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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2015, at 82.8 years. South Sudan had the lowest, at 36.9 years. The median was 70.1 years and the figure for the World was 69.6 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest82.8Monaco
Lowest36.9South Sudan
Median70.1215 countries
World69.6History

Top 40 countries, 2015

Monaco: 82.8 yearsMonaco82.8San Marino: 82.7 yearsSan Marino82.7Andorra: 82.6 yearsAndorra82.6Hong Kong: 81.4 yearsHong Kong81.4United Arab Emirates: 81.3 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.3Iceland: 81.2 yearsIceland81.2Qatar: 81.1 yearsQatar81.1Liechtenstein: 80.9 yearsLiechtenstein80.9Switzerland: 80.8 yearsSwitzerland80.8Japan: 80.8 yearsJapan80.8Norway: 80.5 yearsNorway80.5Singapore: 80.5 yearsSingapore80.5Australia: 80.4 yearsAustralia80.4Sweden: 80.4 yearsSweden80.4Italy: 80.3 yearsItaly80.3Macao: 80.2 yearsMacao80.2Israel: 80.1 yearsIsrael80.1Spain: 80.1 yearsSpain80.1Luxembourg: 80 yearsLuxembourg80Gibraltar: 79.9 yearsGibraltar79.9French Polynesia: 79.9 yearsFrench Polynesia79.9New Zealand: 79.9 yearsNew Zealand79.9Netherlands: 79.9 yearsNetherlands79.9Canada: 79.9 yearsCanada79.9Malta: 79.7 yearsMalta79.7Ireland: 79.6 yearsIreland79.6Faroe Islands: 79.5 yearsFaroe Islands79.5Bahrain: 79.5 yearsBahrain79.5France: 79.2 yearsFrance79.2United Kingdom: 79.2 yearsUnited Kingdom79.2Cyprus: 79.2 yearsCyprus79.2South Korea: 79 yearsSouth Korea79Austria: 78.8 yearsAustria78.8Denmark: 78.8 yearsDenmark78.8Belgium: 78.7 yearsBelgium78.7Finland: 78.7 yearsFinland78.7Isle of Man: 78.6 yearsIsle of Man78.6Greece: 78.5 yearsGreece78.5Germany: 78.3 yearsGermany78.3Portugal: 78.1 yearsPortugal78.1
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
years		Change on 2014
1Monaco82.8+0.4
2San Marino82.7+0.2
3Andorra82.6+0.1
4Hong Kong81.4+0.2
5United Arab Emirates81.30
6Iceland81.2-0.1
7Qatar81.1+0.4
8Liechtenstein80.9-0.1
9Switzerland80.8-0.3
10Japan80.8+0.3
11Norway80.5+0.4
11Singapore80.5+0.2
13Australia80.4+0.1
13Sweden80.40
15Italy80.3-0.4
16Macao80.2+0.3
17Israel80.1-0.2
17Spain80.1-0.3
19Luxembourg80+0.6
20Gibraltar79.90
21French Polynesia79.9+0.2
22New Zealand79.9+0.2
23Netherlands79.9-0.1
24Canada79.9+0.1
25Malta79.70
26Ireland79.6+0.3
27Faroe Islands79.5+0.2
28Bahrain79.5+0.1
29France79.2-0.3
29United Kingdom79.2-0.3
31Cyprus79.2+0.1
32South Korea79+0.4
33Austria78.8-0.3
33Denmark78.8+0.1
35Belgium78.7-0.1
35Finland78.7+0.3
37Isle of Man78.60
38Greece78.5-0.3
39Germany78.3-0.4
40Portugal78.1+0.1
41Kuwait78.1+0.3
42Oman77.9+0.3
43Slovenia77.8-0.4
44Chile77.7+0.3
45Costa Rica77.5-0
46Maldives77.5+0.5
47Puerto Rico77.2+0.7
48Saudi Arabia76.6+0.8
49Bermuda76.4+0.3
50Saint Martin76.30
51United States76.3-0.2
52Albania76.3+0.5
53Lebanon76.2+0.1
54Cayman Islands75.7+0.3
55Czechia75.7-0.1
55U.S. Virgin Islands75.7+0.1
57Northern Mariana Islands75.7-0
58Cuba75.6-0.2
59Turks and Caicos Islands75.3+0.1
60Montenegro74.7+0.8
61Panama74.6+0.5
62New Caledonia74.4+0.2
63China74.4+0.2
64Croatia74.3-0.4
65Iran74.1+0.3
66Algeria74+0.1
67British Virgin Islands73.90
68Ecuador73.8+0.2
69Barbados73.8+0.2
70Peru73.6+0.5
71Bosnia and Herzegovina73.50
