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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
201 Benin 58.39 years
202 Bolivia 58.37 years
203 Burkina Faso 58.19 years
204 Guinea 58.15 years
205 Congo, Dem. Rep. 58.00 years
206 Mali 57.87 years
207 Zimbabwe 57.72 years
208 Namibia 57.32 years
209 Mozambique 57.08 years
210 Afghanistan 57.05 years
211 Eswatini 55.15 years
212 South Sudan 54.37 years
213 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 53.72 years
214 Nigeria 53.16 years
215 Lesotho 51.58 years
216 Chad 51.36 years
217 Central African Republic 35.33 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.