Life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei
Brunei: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei is 73.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei peaked at 73.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.64 years, in 1962.
Brunei ranks 91st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9 years | 57.64 years | 63.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.11 years | 64.11 years | 67.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.06 years | 68.11 years | 69.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.91 years | 70.03 years | 71.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6 years | 72.07 years | 72.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.93 years | 72.88 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.82 years | 71.22 years | 73.49 years | 5 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 3,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Brunei was 73.49 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.64 years in 1962.
- How does Brunei rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Brunei ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.