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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2013, at 82.5 years. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 46.9 years. The median was 69.9 years and the figure for the World was 69.2 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest82.5Monaco
Lowest46.9Central African Republic
Median69.9215 countries
World69.2History

Top 40 countries, 2013

Monaco: 82.5 yearsMonaco82.5Andorra: 82.4 yearsAndorra82.4San Marino: 82.3 yearsSan Marino82.3United Arab Emirates: 81.3 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.3Hong Kong: 81.1 yearsHong Kong81.1Liechtenstein: 80.7 yearsLiechtenstein80.7Switzerland: 80.7 yearsSwitzerland80.7Iceland: 80.5 yearsIceland80.5Israel: 80.3 yearsIsrael80.3Italy: 80.3 yearsItaly80.3Qatar: 80.3 yearsQatar80.3Japan: 80.2 yearsJapan80.2Spain: 80.2 yearsSpain80.2Sweden: 80.2 yearsSweden80.2Australia: 80.1 yearsAustralia80.1Singapore: 80.1 yearsSingapore80.1Gibraltar: 79.9 yearsGibraltar79.9Luxembourg: 79.8 yearsLuxembourg79.8Norway: 79.8 yearsNorway79.8Canada: 79.7 yearsCanada79.7Macao: 79.6 yearsMacao79.6Malta: 79.6 yearsMalta79.6New Zealand: 79.6 yearsNew Zealand79.6French Polynesia: 79.5 yearsFrench Polynesia79.5Netherlands: 79.5 yearsNetherlands79.5United Kingdom: 79.2 yearsUnited Kingdom79.2Bahrain: 79.2 yearsBahrain79.2Faroe Islands: 79 yearsFaroe Islands79France: 79 yearsFrance79Cyprus: 79 yearsCyprus79Ireland: 78.9 yearsIreland78.9Greece: 78.7 yearsGreece78.7Austria: 78.6 yearsAustria78.6Isle of Man: 78.5 yearsIsle of Man78.5Denmark: 78.3 yearsDenmark78.3Belgium: 78.1 yearsBelgium78.1Germany: 78.1 yearsGermany78.1South Korea: 78.1 yearsSouth Korea78.1Finland: 78 yearsFinland78Portugal: 77.6 yearsPortugal77.6
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
years		Change on 2012
1Monaco82.5-0.2
2Andorra82.4+0.1
3San Marino82.3+0.3
4United Arab Emirates81.30
5Hong Kong81.1+0.4
6Liechtenstein80.7+1
6Switzerland80.7+0.1
8Iceland80.5-1.1
9Israel80.3+0.4
9Italy80.3+0.5
11Qatar80.3+0.5
12Japan80.2+0.3
13Spain80.2+0.7
13Sweden80.2+0.3
15Australia80.1+0.2
15Singapore80.1+0.3
17Gibraltar79.90
18Luxembourg79.8+0.7
18Norway79.8+0.3
20Canada79.7+0.1
21Macao79.6+0.3
21Malta79.6+1
21New Zealand79.6-0.1
24French Polynesia79.5+0.2
24Netherlands79.5+0.2
26United Kingdom79.2+0.1
27Bahrain79.2+0.4
28Faroe Islands79+0.3
29France79+0.3
30Cyprus79+0.3
31Ireland78.9+0.2
32Greece78.7+0.7
33Austria78.6+0.2
34Isle of Man78.5+0.1
35Denmark78.3+0.2
36Belgium78.1+0.3
36Germany78.10
36South Korea78.1+0.5
39Finland78+0.3
40Portugal77.6+0.3
41Costa Rica77.5+0.2
42Kuwait77.4+0.4
43Chile77.3+0.4
44Slovenia77.2+0.1
45Oman77.1+0.5
46Puerto Rico77+1.2
47Maldives76.6+0.3
48United States76.40
49Saint Martin76.1+0.2
50Cuba76-0.2
51Lebanon76+0.1
52Bermuda75.8+0.2
53Northern Mariana Islands75.8-0.1
54Albania75.70
55U.S. Virgin Islands75.4+0.2
56Czechia75.2+0.1
57Cayman Islands75.2+0.5
58Saudi Arabia75.1+0.5
59Turks and Caicos Islands75.1+0.1
60Croatia74.4+0.5
61Montenegro74.1-0.2
62New Caledonia74+0.3
63Panama74+0.4
64China73.9+0.3
65British Virgin Islands73.80
66Algeria73.7+0.2
67Antigua and Barbuda73.5-0.1
68Barbados73.5+0.1
69Iran73.5+0.3
70Bosnia and Herzegovina73.4+0.2
71North Macedonia73.4+0.4
