Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Kuwait leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024 at 83.80 years, while Djibouti sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 63.73 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.021.041.962.883.8KuwaitKuwait: 83.80 years83.8United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 82.17 years82.2QatarQatar: 81.78 years81.8MaltaMalta: 81.20 years81.2IsraelIsrael: 81.10 years81.1BahrainBahrain: 80.86 years80.9OmanOman: 78.72 years78.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 77.33 years77.3Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 76.00 years76.0JordanJordan: 75.89 years75.9LebanonLebanon: 75.88 years75.9AlgeriaAlgeria: 75.10 years75.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Kuwait 83.80 years
2 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years
3 Qatar 81.78 years
4 Malta 81.20 years
5 Israel 81.10 years
6 Bahrain 80.86 years
7 Oman 78.72 years
8 Saudi Arabia 77.33 years
9 Iran, Islamic Rep. 76.00 years
10 Jordan 75.89 years
11 Lebanon 75.88 years
12 Algeria 75.10 years
13 Tunisia 74.13 years
14 Morocco 73.35 years
15 Iraq 70.50 years
16 Syrian Arab Republic 70.21 years
17 Egypt, Arab Rep. 69.65 years
18 Libya 69.63 years
19 Yemen, Rep. 67.37 years
20 Pakistan 65.46 years
21 West Bank and Gaza 65.22 years
22 Afghanistan 64.70 years
23 Djibouti 63.73 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024, Kuwait leads with a gap of 1.63 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Djibouti at 63.73 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.