Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Latvia

Male life expectancy in Latvia in 2024 — 71.6 years. Ranked 108 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.1%.

2024 71.6 years +1.56% vs 2023
World rank 108of 217
Period maximum 71.6 years2024
Period minimum 59.04 years1994

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Latvia, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 66.26 years1962: 65.85 years1964: 67.35 years1966: 67 years1968: 65.76 years1970: 65.65 years1972: 65.23 years1974: 64.98 years1976: 63.96 years1978: 64.1 years1980: 63.75 years1982: 64.26 years1984: 64.08 years1986: 66.32 years1988: 66.23 years1990: 64.2 years1992: 62.64 years1994: 59.04 years1996: 63.04 years1998: 63.5 years2000: 64.9 years2002: 65.4 years2004: 67.1 years2006: 65.5 years2008: 67.2 years2010: 68.8 years2012: 68.9 years2014: 69.1 years2016: 69.8 years2018: 70.1 years2020: 70.6 years2022: 69.4 years2024: 71.6 years
Change over the period: +5.34 (+8.06%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 71.6 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Northern Europe computed 79.76 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.6 +1.1 +1.56%
2023 70.5 +1.1 +1.59%
2022 69.4 +1.2 +1.76%
2021 68.2 −2.4 −3.4%
2020 70.6 −0.3 −0.42%
2019 70.9 +0.8 +1.14%
2018 70.1 +0.3 +0.43%
2017 69.8 +0 +0%
2016 69.8 +0.1 +0.14%
2015 69.7 +0.6 +0.87%
2014 69.1 −0.2 −0.29%
2013 69.3 +0.4 +0.58%
2012 68.9 +0.3 +0.44%
2011 68.6 −0.2 −0.29%
2010 68.8 +0.5 +0.73%
2009 68.3 +1.1 +1.64%
2008 67.2 +1.4 +2.13%
2007 65.8 +0.3 +0.46%
2006 65.5 −0.1 −0.15%
2005 65.6 −1.5 −2.24%
2004 67.1 +1.2 +1.82%
2003 65.9 +0.5 +0.76%
2002 65.4 +0.2 +0.31%
2001 65.2 +0.3 +0.46%
2000 64.9 +0.44 +0.68%
1999 64.46 +0.96 +1.51%
1998 63.5 −0.42 −0.66%
1997 63.92 +0.88 +1.4%
1996 63.04 +3 +5%
1995 60.04 +1 +1.69%
1994 59.04 −1.39 −2.3%
1993 60.43 −2.21 −3.53%
1992 62.64 −1.09 −1.71%
1991 63.73 −0.47 −0.73%
1990 64.2 −1.17 −1.79%
1989 65.37 −0.86 −1.3%
1988 66.23 −0.18 −0.27%
1987 66.41 +0.09 +0.14%
1986 66.32 +1.57 +2.42%
1985 64.75 +0.67 +1.05%
1984 64.08 +0.2 +0.31%
1983 63.88 −0.38 −0.59%
1982 64.26 +0.82 +1.29%
1981 63.44 −0.31 −0.49%
1980 63.75 +0.23 +0.36%
1979 63.52 −0.58 −0.9%
1978 64.1 −0.19 −0.3%
1977 64.29 +0.33 +0.52%
1976 63.96 +0.02 +0.03%
1975 63.94 −1.04 −1.6%
1974 64.98 −0.37 −0.57%
1973 65.35 +0.12 +0.18%
1972 65.23 −0.52 −0.79%
1971 65.75 +0.1 +0.15%
1970 65.65 +0.38 +0.58%
1969 65.27 −0.49 −0.75%
1968 65.76 −0.99 −1.48%
1967 66.75 −0.25 −0.37%
1966 67 +0.21 +0.31%
1965 66.79 −0.56 −0.83%
1964 67.35 +1.16 +1.75%
1963 66.19 +0.34 +0.52%
1962 65.85 −0.48 −0.72%
1961 66.33 +0.07 +0.11%
1960 66.26

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.