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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
201 Niger 58.80 years
202 Benin 58.73 years
203 Burkina Faso 58.50 years
204 Afghanistan 58.46 years
205 Congo, Dem. Rep. 58.37 years
206 Cote d'Ivoire 58.24 years
207 Mozambique 58.24 years
208 Sierra Leone 58.19 years
209 Guinea 57.96 years
210 Mali 57.46 years
211 Eswatini 56.92 years
212 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 55.08 years
213 South Sudan 54.84 years
214 Nigeria 52.71 years
215 Lesotho 52.50 years
216 Chad 51.34 years
217 Central African Republic 47.22 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.