0.1
77Guam72.6-0
78Poland72.6+0.1
79Slovakia72.5+0.2
80Colombia72.5+0.5
81Türkiye72.5+0.7
82Grenada72.5+0.1
83Serbia72.3+0.3
84Tunisia72.2+0.1
85Sint Maarten72.2+0.3
86Curaçao72.2+0.4
87Jordan72.1+0.1
88Peru71.8+0.6
89Sri Lanka71.8+0.6
90Palestine71.80
91Thailand71.7+0.2
92Aruba71.7+0.3
93Hungary71.6+0.4
94Mexico71.5+0.2
95Estonia71.40
96Brazil70.9+0.3
97Armenia70.9+0.4
97Bulgaria70.9+0.2
97Romania70.9+0.1
100Paraguay70.4+0.2
101Mauritius70.4+0.7
102Saint Lucia70.4-0
103American Samoa70.30
104Jamaica70.2+0.3
105Bahamas70.2+0.1
106Morocco69.9+0.3
107Libya69.8+3
108Cape Verde69.5+0.4
109Trinidad and Tobago69.5+0.3
110Nicaragua69.4+0.4
111Seychelles69.3+1.6
112Dominican Republic69.2+0.3
113Vietnam69+0.1
114Samoa68.9-0.1
115Latvia68.9+0.3
116Dominica68.9-0.1
117Venezuela68.8+0.1
118Belize68.6+0.1
119North Korea68.5+0.7
120Lithuania68.4+0.3
121Bhutan68.3+0.5
122Saint Kitts and Nevis68.3-0.1
123Honduras68.2+0.3
124Tonga68.1+0.1
125Azerbaijan68.1+0.6
126Guatemala68+0.5
127Georgia67.9-0
127Saint Vincent and the Grenadines67.9-0.2
129Vanuatu67.9+0.1
130Greenland67.7+0.3
131Uzbekistan67.6+0.2
132Solomon Islands67.4+0.2
133Bangladesh67.3+0.4
134Egypt67.1+0.3
135Indonesia67+0.2
136El Salvador67+0.2
137Suriname66.8+0.1
138Belarus66.6+1.9
139Iraq66.6+0.4
140India66.5+0.5
141Tajikistan66.5+0.4
142Kyrgyzstan66.1+0.4
143Cambodia66+0.4
144Philippines66+0.1
145Moldova66+0.1
146Ukraine66+0.4
147Nepal65.9+0.3
148Palau65.8+0.2
149Turkmenistan65.7+0.1
150Yemen65.6+0.1
151Mongolia64.9+0.2
152Kazakhstan64.8+1
153Russia64.6+0.5
154Bolivia64.4+0.3
155Kiribati64.10
156Mauritania63.7+0.1
157Fiji63.7-1.2
158Gabon63.4+0.3
159Senegal63.2+0.4
160Guyana63.2-0.1
161Laos62.9+0.7
162Marshall Islands62.9+0.1
163Timor-Leste62.8+0.4
164Pakistan62.8+0.2
165Eritrea62.8+0.4
166Micronesia62.2+0.1
167Rwanda62.2+0.8
168Tuvalu620
169São Tomé and Príncipe61.9+0.3
170Comoros61.8+0.3
171Syria61.6-8.2
172Papua New Guinea61.5+0.2
173Madagascar61.4+0.1
174Myanmar61.4+0.4
175Republic of the Congo61.4+0.4
176Sudan60.9+0.2
177Gambia60.7+0.3
178Tanzania60.3+0.5
179Ghana60.3+0.3
180Afghanistan60.1+0.5
181Haiti59.8+0.6
182Kenya59.7+0.2
183Djibouti59.5+0.3
184Uganda59.2+0.7
185Ethiopia59.2+0.8
186South Africa58.7+1
187Liberia58.6+0.4
188Botswana58.3+0.8
189Equatorial Guinea57.8+0.4
189Nauru57.8+0.2
191Benin57.6+0.1
192Togo57.6+0.3
193Malawi57.3+0.8
194Niger57.3+0.4
195Burundi57+0.7
196Zambia57+0.8
197South Sudan56.9+0.6
198Angola56.7+0.7
199Cameroon56.5+0.6
200Guinea-Bissau56.2+0.6
201Burkina Faso55.9+0.5
202Guinea55.8+0.3
203Mali55.7+0.3
204Democratic Republic of the Congo55.7+0.4
205Côte d’Ivoire55+0.6
206Namibia54.7+0.9
207Mozambique54.6+0.6
208Zimbabwe54.1+1.6
209Sierra Leone52.2+0.5
210Nigeria51.3+0.2
211Central African Republic49.9+1.4
212Chad49.8+0.4
213Eswatini48.8+1.2
214Somalia47.3+16
215Lesotho45.8+1.3

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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Which country has the highest male life expectancy at birth?

Monaco, with 82.6 years in 2012, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

Lesotho, with 45.8 years in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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