72Antigua and Barbuda73.5+0.1
73North Macedonia73.50
73Poland73.5-0.2
75Türkiye73.50
76Uruguay73.4+0.1
77Argentina73.4+0.1
78Estonia73.2+0.8
79Colombia73.2+0.2
80Jordan73.1+0.5
81Slovakia73.1-0.2
82Sint Maarten73.1+0.2
83Brunei72.90
84Malaysia72.9-0.1
85Serbia72.80
86Guam72.7-0
87Sri Lanka72.6+0.2
88Palestine72.5+2.4
89Aruba72.5+0.3
90Thailand72.5+0.2
91Tunisia72.40
92Grenada72.4-0.1
93Curaçao72.4-0.1
94Hungary72.30
95Mexico71.90
96Brazil71.8+0.4
97Armenia71.7-0.1
98Romania71.4+0.1
99Bulgaria71.2+0.1
100Morocco71.2+0.4
101Mauritius71.1+0.1
102Paraguay70.60
103Cape Verde70.4+0.3
104North Korea70.4+0.5
105American Samoa70.3-0
106Bahamas70.3-0.2
107Jamaica70.1-0.2
107Seychelles70.1+1.7
109Nicaragua70.1+0.1
110Saint Lucia70+0.3
111Trinidad and Tobago69.9-0.1
112Dominican Republic69.70
112Latvia69.7+0.6
114Bhutan69.4+0.3
115Lithuania69.20
116Vietnam69.10
117Azerbaijan69.1+0.3
118Samoa690
119Honduras69+0.3
120Belize68.9+0.2
121Venezuela68.9+0.3
122Greenland68.7+0.5
123Bangladesh68.7+0.5
124Belarus68.6+0.8
125Libya68.6+0.4
126Uzbekistan68.5+0.4
127Georgia68.50
128Tonga68.4+0.1
129Guatemala68.30
130Vanuatu68.2+0.1
131Solomon Islands67.9+0.5
132India67.8+0.4
133Egypt67.8+0.2
134Iraq67.8+0.3
135Saint Kitts and Nevis67.8-0.1
136Dominica67.8-0.9
137Ukraine67.7+1
138Indonesia67.6+0.2
139Suriname67.5+0.3
140Saint Vincent and the Grenadines67.4-0
141Kazakhstan67.2+0.7
142Tajikistan67.2-0.1
143Cambodia66.9+0.3
144Kyrgyzstan66.7+0.2
145Philippines66.3+0.2
146Nepal66.1-0.3
147Palau66.1+0.1
148Mongolia66+0.1
149El Salvador66-0.3
150Russia65.9+0.6
151Turkmenistan65.7+0.1
152Moldova65.6-0.2
153Bolivia65+0.2
154Laos64.6+0.3
155Senegal64.6+0.5
156Mauritania64.6+0.3
157Gabon64.2+0.3
158Guyana64.2+0.4
159Fiji64.2-0.1
160Kiribati64-0.1
161Yemen64-2
162Eritrea63.9+0.3
163Timor-Leste63.8+0.3
164Pakistan63.5+0.3
165Marshall Islands63.4+0.2
166Rwanda63.2+0.3
167São Tomé and Príncipe63.1+0.5
168Comoros62.7+0.3
169Micronesia62.50
170Myanmar62.4+0.3
171Republic of the Congo62.2+0.3
172Tuvalu62.10
173Papua New Guinea62.1+0.2
174Madagascar61.8+0.1
175Sudan61.7+0.4
176Gambia61.7+0.4
177Tanzania61.6+0.5
178Ghana61.3+0.3
179Botswana61.2+1
180Uganda61.2+0.7
181Ethiopia61+0.5
182South Africa60.8+0.9
183Haiti60.6+0.2
184Djibouti60.4+0.4
185Afghanistan60.4-0.1
186Kenya60.3+0.2
187Malawi59.4+0.6
188Equatorial Guinea59.1+0.4
189Togo58.9+0.5
190Angola58.7+0.6
191Zambia58.5+0.5
192Burundi58.3+0.2
193Nauru58.2+0.1
194Benin58.1+0.1
195Liberia58.1+0.1
196Niger580
197Guinea-Bissau57.9+0.6
198Cameroon57.8+0.5
199Zimbabwe57.3+0.8
200Syria57.2-3.4
201Burkina Faso57.1+0.4
202Democratic Republic of the Congo56.9+0.4
203Namibia56.8+0.6
204Mali56.8+0.4
205Côte d’Ivoire56.7+0.5
206Guinea56.6+0.4
207Mozambique56.4+0.6
208Sierra Leone54.5+1.1
209Somalia53+0.6
210Eswatini52.6+1.3
211Nigeria51.6+0.1
212Chad50.1+0.1
213Central African Republic49.7+14
214Lesotho49.3+1
215South Sudan36.9-5.8

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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 82.8 years in 2015, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

South Sudan, with 36.9 years in 2015.

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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