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Countries with the highest
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

In 2019, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 84.21 years. San Marino follows at 83.59 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.62 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.142.163.284.2MonacoMonaco: 84.21 years84.2San MarinoSan Marino: 83.59 years83.6LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 82.60 years82.6Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 82.39 years82.4AndorraAndorra: 82.18 years82.2QatarQatar: 82.18 years82.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 82.10 years82.1IcelandIceland: 81.70 years81.7United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 81.59 years81.6SwedenSweden: 81.50 years81.5JapanJapan: 81.41 years81.4ItalyItaly: 81.40 years81.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 84.21 years
2 San Marino 83.59 years
3 Liechtenstein 82.60 years
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 82.39 years
5 Andorra 82.18 years
6 Qatar 82.18 years
7 Switzerland 82.10 years
8 Iceland 81.70 years
9 United Arab Emirates 81.59 years
10 Sweden 81.50 years
11 Japan 81.41 years
12 Italy 81.40 years
13 Singapore 81.40 years
14 Norway 81.30 years
15 Macao SAR, China 81.10 years
16 Spain 81.10 years
17 Israel 81.00 years
18 Malta 81.00 years
19 Kuwait 80.96 years
20 Australia 80.90 years
21 French Polynesia 80.86 years
22 Ireland 80.80 years
23 Netherlands 80.60 years
24 Gibraltar 80.53 years
25 Faroe Islands 80.33 years
26 Korea, Rep. 80.30 years
27 New Zealand 80.30 years
28 Luxembourg 80.20 years
29 Canada 80.10 years
30 France 79.90 years
31 Belgium 79.80 years
32 Austria 79.70 years
33 Bahrain 79.62 years
34 United Kingdom 79.55 years
35 Denmark 79.50 years
36 Cyprus 79.32 years
37 Finland 79.30 years
38 Greece 79.20 years
39 Channel Islands 79.00 years
40 Germany 79.00 years
41 Isle of Man 78.74 years
42 Portugal 78.70 years
43 Slovenia 78.70 years
44 Oman 78.43 years
45 Maldives 78.39 years
46 Chile 78.10 years
47 Albania 77.83 years
48 Puerto Rico (US) 77.66 years
49 Bermuda 77.61 years
50 Costa Rica 77.60 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2019, with a lead of 0.62 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Italy at 81.40 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.