DEFINITION
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.
Health Statistics > Life expectancy at birth, male > years (1962) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sweden :
71.37 years
1962
Health in Sweden
# 2
Netherlands :
71.08 years
1962
Health in Netherlands
# 3
Norway :
70.97 years
1962
Health in Norway
# 4
Israel :
70.6 years
1962
Health in Israel
# 5
Denmark :
70.31 years
1962
Health in Denmark
# 6
New Zealand :
68.5 years
1962
Health in New Zealand
# 7
Canada :
68.45 years
1962
Health in Canada
# 8
Switzerland :
68.44 years
1962
Health in Switzerland
# 9
Ireland :
68.4 years
1962
Health in Ireland
# 10
United Kingdom :
68 years
1962
Health in United Kingdom
# 11
Belgium :
67.9 years
1962
Health in Belgium
# 12
Greece :
67.9 years
1962
Health in Greece
# 13
Australia :
67.84 years
1962
Health in Australia
# 14
Bulgaria :
67.77 years
1962
Health in Bulgaria
# 15
Cyprus :
67.5 years
1962
Health in Cyprus
# 16
Germany :
67.08 years
1962
Health in Germany
# 17
Spain :
67.08 years
1962
Health in Spain
# 18
Puerto Rico :
67 years
1962
Health in Puerto Rico
# 19
Malta :
67 years
1962
Health in Malta
# 20
France :
66.99 years
1962
Health in France
# 21
United States :
66.9 years
1962
Health in United States
# 22
Czech Republic :
66.86 years
1962
Health in Czech Republic
# 23
Ukraine :
66.8 years
1962
Health in Ukraine
# 24
Italy :
66.54 years
1962
Health in Italy
# 25
Austria :
66.29 years
1962
Health in Austria
# 26
Japan :
66.19 years
1962
Health in Japan
# 27
Slovenia :
66.1 years
1962
Health in Slovenia
# 28
Lithuania :
65.91 years
1962
Health in Lithuania
# 29
Latvia :
65.85 years
1962
Health in Latvia
# 30
Hungary :
65.7 years
1962
Health in Hungary
# 31
Luxembourg :
65.7 years
1962
Health in Luxembourg
# 32
Uruguay :
65.38 years
1962
Health in Uruguay
# 33
Finland :
65.09 years
1962
Health in Finland
# 34
Romania :
65 years
1962
Health in Romania
# 35
Estonia :
65 years
1962
Health in Estonia
# 36
Netherlands Antilles :
64.8 years
1962
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 37
Belarus :
64.6 years
1962
Health in Belarus
# 38
Croatia :
64.5 years
1962
Health in Croatia
# 39
Poland :
64.5 years
1962
Health in Poland
# 40
Armenia :
63.89 years
1962
Health in Armenia
# 41
Cuba :
63.8 years
1962
Health in Cuba
# 42
Albania :
63.7 years
1962
Health in Albania
# 43
Jamaica :
63.7 years
1962
Health in Jamaica
# 44
Barbados :
63.5 years
1962
Health in Barbados
# 45
Serbia and Montenegro :
63.3 years
1962
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 46
Trinidad and Tobago :
62.9 years
1962
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 47
Brunei :
62.5 years
1962
Health in Brunei
# 48
Hong Kong :
62.5 years
1962
Health in Hong Kong
# 49
Singapore :
62.5 years
1962
Health in Singapore
# 50
Argentina :
62.47 years
1962
Health in Argentina
# 51
Paraguay :
62.46 years
1962
Health in Paraguay
# 52
Belize :
62.06 years
1962
Health in Belize
# 53
Tonga :
61.86 years
1962
Health in Tonga
# 54
Costa Rica :
61.6 years
1962
Health in Costa Rica
# 55
Antigua and Barbuda :
61.4 years
1962
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 56
Portugal :
61.4 years
1962
Health in Portugal
# 57
Azerbaijan :
61.4 years
1962
Health in Azerbaijan
# 58
Bahamas, The :
61 years
1962
Health in Bahamas, The
# 59
Panama :
60.91 years
1962
Health in Panama
# 60
Georgia :
60.68 years
1962
Health in Georgia
