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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2016, at 83.3 years. South Sudan had the lowest, at 33.8 years. The median was 69.9 years and the figure for the World was 69.8 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest83.3Monaco
Lowest33.8South Sudan
Median69.9215 countries
World69.8History

Top 40 countries, 2016

Monaco: 83.3 yearsMonaco83.3San Marino: 82.9 yearsSan Marino82.9Andorra: 82.6 yearsAndorra82.6Switzerland: 81.7 yearsSwitzerland81.7Qatar: 81.4 yearsQatar81.4United Arab Emirates: 81.4 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.4Hong Kong: 81.3 yearsHong Kong81.3Italy: 81 yearsItaly81Japan: 81 yearsJapan81Israel: 80.7 yearsIsrael80.7Norway: 80.7 yearsNorway80.7Singapore: 80.7 yearsSingapore80.7Liechtenstein: 80.6 yearsLiechtenstein80.6Sweden: 80.6 yearsSweden80.6Malta: 80.5 yearsMalta80.5Spain: 80.5 yearsSpain80.5Australia: 80.4 yearsAustralia80.4Iceland: 80.4 yearsIceland80.4Macao: 80.3 yearsMacao80.3French Polynesia: 80.1 yearsFrench Polynesia80.1Luxembourg: 80.1 yearsLuxembourg80.1Gibraltar: 80 yearsGibraltar80Netherlands: 80 yearsNetherlands80New Zealand: 80 yearsNew Zealand80Canada: 79.9 yearsCanada79.9Ireland: 79.8 yearsIreland79.8Faroe Islands: 79.7 yearsFaroe Islands79.7Bahrain: 79.6 yearsBahrain79.6France: 79.5 yearsFrance79.5United Kingdom: 79.4 yearsUnited Kingdom79.4Austria: 79.3 yearsAustria79.3South Korea: 79.3 yearsSouth Korea79.3Cyprus: 79.2 yearsCyprus79.2Belgium: 79 yearsBelgium79Denmark: 79 yearsDenmark79Greece: 78.9 yearsGreece78.9Isle of Man: 78.7 yearsIsle of Man78.7Finland: 78.6 yearsFinland78.6Germany: 78.6 yearsGermany78.6Kuwait: 78.4 yearsKuwait78.4
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
years		Change on 2015
1Monaco83.3+0.5
2San Marino82.9+0.2
3Andorra82.6-0
4Switzerland81.7+0.9
5Qatar81.4+0.3
6United Arab Emirates81.40
7Hong Kong81.3-0.1
8Italy81+0.7
9Japan81+0.2
10Israel80.7+0.6
10Norway80.7+0.2
10Singapore80.7+0.2
13Liechtenstein80.6-0.3
13Sweden80.6+0.2
15Malta80.5+0.8
15Spain80.5+0.4
17Australia80.40
17Iceland80.4-0.8
19Macao80.3+0.1
20French Polynesia80.1+0.2
21Luxembourg80.1+0.1
22Gibraltar80+0.1
23Netherlands80+0.1
23New Zealand80+0.1
25Canada79.9+0.1
26Ireland79.8+0.2
27Faroe Islands79.7+0.2
28Bahrain79.60
29France79.5+0.3
30United Kingdom79.4+0.2
31Austria79.3+0.5
31South Korea79.3+0.3
33Cyprus79.2+0.1
34Belgium79+0.3
34Denmark79+0.2
36Greece78.9+0.4
37Isle of Man78.70
38Finland78.6-0.1
38Germany78.6+0.3
40Kuwait78.4+0.3
41Slovenia78.2+0.4
42Oman78.1+0.2
43Portugal78.10
44Chile78+0.3
45Maldives77.8+0.3
46Costa Rica77.3-0.3
47Saudi Arabia77.2+0.6
48Puerto Rico76.8-0.4
49Bermuda76.7+0.3
50Albania76.7+0.4
51Saint Martin76.3-0
52Lebanon76.20
53Czechia76.1+0.4
53United States76.1-0.2
55Cayman Islands76+0.3
56U.S. Virgin Islands75.9+0.2
57Northern Mariana Islands75.70
58Turks and Caicos Islands75.3+0.1
59Cuba75.3-0.3
60Croatia74.8+0.5
61Panama74.7+0.1
62New Caledonia74.6+0.2
63China74.6+0.2
64Iran74.3+0.2
65Montenegro74.2-0.5
66Algeria74.1+0.1
67British Virgin Islands73.9+0.1
68Poland73.9+0.4
69Barbados73.9+0.1
70Peru73.8+0.2
71Slovakia73.8+0.7
72Ecuador73.8-0.1
73Bosnia and Herzegovina73.7+0.2
