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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2018, at 84 years. South Sudan had the lowest, at 49.2 years. The median was 70.4 years and the figure for the World was 70.3 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest84Monaco
Lowest49.2South Sudan
Median70.4215 countries
World70.3History

Top 40 countries, 2018

Monaco: 84 yearsMonaco84San Marino: 83.4 yearsSan Marino83.4Andorra: 82.4 yearsAndorra82.4Hong Kong: 82.3 yearsHong Kong82.3Qatar: 82 yearsQatar82Switzerland: 81.9 yearsSwitzerland81.9United Arab Emirates: 81.5 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.5Iceland: 81.3 yearsIceland81.3Japan: 81.3 yearsJapan81.3Italy: 81.2 yearsItaly81.2Singapore: 81.2 yearsSingapore81.2Norway: 81.1 yearsNorway81.1Israel: 80.9 yearsIsrael80.9Sweden: 80.9 yearsSweden80.9Macao: 80.8 yearsMacao80.8Australia: 80.7 yearsAustralia80.7Liechtenstein: 80.7 yearsLiechtenstein80.7Spain: 80.7 yearsSpain80.7French Polynesia: 80.6 yearsFrench Polynesia80.6Ireland: 80.4 yearsIreland80.4Gibraltar: 80.4 yearsGibraltar80.4Netherlands: 80.3 yearsNetherlands80.3Malta: 80.2 yearsMalta80.2Faroe Islands: 80.1 yearsFaroe Islands80.1Luxembourg: 80.1 yearsLuxembourg80.1New Zealand: 80 yearsNew Zealand80Canada: 79.8 yearsCanada79.8France: 79.7 yearsFrance79.7South Korea: 79.7 yearsSouth Korea79.7Bahrain: 79.5 yearsBahrain79.5United Kingdom: 79.5 yearsUnited Kingdom79.5Austria: 79.4 yearsAustria79.4Belgium: 79.4 yearsBelgium79.4Cyprus: 79.4 yearsCyprus79.4Greece: 79.3 yearsGreece79.3Denmark: 79.1 yearsDenmark79.1Finland: 79.1 yearsFinland79.1Kuwait: 78.8 yearsKuwait78.8Isle of Man: 78.7 yearsIsle of Man78.7Germany: 78.6 yearsGermany78.6
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
years		Change on 2017
1Monaco84+0.4
2San Marino83.4+0.2
3Andorra82.4-0.1
4Hong Kong82.3+0.3
5Qatar82+0.3
6Switzerland81.9+0.3
7United Arab Emirates81.5+0.1
8Iceland81.3+0.2
9Japan81.3+0.2
10Italy81.2+0.4
10Singapore81.2+0.3
12Norway81.1+0.1
13Israel80.9+0.3
13Sweden80.9+0.1
15Macao80.8+0.2
16Australia80.7+0.2
16Liechtenstein80.7-0.9
16Spain80.7+0.1
19French Polynesia80.6+0.2
20Ireland80.40
21Gibraltar80.4+0.2
22Netherlands80.3+0.1
23Malta80.2+0.2
24Faroe Islands80.1+0.2
25Luxembourg80.1+0.2
26New Zealand80-0.2
27Canada79.80
28France79.7+0.1
28South Korea79.70
30Bahrain79.50
31United Kingdom79.50
32Austria79.40
32Belgium79.4+0.2
34Cyprus79.4+0.1
35Greece79.3+0.5
36Denmark79.1-0.1
36Finland79.1+0.2
38Kuwait78.8+0.2
39Isle of Man78.70
40Germany78.6-0.1
41Slovenia78.5+0.3
42Oman78.4+0.1
43Chile78.3-0.1
44Portugal78.3-0.1
45Maldives78.2+0.1
46Saudi Arabia77.6-0
47Puerto Rico77.5+1.6
48Albania77.4+0.5
49Bermuda77.3+0.4
50Costa Rica77.2-0.1
51Cayman Islands76.5+0.2
52Saint Martin76.4+0.9
53U.S. Virgin Islands76.3+0.2
54Lebanon76.3+0.2
55Czechia76.2+0.1
55United States76.2+0.1
57Northern Mariana Islands75.9+0.1
58Turks and Caicos Islands75.5+0.1
59Montenegro75.3+1.2
60Panama75.2+0.2
61Cuba75+0.1
62China75+0.6
63New Caledonia74.80
64Iran74.7+0.2
65Croatia74.7-0.1
66Ecuador74.6+0.8
67North Macedonia74.6+0.5
68Jordan74.5+0.4
69Türkiye74.4+0.4
70Algeria74.3+0.1
71Barbados74.2+0.2
72Bosnia and Herzegovina74.1-0.2
73Antigua and Barbuda74+0.2
