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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2017, at 83.7 years. South Sudan had the lowest, at 32.4 years. The median was 70.3 years and the figure for the World was 70 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest83.7Monaco
Lowest32.4South Sudan
Median70.3215 countries
World70History

Top 40 countries, 2017

Monaco: 83.7 yearsMonaco83.7San Marino: 83.2 yearsSan Marino83.2Andorra: 82.5 yearsAndorra82.5Hong Kong: 81.9 yearsHong Kong81.9Qatar: 81.7 yearsQatar81.7Liechtenstein: 81.6 yearsLiechtenstein81.6Switzerland: 81.6 yearsSwitzerland81.6United Arab Emirates: 81.4 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.4Iceland: 81.1 yearsIceland81.1Japan: 81.1 yearsJapan81.1Norway: 81 yearsNorway81Singapore: 80.9 yearsSingapore80.9Italy: 80.8 yearsItaly80.8Sweden: 80.8 yearsSweden80.8Israel: 80.6 yearsIsrael80.6Macao: 80.6 yearsMacao80.6Spain: 80.6 yearsSpain80.6Australia: 80.5 yearsAustralia80.5Ireland: 80.4 yearsIreland80.4French Polynesia: 80.4 yearsFrench Polynesia80.4Netherlands: 80.2 yearsNetherlands80.2New Zealand: 80.2 yearsNew Zealand80.2Gibraltar: 80.2 yearsGibraltar80.2Malta: 80 yearsMalta80Faroe Islands: 79.9 yearsFaroe Islands79.9Luxembourg: 79.9 yearsLuxembourg79.9Canada: 79.7 yearsCanada79.7South Korea: 79.7 yearsSouth Korea79.7France: 79.6 yearsFrance79.6Bahrain: 79.5 yearsBahrain79.5United Kingdom: 79.5 yearsUnited Kingdom79.5Austria: 79.4 yearsAustria79.4Cyprus: 79.3 yearsCyprus79.3Belgium: 79.2 yearsBelgium79.2Denmark: 79.2 yearsDenmark79.2Finland: 78.9 yearsFinland78.9Greece: 78.8 yearsGreece78.8Germany: 78.7 yearsGermany78.7Isle of Man: 78.7 yearsIsle of Man78.7Kuwait: 78.7 yearsKuwait78.7
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
years		Change on 2016
1Monaco83.7+0.4
2San Marino83.2+0.2
3Andorra82.5-0.1
4Hong Kong81.9+0.7
5Qatar81.7+0.3
6Liechtenstein81.6+1
6Switzerland81.6-0.1
8United Arab Emirates81.4+0.1
9Iceland81.1+0.7
10Japan81.1+0.1
11Norway81+0.3
12Singapore80.9+0.2
13Italy80.8-0.2
13Sweden80.8+0.2
15Israel80.6-0.1
15Macao80.6+0.3
15Spain80.6+0.1
18Australia80.5+0.1
19Ireland80.4+0.6
20French Polynesia80.4+0.2
21Netherlands80.2+0.2
21New Zealand80.2+0.2
23Gibraltar80.2+0.1
24Malta80-0.5
25Faroe Islands79.9+0.2
26Luxembourg79.9-0.2
27Canada79.7-0.2
28South Korea79.7+0.4
29France79.6+0.1
30Bahrain79.5-0
31United Kingdom79.5+0.1
32Austria79.4+0.1
33Cyprus79.3+0.1
34Belgium79.2+0.2
34Denmark79.2+0.2
36Finland78.9+0.3
37Greece78.8-0.1
38Germany78.7+0.1
39Isle of Man78.70
40Kuwait78.7+0.2
41Chile78.4+0.4
42Portugal78.4+0.3
43Oman78.3+0.2
44Slovenia78.20
45Maldives78.1+0.3
46Saudi Arabia77.6+0.4
47Costa Rica77.30
48Albania77+0.3
49Bermuda77+0.3
50Cayman Islands76.3+0.3
51Czechia76.10
51U.S. Virgin Islands76.1+0.2
51United States76.10
54Lebanon76.1-0.2
55Puerto Rico75.8-1
56Northern Mariana Islands75.8+0.1
57Saint Martin75.5-0.8
58Turks and Caicos Islands75.4+0.1
59Panama75+0.3
60Cuba74.9-0.4
61New Caledonia74.8+0.2
62Croatia74.80
63Iran74.5+0.2
64China74.4-0.1
65Bosnia and Herzegovina74.2+0.5
66Algeria74.2+0.1
67Montenegro74.1-0.1
67North Macedonia74.1+0.7
69Jordan74.1+0.5
70Barbados74+0.1
71Türkiye74+0.5
72Poland73.90
73Ecuador73.9+0.1
