Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 62.12 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar peaked at 62.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.14 years, in 1960.
Madagascar ranks 191st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1 years | 42.14 years | 46.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.04 years | 46.66 years | 48.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.11 years | 48.43 years | 50.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.15 years | 50.55 years | 56.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.05 years | 56.82 years | 60.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.64 years | 61.09 years | 61.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.44 years | 60.83 years | 62.12 years | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 428,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 404,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Madagascar was 62.12 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 62.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.14 years in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Madagascar ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.