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

In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 83.24 years. Monaco follows at 83.19 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.05 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.020.841.662.483.2Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 83.24 years83.2MonacoMonaco: 83.19 years83.2LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 82.50 years82.5San MarinoSan Marino: 81.85 years81.9IcelandIceland: 81.80 years81.8SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 81.80 years81.8NorwayNorway: 81.70 years81.7JapanJapan: 81.47 years81.5AustraliaAustralia: 81.30 years81.3SwedenSweden: 81.30 years81.3Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 80.90 years80.9SingaporeSingapore: 80.80 years80.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 83.24 years
2 Monaco 83.19 years
3 Liechtenstein 82.50 years
4 San Marino 81.85 years
5 Iceland 81.80 years
6 Switzerland 81.80 years
7 Norway 81.70 years
8 Japan 81.47 years
9 Australia 81.30 years
10 Sweden 81.30 years
11 Macao SAR, China 80.90 years
12 Singapore 80.80 years
13 Faroe Islands 80.74 years
14 Korea, Rep. 80.60 years
15 Malta 80.60 years
16 Israel 80.50 years
17 Italy 80.50 years
18 Luxembourg 80.50 years
19 New Zealand 80.50 years
20 Qatar 80.42 years
21 Ireland 80.40 years
22 Spain 80.30 years
23 Andorra 80.22 years
24 Netherlands 79.70 years
25 Denmark 79.60 years
26 Belgium 79.40 years
27 Finland 79.30 years
28 France 79.30 years
29 Canada 79.11 years
30 Austria 78.80 years
31 United Kingdom 78.72 years
32 Portugal 78.50 years
33 Germany 78.40 years
34 Isle of Man 78.31 years
35 Cyprus 78.23 years
36 Channel Islands 78.20 years
37 Kuwait 78.20 years
38 Bermuda 78.17 years
39 United Arab Emirates 77.87 years
40 Gibraltar 77.83 years
41 Slovenia 77.70 years
42 Bahrain 77.46 years
43 Greece 77.40 years
44 French Polynesia 77.31 years
45 Cayman Islands 76.87 years
46 Maldives 76.83 years
47 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 76.80 years
48 St. Martin (French part) 76.70 years
49 Northern Mariana Islands 76.49 years
50 Chile 76.35 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2021, with a lead of 0.05 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Singapore at 80.80 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.