74Antigua and Barbuda73.9+0.1
75Uruguay73.9+0.3
76Estonia73.8+0.5
76Slovakia73.80
78Argentina73.8+0.7
79Peru73.8-0
80Colombia73.5+0.2
81British Virgin Islands73.3-0.7
82Malaysia73.2+0.2
83Palestine73.2+0.3
84Serbia73.1-0.1
85Brunei730
86Sint Maarten72.9-0.3
87Sri Lanka72.8+0.1
88Aruba72.8+0.1
89Thailand72.8+0.2
90Guam72.70
91Tunisia72.7+0.1
92Hungary72.5-0.1
93Grenada72.2-0.1
94Curaçao72.1+0.1
95Brazil72.1+0.4
96Armenia71.9+0.3
97Morocco71.8+0.3
98Romania71.60
99Mexico71.5-0.2
100Bulgaria71.4+0.1
101Mauritius71.3+0.1
102Cape Verde71.2+0.4
103Lithuania70.7+1.2
104Nicaragua70.7+0.3
105Paraguay70.5-0.1
106North Korea70.4-0.1
107Bahamas70.40
108American Samoa70.3+0.1
109Seychelles70.3+1.6
110Dominican Republic70.1+0.7
111Libya70+1.3
112Trinidad and Tobago69.90
113Bhutan69.9+0.2
114Bangladesh69.8+0.6
115Latvia69.80
116Jamaica69.6-0.2
117Azerbaijan69.60
118Honduras69.4+0.1
119Belize69.3+0.2
120Belarus69.3+0.4
121Vietnam69.2+0.1
122Saint Lucia69.2-0.3
123Ukraine69.1+0.6
124Samoa69.10
125Guatemala69.1+0.4
126Uzbekistan68.80
127Greenland68.7-0.1
128Tonga68.6+0.1
129Vanuatu68.6+0.1
130India68.6+0.4
131Georgia68.5+0.3
132Egypt68.5+0.3
133Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.4+0.2
134Kazakhstan68.4+0.5
135Solomon Islands68.4+0.2
136Tajikistan68.3+0.7
137Suriname68.2+0.3
138Indonesia68+0.2
139Venezuela67.8+0.2
140Saint Kitts and Nevis67.80
141Russia67.5+1
142Nepal67.4+0.3
143Cambodia67.3+0.2
144Kyrgyzstan67.2+0.2
145Iraq67+1.8
146Dominica66.6-2
147Philippines66.5+0.3
148Palau66.2+0.1
149El Salvador65.9+0.1
150Mongolia65.9+0.3
151Turkmenistan65.9+0.1
152Moldova65.7+0.1
153Mauritania65.3+0.3
154Bolivia65.3+0.1
155Senegal65.3+0.3
156Laos65.3+0.4
157Fiji65+0.1
158Guyana65+0.4
159Gabon64.7+0.2
160Eritrea64.5+0.4
161Timor-Leste64.3+0.3
162Yemen64.3-0.1
163Pakistan64+0.3
164São Tomé and Príncipe64+0.4
165Kiribati64-0
166Rwanda63.8+0.3
167Marshall Islands63.8+0.2
168Comoros63.3+0.3
169Botswana63.2+1
170Myanmar63+0.3
171Micronesia62.8+0.1
172Republic of the Congo62.7+0.3
173Sudan62.5+0.6
174Papua New Guinea62.5+0.2
175Tuvalu62.5+0.2
176Uganda62.4+0.6
177Tanzania62.4+0.4
178Gambia62.3+0.3
179South Africa62+0.6
180Ethiopia61.9+0.5
181Ghana61.9+0.3
182Madagascar61.90
183Djibouti61.3+0.4
184Haiti61.1+0.4
185Malawi60.8+0.6
186Kenya60.6+0.1
187Syria60.3+0.8
188Equatorial Guinea59.9+0.3
189Togo59.9+0.4
190Angola59.7+0.5
191Liberia59.6+0.3
192Burundi59.5+0.5
193Afghanistan59.4-1.3
194Zambia59.2+0.3
195Guinea-Bissau58.9+0.5
196Cameroon58.8+0.5
197Niger58.6+0.3
198Nauru58.5+0.2
199Benin58.4+0.2
200Zimbabwe58.3+0.4
201Namibia58.2+0.7
202Burkina Faso57.9+0.4
203Democratic Republic of the Congo57.7+0.4
204Côte d’Ivoire57.6+0.4
205Mozambique57.6+0.6
206Mali57.5+0.2
207Guinea57.4+0.2
208Sierra Leone56.7+0.7
209Eswatini54.9+1.2
210Nigeria52.1+0.2
211Lesotho51.4+1
212Chad50.5+0.1
213Somalia50.2-2.9
214Central African Republic40.9-7.3
215South Sudan32.4-1.4

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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 83.7 years in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

South Sudan, with 32.4 years in 2017.

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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