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Countries by male life expectancy at birth

Monaco had the highest male life expectancy at birth of 215 countries in 2019, at 84.2 years. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 26.4 years. The median was 70.4 years and the figure for the World was 70.5 years. Source: the World Bank.

Highest84.2Monaco
Lowest26.4Central African Republic
Median70.4215 countries
World70.5History

Top 40 countries, 2019

Monaco: 84.2 yearsMonaco84.2San Marino: 83.6 yearsSan Marino83.6Liechtenstein: 82.6 yearsLiechtenstein82.6Hong Kong: 82.4 yearsHong Kong82.4Andorra: 82.2 yearsAndorra82.2Qatar: 82.2 yearsQatar82.2Switzerland: 82.1 yearsSwitzerland82.1Iceland: 81.7 yearsIceland81.7United Arab Emirates: 81.6 yearsUnited Arab Emirates81.6Sweden: 81.5 yearsSweden81.5Japan: 81.4 yearsJapan81.4Italy: 81.4 yearsItaly81.4Singapore: 81.4 yearsSingapore81.4Norway: 81.3 yearsNorway81.3Macao: 81.1 yearsMacao81.1Spain: 81.1 yearsSpain81.1Israel: 81 yearsIsrael81Malta: 81 yearsMalta81Kuwait: 81 yearsKuwait81Australia: 80.9 yearsAustralia80.9French Polynesia: 80.9 yearsFrench Polynesia80.9Ireland: 80.8 yearsIreland80.8Netherlands: 80.6 yearsNetherlands80.6Gibraltar: 80.5 yearsGibraltar80.5Faroe Islands: 80.3 yearsFaroe Islands80.3New Zealand: 80.3 yearsNew Zealand80.3South Korea: 80.3 yearsSouth Korea80.3Luxembourg: 80.2 yearsLuxembourg80.2Canada: 80.1 yearsCanada80.1France: 79.9 yearsFrance79.9Belgium: 79.8 yearsBelgium79.8Austria: 79.7 yearsAustria79.7Bahrain: 79.6 yearsBahrain79.6United Kingdom: 79.6 yearsUnited Kingdom79.6Denmark: 79.5 yearsDenmark79.5Cyprus: 79.3 yearsCyprus79.3Finland: 79.3 yearsFinland79.3Greece: 79.2 yearsGreece79.2Germany: 79 yearsGermany79Isle of Man: 78.7 yearsIsle of Man78.7
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
years		Change on 2018
1Monaco84.2+0.2
2San Marino83.6+0.2
3Liechtenstein82.6+1.9
4Hong Kong82.4+0.1
5Andorra82.2-0.2
6Qatar82.2+0.2
7Switzerland82.1+0.2
8Iceland81.7+0.4
9United Arab Emirates81.6+0.1
10Sweden81.5+0.6
11Japan81.4+0.2
12Italy81.4+0.2
12Singapore81.4+0.2
14Norway81.3+0.2
15Macao81.1+0.3
15Spain81.1+0.4
17Israel81+0.1
17Malta81+0.8
19Kuwait81+2.1
20Australia80.9+0.2
21French Polynesia80.9+0.2
22Ireland80.8+0.4
23Netherlands80.6+0.3
24Gibraltar80.5+0.2
25Faroe Islands80.3+0.2
26New Zealand80.3+0.3
26South Korea80.3+0.6
28Luxembourg80.2+0.1
29Canada80.1+0.3
30France79.9+0.2
31Belgium79.8+0.4
32Austria79.7+0.3
33Bahrain79.6+0.1
34United Kingdom79.6+0.1
35Denmark79.5+0.4
36Cyprus79.3-0.1
37Finland79.3+0.2
38Greece79.2-0.1
39Germany79+0.4
40Isle of Man78.70
41Portugal78.7+0.4
41Slovenia78.7+0.2
43Oman78.4+0.1
44Maldives78.4+0.2
45Chile78.1-0.2
46Albania77.8+0.4
47Puerto Rico77.7+0.2
48Bermuda77.6+0.3
49Costa Rica77.6+0.4
50Saudi Arabia76.9-0.6
51Cayman Islands76.7+0.2
52Saint Martin76.5+0.1
53Czechia76.4+0.2
53U.S. Virgin Islands76.4+0.1
55United States76.3+0.1
56Lebanon76.2-0
57Northern Mariana Islands76.2+0.3
58Turks and Caicos Islands75.6+0.1
59Panama75.5+0.3
60China75.3+0.3
61Croatia75.2+0.5
62Cuba75-0
63Iran75+0.2
64Jordan74.8+0.3
65North Macedonia74.7+0.1
66Türkiye74.7+0.3
67Ecuador74.6-0
68Estonia74.5+0.5
69Algeria74.4+0.1
70Slovakia74.3+0.4
71Barbados74.3+0.1
72Argentina74.2+0.2
73New Caledonia74.2-0.7
74Antigua and Barbuda74.1+0.1
