Life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Life expectancy at birth, male was 65.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.03 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
169th
of 215 countries
All-time high
65.03 years
in 2024
All-time low
51.21 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 166 Fiji 65.47 years compare
  2. 167 Pakistan 65.46 years compare
  3. 168 Palestine 65.22 years compare
  4. 170 Comoros 65.02 years compare
  5. 171 Afghanistan 64.7 years compare
  6. 172 Kiribati 64.69 years compare

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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

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.