# 61
Guam :
60.35 years
1962
Health in Guam
# 62
Lebanon :
60.3 years
1962
Health in Lebanon
# 63
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
60.1 years
1962
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 64
Venezuela :
59.3 years
1962
Health in Venezuela
# 65
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
59.14 years
1962
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 66
Kuwait :
59.1 years
1962
Health in Kuwait
# 67
Suriname :
58.7 years
1962
Health in Suriname
# 68
Mauritius :
58.7 years
1962
Health in Mauritius
# 69
Macau :
58.5 years
1962
Health in Macau
# 70
Micronesia, Federated States of :
58.05 years
1962
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 71
Sri Lanka :
57.81 years
1962
Health in Sri Lanka
# 72
Mexico :
57.01 years
1962
Health in Mexico
# 73
New Caledonia :
57 years
1962
Health in New Caledonia
# 74
Uzbekistan :
56.47 years
1962
Health in Uzbekistan
# 75
Colombia :
56.23 years
1962
Health in Colombia
# 76
Saint Lucia :
56.18 years
1962
Health in Saint Lucia
# 77
Guyana :
55.75 years
1962
Health in Guyana
# 78
Korea, North :
55.58 years
1962
Health in Korea, North
# 79
French Polynesia :
55.58 years
1962
Health in French Polynesia
# 80
Bahrain :
55.3 years
1962
Health in Bahrain
# 81
Chile :
55.27 years
1962
Health in Chile
# 82
Thailand :
55.03 years
1962
Health in Thailand
# 83
Tajikistan :
54.82 years
1962
Health in Tajikistan
# 84
Fiji :
54.75 years
1962
Health in Fiji
# 85
Malaysia :
54.2 years
1962
Health in Malaysia
# 86
Brazil :
53.91 years
1962
Health in Brazil
# 87
Korea, South :
53.6 years
1962
Health in Korea, South
# 88
United Arab Emirates :
53.5 years
1962
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 89
Qatar :
53.5 years
1962
Health in Qatar
# 90
Ecuador :
53.43 years
1962
Health in Ecuador
# 91
Philippines :
52.93 years
1962
Health in Philippines
# 92
Dominican Republic :
52.09 years
1962
Health in Dominican Republic
# 93
Turkmenistan :
51.97 years
1962
Health in Turkmenistan
# 94
China :
51.5 years
1962
Health in China
# 95
Cape Verde :
51.5 years
1962
Health in Cape Verde
# 96
Zimbabwe :
50.84 years
1962
Health in Zimbabwe
# 97
El Salvador :
50.76 years
1962
Health in El Salvador
# 98
Iraq :
50.6 years
1962
Health in Iraq
# 99
Turkey :
50.5 years
1962
Health in Turkey
# 100
São Tomé and Príncipe :
50.5 years
1962
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 101
Solomon Islands :
49.9 years
1962
Health in Solomon Islands
# 102
Botswana :
49.67 years
1962
Health in Botswana
# 103
Iran :
49.33 years
1962
Health in Iran
# 104
Tunisia :
49.1 years
1962
Health in Tunisia
# 105
Syria :
49 years
1962
Health in Syria
# 106
South Africa :
48 years
1962
Health in South Africa
# 107
Peru :
47.82 years
1962
Health in Peru
# 108
Namibia :
47.39 years
1962
Health in Namibia
# 109
Nicaragua :
47.31 years
1962
Health in Nicaragua
# 110
Algeria :
47.3 years
1962
Health in Algeria
# 111
Mongolia :
47 years
1962
Health in Mongolia
# 112
Jordan :
46.9 years
1962
Health in Jordan
# 113
Libya :
46.7 years
1962
Health in Libya
# 114
Morocco :
46.7 years
1962
Health in Morocco
# 115
Vanuatu :
46.59 years
1962
Health in Vanuatu
# 116
Maldives :
46.41 years
1962
Health in Maldives
# 117
Honduras :
46.27 years
1962
Health in Honduras
# 118
Congo, Republic of the :
46.21 years
1962
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 119
Egypt :
46.2 years
1962
Health in Egypt
