Life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus

Cyprus: Life expectancy at birth, male was 79.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.84 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 215 countries
All-time high
79.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
44.17 years
in 1974
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus stood at 79.84 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus peaked at 79.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.17 years, in 1974.

Cyprus ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.59 years 57.58 years 64.52 years 10
1970s 64.88 years 44.17 years 69.6 years 10
1980s 71.75 years 70.43 years 73.24 years 10
1990s 74.13 years 73.54 years 75.08 years 10
2000s 76.64 years 75.44 years 77.88 years 10
2010s 78.98 years 78.17 years 79.39 years 10
2020s 78.99 years 78.23 years 79.84 years 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 32 France 80.2 years compare
  2. 33 Canada 80.03 years compare
  3. 34 Maldives 79.95 years compare
  4. 36 Austria 79.8 years compare
  5. 36 Finland 79.8 years compare
  6. 38 Portugal 79.7 years compare
  7. 38 Slovenia 79.7 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cyprus was 79.84 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 79.84 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 44.17 years in 1974.
How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Cyprus ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.