Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Liechtenstein80.85
2San Marino80.22
3Switzerland79.80
4Israel79.70
5Hong Kong79.70
6Iceland79.70
7Japan79.59
8Sweden79.40
9Australia79.30
10Canada79.05
11Singapore79
12Italy78.90
13Macau78.83
14Spain78.60
15Norway78.60
16Netherlands78.50
17New Zealand78.35
18United Kingdom78.10
19Euro area77.82
20France77.80
21Belgium77.70
22Malta77.70
23Greece77.70
24Luxembourg77.60
25Cyprus77.48
26Germany77.40
27Austria77.40
28High income: OECD77.30
29Ireland77.21
30High income77.06
31North Korea77.02
32South Korea77.02
33Channel Islands76.90
34Cuba76.87
35United Arab Emirates76.86
36Costa Rica76.67
37European Union76.57
38Denmark76.50
39Finland76.50
40Bermuda76.49
41North America76.48
42OECD members76.44
43Kuwait76.23
44United States76.20
45Slovenia75.80
46Portugal75.80
47Chile75.74
48Virgin Islands (U.S.)75.71
49Brunei Darussalam75.17
50Qatar75.14
51Belize74.71
52Puerto Rico74.70
53Barbados74.60
54Oman74.56
55Bahrain74.50
56Czech Republic74.20
57Grenada73.97
58Albania73.70
59High income: nonOECD73.64
60Guam73.50
61Panama73.26
62Mexico73.12
63Netherlands Antilles72.94
64Bosnia and Herzegovina72.71
65Vietnam72.66
66Croatia72.65
67Uruguay72.56
68Syria72.54
69Saudi Arabia72.50
70Tunisia72.50
71Ecuador72.39
72French Polynesia72.31
73Malaysia72.29
74Mayotte72.28
75Aruba72.27
76West Bank and Gaza72.10
77Libya72.03
78Macedonia72.03
79Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)72.01
80Montenegro71.97
81New Caledonia71.87
82Argentina71.84
83China71.61
84Poland71.50
85East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)71.39
86Slovakia71.30
87Algeria71.19
88Bahamas71.15
89Jordan71.13
90Serbia71.10
91Peru70.86
92Venezuela70.82
93Sri Lanka70.60
94East Asia & Pacific (developing only)70.59
95Armenia70.57
96Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)70.54
97Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)70.52
98Nicaragua70.47
99Maldives70.43
100Iran70.33
101Lebanon70.12
102Hungary70.10
103Honduras70.06
104Paraguay70.03
105Dominican Republic69.99
106Bulgaria69.90
107Philippines69.89
108Estonia69.80
109St. Vincent and the Grenadines69.75
110Romania69.70
111Turkey69.68
112Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)69.63
113Colombia69.62
114Morocco69.38
115Mauritius69.24
116Tonga69.23
117Indonesia69.21
118Brazil69.08
119Middle East & North Africa (developing only)68.97
120Western Samoa68.95
121Jamaica68.83
122Cape Verde68.71
123Vanuatu68.67
124Egypt68.60
125Upper middle income68.50
126Seychelles68.45
127Georgia68.30
128Latvia68.30
129Azerbaijan68.19
130Micronesia67.94
131Kosovo67.60
132Lithuania67.50
133Guatemala67.11
134Arab World67.09
135Middle income66.83
136El Salvador66.82
137Fiji66.82
138Pakistan66.53
139Lower middle income66.40
140Nepal66.36
141Greenland66.24
142Trinidad and Tobago66.12
143Thailand66.09
144Europe & Central Asia (developing only)65.79
145Suriname65.71
146Solomon Islands65.71
147Bangladesh65.51
148Low & middle income65.27
149Moldova64.94
150Uzbekistan64.85
151Guyana64.77
152Belarus64.70
153Bhutan64.69
154Iraq64.60
155Tajikistan64.48
156Laos63.99
157Bolivia63.92
158Sao Tome and Principe63.86
159Ukraine63.79
160Mongolia63.76
161Kazakhstan63.60
162Comoros63.57
163South Asia63.11
164Russia63.09
165India62.56
166Kyrgyzstan62.46
167Yemen61.75
168Togo61.20
169Turkmenistan61.09
170Namibia60.78
171Timor-Leste60.69
172Benin60.67
173Burma59.90
174Haiti59.73
175Cambodia59.73
176Gabon59.65
177Papua New Guinea59.26
178Madagascar59.19
179Eritrea57.59
180Liberia57.33
181Sudan56.98
182Ivory Coast56.70
183Guinea56.36
184Low income56.24
185Least developed countries: UN classification56.06
186Ghana55.94
187Tanzania55.51
188Botswana55.13
189Mauritania55.04
190Gambia54.62
191Kenya54.46
192Djibouti54.41
193Senegal54.38
194Ethiopia54.26
195Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)53.02
196Malawi52.94
197Uganda52.77
198Republic of the Congo52.77
199Burkina Faso52.01
200Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)51.48
201Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)51.48
202Niger51.07
203Cameroon50.80
204South Africa50.25
205Equatorial Guinea49.47
206Burundi49.39
207Rwanda48.81
208Somalia48.67
209Mali48.13
210Chad47.68
211Nigeria47.64
212Mozambique47.42
213Swaziland47.10
214Guinea-Bissau46.66
215Sierra Leone46.66
216Democratic Republic of the Congo46.23
217Central African Republic45.86
218Zambia45.83
219Angola45.58
220Zimbabwe45.32
221Lesotho45
222Afghanistan44.32
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