74British Virgin Islands74+0.8
75Estonia74+0.2
76Argentina74+0.2
77Slovakia73.9+0.1
78Peru73.9+0.1
79Poland73.7-0.2
80Colombia73.7+0.1
81Serbia73.5+0.4
82Uruguay73.4-0.4
83Malaysia73.4+0.2
84Palestine73.2+0.1
85Sint Maarten73.1+0.2
86Sri Lanka73.1+0.3
87Brunei730
88Thailand73+0.2
89Aruba72.9+0.1
90Tunisia72.8+0.2
91Guam72.8+0.1
92Hungary72.7+0.2
93Armenia72.4+0.5
94Brazil72.4+0.3
95Curaçao72.20
96Grenada72.1-0.1
97Morocco72+0.2
98Romania71.7+0.1
99Bulgaria71.5+0.1
100Mexico71.4-0.1
101Cape Verde71.3+0.1
102Mauritius71.3-0
103Nicaragua71+0.3
104Lithuania70.9+0.2
105Paraguay70.7+0.2
106Libya70.5+0.5
107Bahamas70.50
108Bangladesh70.4+0.6
109Dominican Republic70.3+0.2
110North Korea70.3-0.2
111American Samoa70.2-0.1
112Bhutan70.2+0.3
113Latvia70.1+0.3
114Azerbaijan69.9+0.4
115Belize69.6+0.3
116Honduras69.5+0.2
117Trinidad and Tobago69.5-0.5
118Saint Lucia69.3+0.1
119Vietnam69.3+0.1
120Iraq69.2+2.2
121Jamaica69.2-0.4
122Belarus69.2-0.1
123Samoa69.2+0.1
124Guatemala69.2+0.1
125Georgia69+0.5
126Greenland69+0.3
127India69+0.4
128Uzbekistan68.9+0.2
129Venezuela68.9+1.1
130Kazakhstan68.8+0.4
131Egypt68.8+0.3
132Dominica68.8+2.2
133Tonga68.7+0.1
134Vanuatu68.7+0.1
135Ukraine68.6-0.5
136Solomon Islands68.5+0.2
137Seychelles68.5-1.8
138Tajikistan68.5+0.2
139Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.50
140Suriname68.3+0.2
141Indonesia68.1+0.1
142Saint Kitts and Nevis67.80
143Russia67.8+0.2
144Nepal67.6+0.3
145Cambodia67.4+0.1
146Kyrgyzstan67.4+0.2
147Philippines66.7+0.2
148El Salvador66.5+0.6
149Palau66.3+0.1
150Mongolia66.1+0.2
151Turkmenistan65.9+0.1
152Moldova65.6-0.1
153Mauritania65.6+0.3
154Senegal65.6+0.3
155Laos65.5+0.2
156Bolivia65.4+0.1
157Guyana65.2+0.3
158Fiji65+0.1
159Gabon64.9+0.2
160Eritrea64.8+0.4
161Timor-Leste64.6+0.3
162São Tomé and Príncipe64.4+0.4
163Pakistan64.3+0.2
164Rwanda64.1+0.3
165Botswana64.1+0.8
166Kiribati640
167Marshall Islands64+0.2
168Comoros63.6+0.2
169Myanmar63.4+0.3
170Syria63+2.7
171Uganda63+0.6
172Republic of the Congo63+0.2
173Micronesia62.9+0.1
174Sudan62.9+0.3
175Tanzania62.8+0.4
176Papua New Guinea62.7+0.2
177Tuvalu62.7+0.2
178Gambia62.5+0.3
179Ethiopia62.4+0.4
180Yemen62.3-2
181South Africa62.3+0.3
182Ghana62.2+0.2
183Madagascar61.9+0.1
184Djibouti61.7+0.4
185Haiti61.3+0.2
186Malawi61+0.3
187Kenya60.7+0.1
188Togo60.4+0.5
189Equatorial Guinea60.3+0.4
190Angola60.2+0.5
191Burundi60+0.4
192Liberia59.8+0.2
193Zambia59.7+0.5
194Guinea-Bissau59.4+0.5
195Afghanistan59.2-0.2
196Cameroon59.1+0.3
197Namibia59+0.8
198Niger58.9+0.2
199Zimbabwe58.9+0.5
200Nauru58.8+0.2
201Benin58.6+0.2
202Burkina Faso58.2+0.4
203Mozambique58.1+0.5
204Côte d’Ivoire58.1+0.4
205Democratic Republic of the Congo58.1+0.4
206Sierra Leone57.8+1.2
207Guinea57.8+0.4
208Mali57.7+0.2
209Eswatini56+1.1
210Somalia52.7+2.5
211Nigeria52.4+0.3
212Lesotho52.1+0.7
213Chad51+0.5
214Central African Republic49.4+8.5
215South Sudan49.2+16.7

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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?

Monaco, with 84 years in 2018, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

South Sudan, with 49.2 years in 2018.

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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