74Antigua and Barbuda73.7+0.2
75Jordan73.6+0.5
76Uruguay73.5+0.2
77Türkiye73.50
78North Macedonia73.4-0.1
79Colombia73.3+0.2
80Estonia73.3+0.1
81Serbia73.2+0.4
82Sint Maarten73.2+0.1
83Argentina73-0.3
84Malaysia73+0.1
85Brunei72.90
86Palestine72.9+0.4
87Sri Lanka72.7+0.2
88Guam72.70
89Aruba72.7+0.2
90Thailand72.6+0.2
91Hungary72.6+0.3
92Tunisia72.5+0.1
93Grenada72.3-0.1
94Curaçao72-0.3
95Mexico71.7-0.1
96Brazil71.7-0.1
97Armenia71.6-0.1
97Romania71.6+0.2
99Morocco71.5+0.3
100Bulgaria71.3+0.1
101Mauritius71.2+0.1
102Cape Verde70.8+0.3
103Paraguay70.6-0
104North Korea70.5+0.1
105Bahamas70.4+0.2
106Nicaragua70.4+0.4
107American Samoa70.2-0.1
108Trinidad and Tobago69.90
109Jamaica69.9-0.2
110Latvia69.8+0.1
111Bhutan69.7+0.3
112Azerbaijan69.5+0.4
113Lithuania69.5+0.3
114Saint Lucia69.5-0.5
115Dominican Republic69.4-0.3
116Bangladesh69.2+0.6
117Honduras69.2+0.3
118Vietnam69.20
119Belize69.1+0.2
120Samoa690
121Belarus68.9+0.3
122Greenland68.8+0.1
123Uzbekistan68.7+0.2
124Seychelles68.7-1.4
125Libya68.7+0.1
126Guatemala68.6+0.3
127Dominica68.6+0.8
128Tonga68.5+0.1
129Vanuatu68.5+0.3
130Ukraine68.5+0.8
131Georgia68.3-0.2
132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.3+0.9
133India68.2+0.4
134Egypt68.2+0.4
135Solomon Islands68.2+0.2
136Suriname67.9+0.4
137Kazakhstan67.9+0.6
138Indonesia67.8+0.2
139Saint Kitts and Nevis67.7-0
140Tajikistan67.6+0.5
141Venezuela67.6-1.3
142Cambodia67.1+0.2
143Nepal67.1+1
144Kyrgyzstan67+0.3
145Russia66.5+0.6
146Philippines66.2-0.1
147Palau66.2+0.1
148Turkmenistan65.8+0.1
149El Salvador65.8-0.2
150Moldova65.6-0
151Mongolia65.6-0.4
152Iraq65.3-2.5
153Bolivia65.2+0.2
154Mauritania65+0.4
155Senegal64.9+0.3
156Laos64.9+0.3
157Fiji64.8+0.6
158Guyana64.5+0.3
159Gabon64.5+0.2
160Yemen64.4+0.4
161Eritrea64.1+0.3
162Timor-Leste64+0.3
163Kiribati64-0
164Pakistan63.8+0.3
165Marshall Islands63.6+0.2
166São Tomé and Príncipe63.6+0.4
167Rwanda63.5+0.3
168Comoros63+0.3
169Myanmar62.8+0.4
170Micronesia62.7+0.2
171Republic of the Congo62.4+0.2
172Papua New Guinea62.3+0.2
173Tuvalu62.3+0.1
174Botswana62.2+1
175Gambia62+0.3
176Tanzania62+0.4
177Sudan62+0.3
178Madagascar61.9+0.1
179Uganda61.8+0.6
180Ghana61.6+0.3
181Ethiopia61.4+0.5
182South Africa61.3+0.5
183Djibouti60.9+0.5
184Haiti60.7+0.1
185Afghanistan60.7+0.3
186Kenya60.5+0.2
187Malawi60.1+0.7
188Equatorial Guinea59.5+0.4
189Syria59.5+2.3
190Togo59.4+0.5
191Liberia59.3+1.2
192Angola59.2+0.6
193Burundi59+0.7
194Zambia58.9+0.4
195Guinea-Bissau58.4+0.5
196Nauru58.4+0.1
197Niger58.4+0.4
198Cameroon58.4+0.6
199Benin58.3+0.1
200Zimbabwe57.9+0.6
201Namibia57.5+0.6
202Burkina Faso57.5+0.4
203Democratic Republic of the Congo57.3+0.4
204Mali57.3+0.5
205Guinea57.3+0.6
206Côte d’Ivoire57.2+0.4
207Mozambique57.1+0.6
208Sierra Leone56+1.4
209Eswatini53.7+1.1
210Somalia53.1+0.1
211Nigeria51.9+0.3
212Lesotho50.4+1.1
213Chad50.4+0.3
214Central African Republic48.2-1.5
215South Sudan33.8-3.1

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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 83.3 years in 2016, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

South Sudan, with 33.8 years in 2016.

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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