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.

Year archive

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
151 Philippines 66.66 years
152 Palau 66.46 years
153 Mongolia 66.38 years
154 Turkmenistan 66.11 years
155 Senegal 65.86 years
156 Mauritania 65.82 years
157 Lao PDR 65.78 years
158 Moldova 65.58 years
159 Bolivia 65.54 years
160 Guyana 65.53 years
161 Eritrea 65.17 years
162 Gabon 65.15 years
163 Fiji 65.12 years
164 Timor-Leste 64.85 years
165 Sao Tome and Principe 64.78 years
166 Botswana 64.78 years
167 Pakistan 64.49 years
168 Rwanda 64.36 years
169 Marshall Islands 64.10 years
170 Kiribati 64.03 years
171 Comoros 63.79 years
172 Myanmar 63.57 years
173 Uganda 63.48 years
174 Yemen, Rep. 63.34 years
175 Sudan 63.21 years
176 Tanzania 63.14 years
177 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 63.01 years
178 Gambia, The 62.92 years
179 Papua New Guinea 62.90 years
180 Tuvalu 62.87 years
181 Ethiopia 62.78 years
182 South Africa 62.70 years
183 Ghana 62.39 years
184 Djibouti 61.97 years
185 Madagascar 61.91 years
186 Congo, Rep. 61.71 years
187 Malawi 61.58 years
188 Haiti 61.48 years
189 Togo 60.89 years
190 Kenya 60.86 years
191 Equatorial Guinea 60.67 years
192 Angola 60.61 years
193 Zambia 60.35 years
194 Burundi 60.31 years
195 Liberia 60.02 years
196 Afghanistan 59.91 years
197 Guinea-Bissau 59.87 years
198 Namibia 59.78 years
199 Cameroon 59.63 years
200 Niger 59.13 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.