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

In 2022, San Marino leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 84.17 years. Monaco follows at 83.83 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.34 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.042.163.184.2San MarinoSan Marino: 84.17 years84.2MonacoMonaco: 83.83 years83.8LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 83.00 years83.0AndorraAndorra: 82.08 years82.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 81.80 years81.8French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 81.56 years81.6SwedenSweden: 81.40 years81.4AustraliaAustralia: 81.20 years81.2QatarQatar: 81.13 years81.1JapanJapan: 81.05 years81.1Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 80.94 years80.9IcelandIceland: 80.90 years80.9

Full table

#CountryValue
1 San Marino 84.17 years
2 Monaco 83.83 years
3 Liechtenstein 83.00 years
4 Andorra 82.08 years
5 Switzerland 81.80 years
6 French Polynesia 81.56 years
7 Sweden 81.40 years
8 Australia 81.20 years
9 Qatar 81.13 years
10 Japan 81.05 years
11 Faroe Islands 80.94 years
12 Iceland 80.90 years
13 Ireland 80.90 years
14 Norway 80.90 years
15 Gibraltar 80.88 years
16 Luxembourg 80.80 years
17 Hong Kong SAR, China 80.70 years
18 Israel 80.70 years
19 Italy 80.70 years
20 Singapore 80.70 years
21 Spain 80.50 years
22 Bahrain 80.30 years
23 Macao SAR, China 80.30 years
24 New Zealand 80.30 years
25 Malta 80.20 years
26 Netherlands 80.20 years
27 Kuwait 80.10 years
28 Korea, Rep. 79.90 years
29 Belgium 79.70 years
30 Denmark 79.50 years
31 Maldives 79.42 years
32 United Arab Emirates 79.38 years
33 France 79.30 years
34 Austria 79.10 years
35 United Kingdom 79.10 years
36 Channel Islands 78.90 years
37 Portugal 78.90 years
38 Canada 78.89 years
39 Isle of Man 78.88 years
40 Finland 78.70 years
41 Slovenia 78.60 years
42 Bermuda 78.57 years
43 Cyprus 78.35 years
44 Germany 78.33 years
45 Greece 78.30 years
46 Cayman Islands 77.61 years
47 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 77.10 years
48 Northern Mariana Islands 76.85 years
49 Chile 76.83 years
50 St. Martin (French part) 76.78 years

Analytical takeaways

  • San Marino leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2022, with a lead of 0.34 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Iceland at 80.90 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.