72Ecuador73.2+0.5
73Malaysia73.1-0.1
74Türkiye73.1+0.6
75Poland73+0.4
76Uruguay73+0.3
77Argentina73+0.1
78Slovakia72.9+0.4
79Brunei72.90
80Colombia72.8+0.3
81Estonia72.8+1.4
82Guam72.7+0.1
83Serbia72.6+0.3
84Grenada72.50
85Sint Maarten72.5+0.3
86Curaçao72.4+0.2
87Peru72.4+0.6
88Jordan72.3+0.2
89Tunisia72.3+0.1
90Hungary72.2+0.6
91Palestine72.2+0.4
92Sri Lanka72.2+0.4
93Aruba72+0.4
94Thailand72+0.3
95Mexico71.7+0.2
96Romania71.6+0.7
97Armenia71.5+0.6
98Bulgaria71.3+0.4
99Brazil71.2+0.3
100Mauritius70.7+0.3
101Paraguay70.5+0.1
102Morocco70.4+0.4
103American Samoa70.4+0.1
104Bahamas70.4+0.2
105Jamaica70.3+0.1
106Libya70+0.2
107Saint Lucia70-0.4
108Seychelles69.9+0.6
109Trinidad and Tobago69.8+0.3
110Cape Verde69.7+0.2
111Nicaragua69.5+0.1
112Dominican Republic69.5+0.3
113Latvia69.3+0.4
114North Korea69.2+0.7
115Vietnam69+0.1
116Samoa69+0.1
117Venezuela68.9+0.1
118Dominica68.8-0.1
119Bhutan68.7+0.4
120Belize68.7+0.1
121Lithuania68.5+0.1
122Honduras68.4+0.3
123Georgia68.3+0.4
124Azerbaijan68.2+0.2
125Tonga68.2+0.1
126Guatemala68.2+0.2
127Saint Kitts and Nevis68.1-0.2
128Vanuatu68+0.1
129Greenland68+0.2
130Uzbekistan67.8+0.2
131Bangladesh67.7+0.4
132Solomon Islands67.5+0.1
133Belarus67.3+0.7
134Egypt67.3+0.2
135Saint Vincent and the Grenadines67.2-0.6
136Indonesia67.2+0.2
137Tajikistan67.1+0.6
138India67+0.4
139Suriname66.9+0.2
140Iraq66.7+0.1
141El Salvador66.5-0.5
142Ukraine66.3+0.4
143Cambodia66.3+0.3
144Kyrgyzstan66.3+0.2
145Nepal66.2+0.3
146Philippines66.1+0.1
147Yemen66+0.5
148Palau65.9+0.2
149Moldova65.9-0.1
150Kazakhstan65.7+0.9
151Turkmenistan65.6-0
152Mongolia65.4+0.5
153Russia65.1+0.6
154Fiji64.6+1
155Bolivia64.6+0.2
156Kiribati64.1-0
157Mauritania63.9+0.1
158Gabon63.7+0.3
159Senegal63.6+0.4
160Laos63.6+0.6
161Guyana63.3+0.1
162Timor-Leste63.1+0.3
163Marshall Islands63.1+0.2
164Pakistan63+0.2
165Eritrea63+0.2
166Rwanda62.6+0.3
167Micronesia62.3+0.1
168São Tomé and Príncipe62.2+0.3
169Comoros62.2+0.4
170Tuvalu62.10
171Myanmar61.8+0.4
172Papua New Guinea61.7+0.2
173Madagascar61.6+0.1
174Republic of the Congo61.6+0.2
175Gambia61+0.4
176Tanzania60.8+0.4
177Ghana60.7+0.3
178Sudan60.6-0.3
179Afghanistan60.5+0.4
180Syria60.3-1.4
181Haiti60.1+0.3
182Uganda59.9+0.7
183Kenya59.9+0.1
184Djibouti59.8+0.4
185Ethiopia59.8+0.6
186South Africa59.2+0.5
187Botswana59.2+0.9
188Liberia58.8+0.2
189Equatorial Guinea58.3+0.5
190Malawi58.1+0.7
191Togo58+0.4
192Nauru58+0.2
193Benin57.9+0.3
194Niger57.7+0.3
195Burundi57.6+0.6
196Zambia57.6+0.7
197Angola57.4+0.7
198Cameroon57+0.5
199South Sudan56.8-0.1
200Guinea-Bissau56.8+0.6
201Burkina Faso56.3+0.4
202Democratic Republic of the Congo56.1+0.4
203Guinea56.1+0.3
204Mali56+0.3
205Côte d’Ivoire55.5+0.4
206Namibia55.4+0.7
206Zimbabwe55.4+1.3
208Mozambique55.2+0.6
209Sierra Leone53.1+0.9
210Somalia52.1+4.8
211Nigeria51.5+0.1
212Eswatini50.1+1.2
213Chad50+0.3
214Lesotho47.2+1.3
215Central African Republic46.9-3

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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 82.5 years in 2013, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

The Central African Republic, with 46.9 years in 2013.

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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