Life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Life expectancy at birth, male was 65.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 65.03 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 65.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.21 years, in 1960.
That places Marshall Islands 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 53.27 years | 51.21 years | 55.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.82 years | 55.77 years | 57.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.31 years | 57.69 years | 58.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.11 years | 58.98 years | 61.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.95 years | 61.02 years | 62.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.36 years | 62.66 years | 64.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.29 years | 63.28 years | 65.03 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 401 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 408 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 412 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands was 65.03 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 65.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.21 years in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.