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

In 2020, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 84.13 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 83.35 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.78 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.042.163.184.1MonacoMonaco: 84.13 years84.1Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 83.35 years83.4IcelandIceland: 81.60 years81.6NorwayNorway: 81.60 years81.6JapanJapan: 81.56 years81.6Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 81.30 years81.3SingaporeSingapore: 81.30 years81.3AustraliaAustralia: 81.20 years81.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 81.00 years81.0United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 80.80 years80.8IrelandIreland: 80.70 years80.7IsraelIsrael: 80.60 years80.6

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 84.13 years
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 83.35 years
3 Iceland 81.60 years
4 Norway 81.60 years
5 Japan 81.56 years
6 Macao SAR, China 81.30 years
7 Singapore 81.30 years
8 Australia 81.20 years
9 Switzerland 81.00 years
10 United Arab Emirates 80.80 years
11 Ireland 80.70 years
12 Israel 80.60 years
13 Sweden 80.60 years
14 Faroe Islands 80.54 years
15 Korea, Rep. 80.50 years
16 New Zealand 80.50 years
17 Gibraltar 80.42 years
18 San Marino 80.26 years
19 Italy 80.00 years
20 Liechtenstein 80.00 years
21 Malta 80.00 years
22 Luxembourg 79.90 years
23 French Polynesia 79.86 years
24 Denmark 79.70 years
25 Netherlands 79.70 years
26 Spain 79.50 years
27 Qatar 79.42 years
28 Canada 79.33 years
29 Finland 79.20 years
30 France 79.20 years
31 Cyprus 78.92 years
32 Austria 78.90 years
33 Greece 78.80 years
34 Channel Islands 78.70 years
35 Germany 78.70 years
36 Isle of Man 78.51 years
37 Belgium 78.50 years
38 Portugal 78.50 years
39 United Kingdom 78.36 years
40 Bermuda 77.82 years
41 Slovenia 77.80 years
42 Maldives 77.51 years
43 Kuwait 77.20 years
44 Bahrain 77.20 years
45 Cayman Islands 76.80 years
46 Costa Rica 76.77 years
47 Chile 76.76 years
48 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 76.60 years
49 St. Martin (French part) 76.56 years
50 Oman 76.52 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2020, with a lead of 0.78 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Israel at 80.60 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.