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Health > Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 79.2 years 2005
2 Hong KongHong Kong 78.8 years 2005
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 78.7 years 2005
4 JapanJapan 78.69 years 2005
5 SwedenSweden 78.4 years 2005
6 MacauMacau 78.29 years 2005
7 AustraliaAustralia 78.21 years 2005
8 SingaporeSingapore 77.9 years 2005
9 CanadaCanada 77.8 years 2005
10 IsraelIsrael 77.72 years 2005
=11 MaltaMalta 77.7 years 2005
=11 NorwayNorway 77.7 years 2005
13 ItalyItaly 77.6 years 2005
14 New ZealandNew Zealand 77.56 years 2005
15 SpainSpain 77.4 years 2005
=16 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 77.2 years 2005
=16 NetherlandsNetherlands 77.2 years 2005
18 IrelandIreland 77.1 years 2005
19 CyprusCyprus 77 years 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 76.98 years 2005
20 United Arab EmiratesUAE 76.93 years 2005
21 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 76.9 years 2005
=22 Costa RicaCosta Rica 76.8 years 2005
=22 FranceFrance 76.8 years 2005
=24 BelgiumBelgium 76.7 years 2005
=24 AustriaAustria 76.7 years 2005
26 GreeceGreece 76.6 years 2005
=27 GermanyGermany 76.2 years 2005
=27 LuxembourgLuxembourg 76.2 years 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 75.96 years 2005
29 BermudaBermuda 75.94 years 2005
30 DenmarkDenmark 75.6 years 2005
31 FinlandFinland 75.5 years 2005
32 KuwaitKuwait 75.44 years 2005
33 CubaCuba 75.4 years 2005
34 ChileChile 75.21 years 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 75.04 years 2005
35 PortugalPortugal 74.9 years 2005
36 United StatesUnited States 74.89 years 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 74.79 years 2005
37 BruneiBrunei 74.68 years 2005
38 DominicaDominica 74.5 years 2002
39 South KoreaSouth Korea 74.18 years 2005
40 SloveniaSlovenia 74.1 years 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 73.88 years 2005
41 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 73.68 years 2005
42 BahrainBahrain 73.48 years 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 73.43 years 2005
43 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 73.41 years 2005
44 OmanOman 73.31 years 2005
45 MexicoMexico 72.98 years 2005
46 GuamGuam 72.9 years 2005
47 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 72.88 years 2005
48 BarbadosBarbados 72.75 years 2004
49 PanamaPanama 72.71 years 2005
50 AlbaniaAlbania 72.6 years 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 72.54 years 2005
51 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 72.5 years 2002
52 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 72.48 years 2005
53 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 72.46 years 2005
54 CroatiaCroatia 72.3 years 2005
55 Sri LankaSri Lanka 72.09 years 2005
56 LibyaLibya 72.07 years 2005
57 SyriaSyria 72.05 years 2005
58 UruguayUruguay 72 years 2005
59 EcuadorEcuador 71.79 years 2005
60 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 71.78 years 2005
61 QatarQatar 71.75 years 2005
62 TunisiaTunisia 71.5 years 2005
63 MalaysiaMalaysia 71.46 years 2005
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 71.38 years 2005
65 TongaTonga 71.36 years 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 71.34 years 2005
66 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 71.26 years 2005
67 ArgentinaArgentina 71.18 years 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 70.97 years 2005
68 PolandPoland 70.8 years 2005
69 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 70.64 years 2005
70 JordanJordan 70.51 years 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 70.47 years 2005
=71 AlgeriaAlgeria 70.4 years 2005
=71 ArmeniaArmenia 70.4 years 2005
=71 LebanonLebanon 70.4 years 2005
74 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 70.2 years 2005
75 SlovakiaSlovakia 70.1 years 2005
76 ChinaChina 70.07 years 2005
77 ColombiaColombia 69.87 years 2005
78 GrenadaGrenada 69.8 years 2002
79 MauritiusMauritius 69.68 years 2005
80 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 69.6 years 2005
81 IranIran 69.57 years 2005
82 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 69.55 years 2005
83 BelizeBelize 69.49 years 2005
84 ParaguayParaguay 69.24 years 2005
85 JamaicaJamaica 69.22 years 2005
86 SeychellesSeychelles 69.1 years 2002
87 BulgariaBulgaria 69 years 2005
88 PhilippinesPhilippines 68.93 years 2005
89 TurkeyTurkey 68.9 years 2005
90 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 68.8 years 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 68.77 years 2002
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 68.63 years 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 68.62 years 2005
91 HungaryHungary 68.6 years 2005
92 EgyptEgypt 68.36 years 2005
93 El SalvadorEl Salvador 68.33 years 2005
94 VietnamVietnam 68.22 years 2005
=95 RomaniaRomania 68.2 years 2005
=95 MoroccoMorocco 68.2 years 2005
97 PeruPeru 68.14 years 2005
98 NicaraguaNicaragua 68.05 years 2005
99 MaldivesMaldives 67.93 years 2005
100 GeorgiaGeorgia 67.9 years 2005
101 The BahamasThe Bahamas 67.84 years 2005