# 120
India :
46.2 years
1962
Health in India
# 121
Guatemala :
46.13 years
1962
Health in Guatemala
# 122
Lesotho :
46.04 years
1962
Health in Lesotho
# 123
Kenya :
45.96 years
1962
Health in Kenya
# 124
Pakistan :
45.6 years
1962
Health in Pakistan
# 125
Ghana :
45.1 years
1962
Health in Ghana
# 126
Saudi Arabia :
44.8 years
1962
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 127
Uganda :
43.84 years
1962
Health in Uganda
# 128
Vietnam :
43.5 years
1962
Health in Vietnam
# 129
Côte d'Ivoire :
43.42 years
1962
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 130
Burma :
43.15 years
1962
Health in Burma
# 131
Tanzania :
43.13 years
1962
Health in Tanzania
# 132
Comoros :
43 years
1962
Health in Comoros
# 133
Togo :
42.4 years
1962
Health in Togo
# 134
Haiti :
42.24 years
1962
Health in Haiti
# 135
Oman :
42.23 years
1962
Health in Oman
# 136
Cambodia :
42 years
1962
Health in Cambodia
# 137
Zambia :
41.75 years
1962
Health in Zambia
# 138
Indonesia :
41.7 years
1962
Health in Indonesia
# 139
Bangladesh :
41.7 years
1962
Health in Bangladesh
# 140
Rwanda :
41.42 years
1962
Health in Rwanda
# 141
Bolivia :
41.39 years
1962
Health in Bolivia
# 142
Benin :
41.39 years
1962
Health in Benin
# 143
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
40.48 years
1962
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 144
Burundi :
40.44 years
1962
Health in Burundi
# 145
Madagascar :
40.28 years
1962
Health in Madagascar
# 146
Swaziland :
39.7 years
1962
Health in Swaziland
# 147
Nepal :
39.55 years
1962
Health in Nepal
# 148
Sudan :
39.53 years
1962
Health in Sudan
# 149
Liberia :
39.35 years
1962
Health in Liberia
# 150
Laos :
39.1 years
1962
Health in Laos
# 151
Cameroon :
38.99 years
1962
Health in Cameroon
# 152
Gabon :
38.94 years
1962
Health in Gabon
# 153
Burkina Faso :
38.86 years
1962
Health in Burkina Faso
# 154
Papua New Guinea :
38.8 years
1962
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 155
Eritrea :
38.41 years
1962
Health in Eritrea
# 156
Djibouti :
38.2 years
1962
Health in Djibouti
# 157
Mauritania :
38 years
1962
Health in Mauritania
# 158
Nigeria :
37.82 years
1962
Health in Nigeria
# 159
Malawi :
37.8 years
1962
Health in Malawi
# 160
Bhutan :
37.52 years
1962
Health in Bhutan
# 161
Niger :
37.27 years
1962
Health in Niger
# 162
Central African Republic :
36.98 years
1962
Health in Central African Republic
# 163
Equatorial Guinea :
36 years
1962
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 164
Somalia :
35.49 years
1962
Health in Somalia
# 165
Guinea :
35.48 years
1962
Health in Guinea
# 166
Afghanistan :
35.45 years
1962
Health in Afghanistan
# 167
Ethiopia :
35.4 years
1962
Health in Ethiopia
# 168
Senegal :
35.2 years
1962
Health in Senegal
# 169
Chad :
35.2 years
1962
Health in Chad
# 170
Yemen :
35 years
1962
Health in Yemen
# 171
Mozambique :
34.79 years
1962
Health in Mozambique
# 172
East Timor :
34.42 years
1962
Health in East Timor
# 173
Mali :
34.12 years
1962
Health in Mali
# 174
Guinea-Bissau :
33.02 years
1962
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 175
Angola :
32.53 years
1962
Health in Angola
# 176
Gambia, The :
31.54 years
1962
Health in Gambia, The
# 177
Sierra Leone :
31.43 years
1962
Health in Sierra Leone
Weighted average:
52.7 years
DEFINITION: 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.
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