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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

San Marino had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2014, at 82.5 years. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 35.7 years. The median was 69.9 years and the figure for the World was 69.4 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest82.5San Marino
Lowest35.7Central African Republic
Median69.9215 countries
World69.4History

Top 40 countries, 2014

San Marino: 82.5 yearsSan Marino82.5Andorra: 82.5 yearsAndorra82.5Monaco: 82.5 yearsMonaco82.5Iceland: 81.3 yearsIceland81.3United Arab Emirates: 81.3 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.3Hong Kong: 81.2 yearsHong Kong81.2Switzerland: 81.1 yearsSwitzerland81.1Liechtenstein: 81 yearsLiechtenstein81Qatar: 80.7 yearsQatar80.7Italy: 80.7 yearsItaly80.7Japan: 80.5 yearsJapan80.5Spain: 80.4 yearsSpain80.4Sweden: 80.4 yearsSweden80.4Australia: 80.3 yearsAustralia80.3Israel: 80.3 yearsIsrael80.3Singapore: 80.3 yearsSingapore80.3Norway: 80.1 yearsNorway80.1Netherlands: 80 yearsNetherlands80Gibraltar: 79.9 yearsGibraltar79.9Macao: 79.9 yearsMacao79.9Canada: 79.8 yearsCanada79.8New Zealand: 79.7 yearsNew Zealand79.7French Polynesia: 79.7 yearsFrench Polynesia79.7Malta: 79.7 yearsMalta79.7France: 79.5 yearsFrance79.5United Kingdom: 79.5 yearsUnited Kingdom79.5Bahrain: 79.4 yearsBahrain79.4Luxembourg: 79.4 yearsLuxembourg79.4Faroe Islands: 79.3 yearsFaroe Islands79.3Ireland: 79.3 yearsIreland79.3Austria: 79.1 yearsAustria79.1Cyprus: 79.1 yearsCyprus79.1Belgium: 78.8 yearsBelgium78.8Greece: 78.8 yearsGreece78.8Denmark: 78.7 yearsDenmark78.7Germany: 78.7 yearsGermany78.7South Korea: 78.6 yearsSouth Korea78.6Isle of Man: 78.6 yearsIsle of Man78.6Finland: 78.4 yearsFinland78.4Slovenia: 78.2 yearsSlovenia78.2
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014
years		Change on 2013
1San Marino82.5+0.2
2Andorra82.5+0.1
3Monaco82.5-0
4Iceland81.3+0.8
5United Arab Emirates81.30
6Hong Kong81.2+0.1
7Switzerland81.1+0.4
8Liechtenstein81+0.3
9Qatar80.7+0.4
10Italy80.7+0.4
11Japan80.5+0.3
12Spain80.4+0.2
12Sweden80.4+0.2
14Australia80.3+0.2
14Israel80.30
14Singapore80.3+0.2
17Norway80.1+0.3
18Netherlands80+0.5
19Gibraltar79.9+0.1
20Macao79.9+0.3
21Canada79.80
22New Zealand79.7+0.1
23French Polynesia79.7+0.2
24Malta79.7+0.1
25France79.5+0.5
25United Kingdom79.5+0.3
27Bahrain79.4+0.2
28Luxembourg79.4-0.4
29Faroe Islands79.3+0.3
30Ireland79.3+0.4
31Austria79.1+0.5
32Cyprus79.1+0.1
33Belgium78.8+0.7
33Greece78.8+0.1
35Denmark78.7+0.4
35Germany78.7+0.6
37South Korea78.6+0.5
38Isle of Man78.6+0.1
39Finland78.4+0.4
40Slovenia78.2+1
41Portugal78+0.4
42Kuwait77.8+0.4
43Oman77.6+0.4
44Costa Rica77.60
45Chile77.4+0.1
46Maldives77+0.4
47United States76.5+0.1
48Puerto Rico76.5-0.5
49Saint Martin76.3+0.1
50Bermuda76.1+0.3
51Lebanon76.1+0.1
52Albania75.8+0.2
53Saudi Arabia75.8+0.7
54Czechia75.8+0.6
55Cuba75.7-0.3
56Northern Mariana Islands75.7-0.1
57U.S. Virgin Islands75.6+0.2
58Cayman Islands75.4+0.2
59Turks and Caicos Islands75.2+0.1
60Croatia74.7+0.3
61New Caledonia74.2+0.2
62Panama74.1+0.2
63China74.1+0.2
64Montenegro73.9-0.2
65British Virgin Islands73.90
66Algeria73.9+0.2
67Iran73.8+0.3
68Poland73.7+0.7
69Ecuador73.7+0.4
70Barbados73.6+0.1
71Bosnia and Herzegovina73.5+0.1
72North Macedonia73.5+0.1
