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

In 2024, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) with 84.56 years. San Marino follows at 84.32 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

Ranking leaders

0.021.142.363.484.6MonacoMonaco: 84.56 years84.6San MarinoSan Marino: 84.32 years84.3KuwaitKuwait: 83.80 years83.8Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 82.70 years82.7SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 82.70 years82.7SwedenSweden: 82.60 years82.6AndorraAndorra: 82.26 years82.3LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 82.20 years82.2United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 82.17 years82.2ItalyItaly: 82.00 years82.0French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 81.90 years81.9QatarQatar: 81.78 years81.8

Full table

#CountryValue
151 Yemen, Rep. 67.37 years
152 Palau 67.25 years
153 Lao PDR 67.02 years
154 Senegal 67.01 years
155 Turkmenistan 67.00 years
156 Philippines 66.99 years
157 Botswana 66.78 years
158 Eritrea 66.76 years
159 Mauritania 66.70 years
160 Moldova 66.70 years
161 Guyana 66.62 years
162 Sao Tome and Principe 66.41 years
163 Bolivia 66.27 years
164 Timor-Leste 66.27 years
165 Gabon 66.06 years
166 Rwanda 65.71 years
167 Uganda 65.49 years
168 Fiji 65.47 years
169 Pakistan 65.46 years
170 West Bank and Gaza 65.22 years
171 Marshall Islands 65.03 years
172 Comoros 65.02 years
173 Afghanistan 64.70 years
174 Kiribati 64.69 years
175 Tanzania 64.40 years
176 Ethiopia 64.36 years
177 Gambia, The 64.35 years
178 Congo, Rep. 64.33 years
179 Malawi 64.27 years
180 Zambia 64.10 years
181 Myanmar 63.99 years
182 Tuvalu 63.91 years
183 Papua New Guinea 63.84 years
184 Djibouti 63.73 years
185 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 63.63 years
186 Namibia 63.45 years
187 Sudan 63.45 years
188 Ghana 63.31 years
189 South Africa 62.78 years
190 Togo 62.70 years
191 Angola 62.28 years
192 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years
193 Madagascar 62.12 years
194 Haiti 61.90 years
195 Guinea-Bissau 61.82 years
196 Cameroon 61.78 years
197 Burundi 61.75 years
198 Kenya 61.64 years
199 Eswatini 61.32 years
200 Liberia 61.02 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024, 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 81.78 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.