102 SamoaSamoa 67.72 years 2005
103 Cape VerdeCape Verde 67.69 years 2005
104 VanuatuVanuatu 67.65 years 2005
105 ThailandThailand 67.51 years 2005
106 BrazilBrazil 67.47 years 2005
107 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 67.36 years 2005
108 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 67.35 years 2005
109 EstoniaEstonia 67.27 years 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 67.2 years 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 67.16 years 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 67.15 years 2005
110 SurinameSuriname 66.56 years 2005
111 HondurasHonduras 66.55 years 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 66.18 years 2005
112 FijiFiji 66.15 years 2005
113 IndonesiaIndonesia 65.99 years 2005
114 LatviaLatvia 65.6 years 2005
=115 LithuaniaLithuania 65.4 years 2005
=115 GreenlandGreenland 65.4 years 2002
117 MongoliaMongolia 65.28 years 2005
118 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 64.72 years 2005
=119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 64.5 years 2005
=119 MoldovaMoldova 64.5 years 2005
121 PakistanPakistan 64.3 years 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 64.29 years 2005
122 GuatemalaGuatemala 64.29 years 2005
123 UzbekistanUzbekistan 64.19 years 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 63.78 years 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 63.73 years 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 63.2 years 2005
124 BangladeshBangladesh 63.02 years 2005
125 BelarusBelarus 62.86 years 2005
126 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 62.8 years 2000
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 62.79 years 2005
127 BoliviaBolivia 62.78 years 2005
128 BhutanBhutan 62.77 years 2005
129 IndiaIndia 62.72 years 2005
130 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 62.44 years 2005
131 UkraineUkraine 62.23 years 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 62.21 years 1997
=132 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 62.18 years 2005
=132 NepalNepal 62.18 years 2005
134 TajikistanTajikistan 61.42 years 2005
135 ComorosComoros 61.33 years 2005
136 GuyanaGuyana 61.29 years 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 61.22 years 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 61.15 years 2005
137 North KoreaNorth Korea 61.05 years 2005
138 KazakhstanKazakhstan 60.91 years 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 60.46 years 2005
139 YemenYemen 60.38 years 2005
140 KiribatiKiribati 59.8 years 2002
141 RussiaRussia 58.87 years 2005
142 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 58.71 years 2005
143 BurmaBurma 58.29 years 2005
144 IraqIraq 57.3 years 1997
145 GhanaGhana 57.02 years 2005
146 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 55.84 years 2005
147 East TimorEast Timor 55.64 years 2005
148 The GambiaThe Gambia 55.49 years 2005
149 SudanSudan 55.32 years 2005
150 SenegalSenegal 55.23 years 2005
151 MadagascarMadagascar 54.59 years 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 54.58 years 2005
152 LaosLaos 54.45 years 2005
153 BeninBenin 54.23 years 2005
154 GuineaGuinea 53.83 years 2005
155 CambodiaCambodia 53.59 years 2005
156 GabonGabon 53.36 years 2005
157 TogoTogo 53.33 years 2005
158 EritreaEritrea 53.09 years 2005
159 DjiboutiDjibouti 52.28 years 2005
160 MauritaniaMauritania 52.1 years 2005
161 HaitiHaiti 51.95 years 2005
162 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 51.54 years 2005
163 KenyaKenya 49.82 years 2005
164 UgandaUganda 49.3 years 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 48.3 years 2005
165 MaliMali 47.98 years 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 47.89 years 2005
166 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 47.73 years 2005
167 NamibiaNamibia 47.04 years 2005
168 South AfricaSouth Africa 46.69 years 2005
169 SomaliaSomalia 46.54 years 2005
170 TanzaniaTanzania 45.98 years 2005
171 CameroonCameroon 45.51 years 2005
172 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 45.45 years 2005
173 NigerNiger 44.9 years 2005
174 AfghanistanAfghanistan 44.57 years 1987
175 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 43.79 years 2005
176 BurundiBurundi 43.67 years 2005
177 NigeriaNigeria 43.66 years 2005
178 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 43.01 years 2005
179 ChadChad 42.98 years 2005
180 RwandaRwanda 42.58 years 2005
181 SwazilandSwaziland 42.17 years 2005
182 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 41.98 years 2005
183 EthiopiaEthiopia 41.91 years 2005
184 LiberiaLiberia 41.68 years 2005
185 MozambiqueMozambique 41.39 years 2005
186 MalawiMalawi 40.81 years 2005
187 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 40.01 years 2005
188 AngolaAngola 39.98 years 2005
189 ZambiaZambia 38.89 years 2005
190 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 38.77 years 2005
191 ZimbabweZimbabwe 37.94 years 2005
192 BotswanaBotswana 35.44 years 2005
193 LesothoLesotho 34.49 years 2005

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