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South Asia
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Within the “South Asia” group, Maldives leads Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024 at 79.95 years, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 69.09 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.020.040.060.079.9MaldivesMaldives: 79.95 years79.9Sri LankaSri Lanka: 74.45 years74.4BangladeshBangladesh: 73.30 years73.3BhutanBhutan: 71.57 years71.6IndiaIndia: 70.73 years70.7NepalNepal: 69.09 years69.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Maldives 79.95 years
2 Sri Lanka 74.45 years
3 Bangladesh 73.30 years
4 Bhutan 71.57 years
5 India 70.73 years
6 Nepal 69.09 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024, Maldives leads with a gap of 5.50 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 69.09 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.