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East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024 at 82.70 years, while Naoero sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 60.41 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.020.741.462.082.7Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 82.70 years82.7French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 81.90 years81.9SingaporeSingapore: 81.20 years81.2AustraliaAustralia: 81.10 years81.1JapanJapan: 81.09 years81.1Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 80.80 years80.8Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 80.60 years80.6New ZealandNew Zealand: 80.40 years80.4Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands: 77.28 years77.3New CaledoniaNew Caledonia: 76.46 years76.5ChinaChina: 75.25 years75.2MalaysiaMalaysia: 74.45 years74.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 82.70 years
2 French Polynesia 81.90 years
3 Singapore 81.20 years
4 Australia 81.10 years
5 Japan 81.09 years
6 Korea, Rep. 80.80 years
7 Macao SAR, China 80.60 years
8 New Zealand 80.40 years
9 Northern Mariana Islands 77.28 years
10 New Caledonia 76.46 years
11 China 75.25 years
12 Malaysia 74.45 years
13 Guam 73.66 years
14 Brunei Darussalam 73.49 years
15 Thailand 72.34 years
16 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 71.55 years
17 American Samoa 70.32 years
18 Viet Nam 70.05 years
19 Samoa 69.96 years
20 Vanuatu 69.59 years
21 Tonga 69.50 years
22 Solomon Islands 69.36 years
23 Indonesia 69.16 years
24 Cambodia 68.15 years
25 Mongolia 67.92 years
26 Palau 67.25 years
27 Lao PDR 67.02 years
28 Philippines 66.99 years
29 Timor-Leste 66.27 years
30 Fiji 65.47 years
31 Marshall Islands 65.03 years
32 Kiribati 64.69 years
33 Myanmar 63.99 years
34 Tuvalu 63.91 years
35 Papua New Guinea 63.84 years
36 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 63.63 years
37 Naoero 60.41 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 0.80 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 37 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Naoero at 60.41 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.