Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Male life expectancy (2024)
Male life expectancy: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Maldives ranks #1 with 79.9 years. Albania is second with 77.9 years, 2.6% behind. The top five are Maldives, Albania, Kosovo, Iran, Islamic Rep. and Jordan. The median across all 59 is 70.6 years; Equatorial Guinea is last at 62.2 years. Maldives's figure has risen 14% since 2000 (69.9 years to 79.9 years in 2024).
- #1
- Maldives · 79.9 years
- Median
- 70.6 years
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Male life expectancy (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 79.9 |
| 2 | Albania | 77.9 |
| 3 | Kosovo | 76 |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 76 |
| 5 | Jordan | 75.9 |
| 6 | Cuba | 75.9 |
| 7 | Peru | 75.6 |
| 8 | Montenegro | 75.5 |
| 9 | China | 75.2 |
| 10 | Colombia | 75.2 |
| 11 | Armenia | 75.1 |
| 12 | Algeria | 75.1 |
| 13 | Argentina | 75 |
| 14 | Ecuador | 74.9 |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74.6 |
| 16 | Türkiye | 74.6 |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 74.5 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 74.4 |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 74.4 |
| 20 | Serbia | 73.7 |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 73.1 |
| 22 | Brazil | 73 |
| 23 | Grenada | 72.5 |
| 24 | Mexico | 72.4 |
| 25 | Thailand | 72.3 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 71.7 |
| 27 | Belize | 71.1 |
| 28 | Paraguay | 71 |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 70.7 |
| 30 | Suriname | 70.6 |
| 31 | Iraq | 70.5 |
| 32 | Guatemala | 70.4 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 70.4 |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 70.3 |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 70.1 |
| 36 | Samoa | 70 |
| 37 | Ukraine | 69.8 |
| 38 | Georgia | 69.7 |
| 39 | Belarus | 69.7 |
| 40 | Libya | 69.6 |
| 41 | Tonga | 69.5 |
| 42 | St. Lucia | 69.5 |
| 43 | Indonesia | 69.2 |
| 44 | Jamaica | 69.1 |
| 45 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.8 |
| 46 | Dominica | 68.4 |
| 47 | Mongolia | 67.9 |
| 48 | El Salvador | 67.8 |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 67 |
| 50 | Philippines | 67 |
| 51 | Botswana | 66.8 |
| 52 | Moldova | 66.7 |
| 53 | Gabon | 66.1 |
| 54 | Fiji | 65.5 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 65 |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 63.9 |
| 57 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 63.6 |
| 58 | South Africa | 62.8 |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.2 |
About the top 10
#1 Maldives
Maldives ranks #1 on this list with 79.9 years.
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 529,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.74 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 42.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.
#2 Albania
Albania ranks #2 on this list with 77.9 years.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.35 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$30.54 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,998 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in electricity access rate · #2 in access to electricity (rural) · #11 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#3 Kosovo
Kosovo ranks #3 on this list with 76 years.
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,899 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #13 in gross capital formation rate · #32 in population ages 15-64 share.
#4 Iran, Islamic Rep.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks #4 on this list with 76 years.
- Capital
- Tehran
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 92.42 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$362.68 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,924 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz.
Also ranks #1 in refugee population by asylum · #2 in official exchange rate · #4 in gross capital formation rate.
#5 Jordan
Jordan ranks #5 on this list with 75.9 years.
- Capital
- Amman
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 11.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.61 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,348 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 93.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in refugee population by asylum · #8 in youth unemployment rate · #8 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#6 Cuba
Cuba ranks #6 on this list with 75.9 years.
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$107.35 billion (2020)
- GDP per person
- US$9,605 (2020)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Havana.
Also ranks #1 in physicians per 1,000 · #2 in women in parliament share · #3 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#7 Peru
Peru ranks #7 on this list with 75.6 years.
- Capital
- Lima
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 34.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$334.85 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,684 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 85.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lima, Arequipa.
Also ranks #5 in fish production · #6 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #7 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#8 Montenegro
Montenegro ranks #8 on this list with 75.5 years.
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 623,130 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$9.23 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,817 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in mobile subscriptions per 100 · #9 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #10 in smoking prevalence.
#9 China
China ranks #9 on this list with 75.2 years.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.41 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,862 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.
Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.
#10 Colombia
Colombia ranks #10 on this list with 75.2 years.
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 53.43 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$457.41 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 78.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali.
Also ranks #1 in income share of richest 10% · #1 in gini index · #4 in women in ministerial positions share.
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Source and method
Male life expectancy: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, male (years): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.