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

In 2023, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 84.45 years. San Marino follows at 84.21 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.24 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.021.142.263.384.4MonacoMonaco: 84.45 years84.4San MarinoSan Marino: 84.21 years84.2KuwaitKuwait: 82.70 years82.7Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 82.54 years82.5LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 82.40 years82.4SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 82.40 years82.4AndorraAndorra: 82.10 years82.1United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 81.98 years82.0French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 81.78 years81.8LuxembourgLuxembourg: 81.70 years81.7SwedenSweden: 81.70 years81.7QatarQatar: 81.61 years81.6

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Naoero 60.28 years
202 Niger 60.26 years
203 Zimbabwe 60.23 years
204 Sierra Leone 60.07 years
205 Cote d'Ivoire 60.02 years
206 Congo, Dem. Rep. 59.79 years
207 West Bank and Gaza 59.69 years
208 Guinea 59.52 years
209 Benin 59.35 years
210 Mali 59.04 years
211 Burkina Faso 58.92 years
212 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 56.35 years
213 Central African Republic 55.26 years
214 South Sudan 54.64 years
215 Lesotho 54.62 years
216 Nigeria 54.18 years
217 Chad 53.20 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2023, with a lead of 0.24 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Qatar at 81.61 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.