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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
201 Naoero 59.98 years
202 Zimbabwe 59.88 years
203 Mozambique 59.78 years
204 Cote d'Ivoire 59.65 years
205 Sierra Leone 59.53 years
206 Niger 59.47 years
207 Benin 59.20 years
208 Guinea 59.19 years
209 Congo, Dem. Rep. 58.89 years
210 Burkina Faso 58.77 years
211 Mali 58.60 years
212 South Sudan 54.29 years
213 Lesotho 54.08 years
214 Nigeria 53.78 years
215 Chad 52.66 years
216 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 51.79 years
217 Central African Republic 15.39 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.