75British Virgin Islands74.1+0.1
76Peru74.1+0.2
77Poland74.1+0.4
78Montenegro74-1.3
79Bosnia and Herzegovina74-0.1
80Colombia73.9+0.2
81Palestine73.6+0.4
82Uruguay73.6+0.1
83Malaysia73.5+0.2
84Sri Lanka73.4+0.3
85Serbia73.4-0.1
86Sint Maarten73.10
87Armenia73.1+0.7
87Hungary73.1+0.4
89Brunei73.1+0.1
90Aruba73+0.2
91Tunisia73+0.2
92Guam72.9+0.1
93Thailand72.8-0.1
94Brazil72.7+0.3
95Morocco72.3+0.2
96Curaçao72.2+0.1
97Cape Verde72.1+0.8
98Grenada72.10
99Romania71.9+0.2
100Bulgaria71.6+0.1
100Lithuania71.6+0.7
102Mexico71.6+0.2
103Mauritius71.1-0.2
104Nicaragua71-0
105Bangladesh70.9+0.6
106Latvia70.9+0.8
107Paraguay70.70
108Bhutan70.4+0.3
109Azerbaijan70.2+0.3
110American Samoa70.1-0.1
111Libya70.1-0.4
112North Korea69.9-0.3
113Seychelles69.9+1.4
114Dominican Republic69.9-0.4
115Belize69.9+0.3
116Trinidad and Tobago69.7+0.3
117Honduras69.7+0.1
118Vietnam69.4+0.1
119Iraq69.3+0.1
120India69.3+0.3
121Belarus69.3+0.1
122Guatemala69.3+0.1
123Georgia69.2+0.2
124Kazakhstan69.2+0.4
125Jamaica69.1-0.1
126Egypt69+0.3
127Venezuela69+0.1
128Greenland69-0
129Uzbekistan68.90
130Ukraine68.9+0.3
131Tonga68.9+0.1
132Vanuatu68.8+0.1
133Solomon Islands68.8+0.2
134Saint Lucia68.7-0.6
135Tajikistan68.7+0.2
136Suriname68.6+0.3
137Bahamas68.6-1.9
138Dominica68.6-0.2
139Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.6+0.1
140Samoa68.5-0.7
141Indonesia68.3+0.3
142Russia68.2+0.5
143Saint Kitts and Nevis68+0.2
144Nepal67.9+0.2
145Syria67.8+4.8
146Kyrgyzstan67.6+0.2
147Cambodia67.5+0.1
148El Salvador67.1+0.6
149Philippines66.7-0
150Palau66.5+0.1
151Mongolia66.4+0.3
152Turkmenistan66.1+0.2
153Senegal65.9+0.3
154Mauritania65.8+0.2
155Laos65.8+0.3
156Moldova65.6-0.1
157Bolivia65.5+0.1
158Guyana65.5+0.3
159Eritrea65.2+0.3
160Gabon65.1+0.3
161Fiji65.1+0.1
162Timor-Leste64.8+0.3
163São Tomé and Príncipe64.8+0.4
164Botswana64.8+0.7
165Pakistan64.5+0.2
166Rwanda64.4+0.3
167Marshall Islands64.1+0.1
168Kiribati64+0.1
169Comoros63.8+0.2
170Myanmar63.6+0.2
171Uganda63.5+0.5
172Yemen63.3+1
173Sudan63.2+0.3
174Tanzania63.1+0.4
175Micronesia63+0.1
176Gambia62.9+0.4
177Papua New Guinea62.9+0.2
178Tuvalu62.9+0.2
179Ethiopia62.8+0.4
180South Africa62.7+0.4
181Ghana62.4+0.2
182Djibouti62+0.3
183Madagascar61.9-0
184Republic of the Congo61.7-1.3
185Malawi61.6+0.5
186Haiti61.5+0.2
187Togo60.9+0.5
188Kenya60.9+0.1
189Equatorial Guinea60.7+0.4
190Angola60.6+0.4
191Zambia60.3+0.7
192Burundi60.3+0.3
193Liberia60+0.2
194Afghanistan59.9+0.7
195Guinea-Bissau59.9+0.5
196Namibia59.8+0.8
197Cameroon59.6+0.5
198Niger59.1+0.2
199Nauru59+0.3
200Zimbabwe58.8-0
201Benin58.70
202Mozambique58.5+0.4
203Côte d’Ivoire58.5+0.4
204Democratic Republic of the Congo58.4+0.3
205Burkina Faso58.3+0.1
206Sierra Leone58.3+0.5
207Guinea58.2+0.4
208Mali58+0.3
209Eswatini57.1+1.1
210South Sudan55.7+6.6
211Somalia55.2+2.5
212Nigeria52.8+0.4
213Lesotho52.7+0.6
214Chad51.4+0.4
215Central African Republic26.4-23

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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 84.2 years in 2019, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest male life expectancy at birth?

The Central African Republic, with 26.4 years in 2019.

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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