73Türkiye73.4+0.3
74Antigua and Barbuda73.4-0.1
75Argentina73.3+0.3
76Slovakia73.3+0.4
77Uruguay73.3+0.3
78Peru73.1+0.7
79Colombia73+0.2
80Malaysia73-0.1
81Brunei72.90
82Sint Maarten72.9+0.4
83Serbia72.8+0.2
84Guam72.7-0
85Jordan72.7+0.3
86Grenada72.5-0
87Curaçao72.50
88Tunisia72.4+0.1
89Estonia72.4-0.4
90Sri Lanka72.3+0.2
91Hungary72.3+0.1
92Thailand72.3+0.3
93Aruba72.2+0.2
94Mexico71.9+0.2
95Armenia71.8+0.3
96Brazil71.5+0.2
97Romania71.3-0.3
98Bulgaria71.1-0.2
99Mauritius71+0.3
100Morocco70.8+0.4
101Paraguay70.60
102Bahamas70.40
103American Samoa70.3-0
104Jamaica70.3-0.1
105Palestine70.1-2.1
106Cape Verde70.1+0.4
107North Korea70+0.8
108Trinidad and Tobago69.9+0.1
109Nicaragua69.9+0.4
110Saint Lucia69.7-0.2
111Dominican Republic69.7+0.2
112Lithuania69.2+0.7
113Latvia69.1-0.2
113Vietnam69.1+0.1
115Bhutan69.1+0.4
116Samoa690
117Azerbaijan68.8+0.6
118Belize68.8+0.1
119Honduras68.7+0.2
120Dominica68.7-0.1
121Venezuela68.6-0.3
122Georgia68.5+0.2
123Seychelles68.4-1.5
124Tonga68.3+0.1
125Guatemala68.3+0.1
126Greenland68.2+0.3
127Libya68.2-1.8
128Bangladesh68.2+0.5
129Vanuatu68.1+0.1
130Uzbekistan68.1+0.3
131Saint Kitts and Nevis67.9-0.2
132Belarus67.8+0.5
133Egypt67.6+0.3
134Solomon Islands67.50
135Iraq67.4+0.7
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines67.4+0.2
137India67.4+0.4
138Indonesia67.4+0.2
139Tajikistan67.2+0.1
140Suriname67.2+0.2
141Cambodia66.6+0.3
142Ukraine66.6+0.3
143Kazakhstan66.5+0.8
144Kyrgyzstan66.5+0.2
145Nepal66.5+0.2
146El Salvador66.3-0.2
147Philippines66.10
148Palau66+0.1
149Yemen66-0
150Mongolia65.9+0.5
151Moldova65.8-0.1
152Turkmenistan65.60
153Russia65.3+0.2
154Bolivia64.8+0.2
155Fiji64.3-0.3
156Laos64.3+0.7
157Mauritania64.2+0.4
158Kiribati64.1-0
159Senegal64+0.4
160Gabon63.9+0.3
161Guyana63.8+0.5
162Eritrea63.5+0.5
163Timor-Leste63.5+0.3
164Marshall Islands63.3+0.2
165Pakistan63.2+0.2
166Rwanda62.9+0.3
167São Tomé and Príncipe62.7+0.5
168Micronesia62.5+0.1
169Comoros62.4+0.2
170Tuvalu62.1+0.1
171Myanmar62.1+0.3
172Republic of the Congo62+0.4
173Papua New Guinea61.9+0.2
174Madagascar61.7+0.1
175Gambia61.3+0.3
176Sudan61.3+0.7
177Tanzania61.1+0.4
178Ghana61+0.3
179Syria60.6+0.3
180Afghanistan60.5-0
181Uganda60.5+0.6
182Ethiopia60.4+0.6
183Haiti60.4+0.3
184Botswana60.2+1
185Djibouti60.1+0.2
186Kenya60.1+0.2
187South Africa59.9+0.7
188Malawi58.8+0.7
189Equatorial Guinea58.7+0.4
190Togo58.5+0.4
191Burundi58.2+0.5
192Nauru58.2+0.1
193Zambia58.1+0.5
194Angola58.1+0.7
195Liberia58.1-0.8
196Benin58+0.1
197Niger57.9+0.3
198Guinea-Bissau57.3+0.6
199Cameroon57.2+0.2
200Burkina Faso56.7+0.4
201Zimbabwe56.6+1.2
202Democratic Republic of the Congo56.5+0.4
203Mali56.5+0.5
204Namibia56.3+0.9
205Côte d’Ivoire56.3+0.8
206Guinea56.2+0.1
207Mozambique55.8+0.6
208Sierra Leone53.4+0.3
209Somalia52.4+0.3
210Nigeria51.6+0.1
211Eswatini51.3+1.3
212Chad50-0
213Lesotho48.3+1.2
214South Sudan42.7-14.1
215Central African Republic35.7-11.2

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

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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?

San Marino, with 82.5 years in 2014, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

The Central African Republic, with 35.7 years in 2014.

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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