Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Sri Lanka

Male life expectancy in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 74.45 years. Ranked 84 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26%.

2024 74.45 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 84of 217
Period maximum 74.45 years2024
Period minimum 59.07 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Sri Lanka, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 59.07 years1962: 60.05 years1964: 60.69 years1966: 61.36 years1968: 62.01 years1970: 62.49 years1972: 62.73 years1974: 62.98 years1976: 63.77 years1978: 64.68 years1980: 65.67 years1982: 66.08 years1984: 65.69 years1986: 65.56 years1988: 65.2 years1990: 65.2 years1992: 65.5 years1994: 66.21 years1996: 65.48 years1998: 65.63 years2000: 66.77 years2002: 68.31 years2004: 65.22 years2006: 68.82 years2008: 67.88 years2010: 70.86 years2012: 71.78 years2014: 72.33 years2016: 72.74 years2018: 73.11 years2020: 73.69 years2022: 74.03 years2024: 74.45 years
Change over the period: +15.38 (+26.04%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 74.45 years
World 71.12 years
South Asia 71.01 years
Southern Asia computed 70.43 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 68.21 years
Male life expectancy — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.45 +0.2 +0.27%
2023 74.24 +0.21 +0.29%
2022 74.03 +1.06 +1.46%
2021 72.97 −0.72 −0.98%
2020 73.69 +0.27 +0.36%
2019 73.42 +0.32 +0.43%
2018 73.11 +0.26 +0.36%
2017 72.85 +0.11 +0.15%
2016 72.74 +0.17 +0.23%
2015 72.57 +0.25 +0.34%
2014 72.33 +0.16 +0.22%
2013 72.16 +0.39 +0.54%
2012 71.78 +0.55 +0.78%
2011 71.22 +0.36 +0.51%
2010 70.86 +5.17 +7.86%
2009 65.7 −2.18 −3.22%
2008 67.88 −1.07 −1.56%
2007 68.95 +0.13 +0.19%
2006 68.82 −0.57 −0.82%
2005 69.39 +4.17 +6.4%
2004 65.22 −3.44 −5.01%
2003 68.66 +0.35 +0.51%
2002 68.31 +0.6 +0.89%
2001 67.71 +0.94 +1.4%
2000 66.77 +0.85 +1.29%
1999 65.93 +0.29 +0.45%
1998 65.63 +0.16 +0.24%
1997 65.48 −0 −0.01%
1996 65.48 +0.16 +0.25%
1995 65.32 −0.89 −1.35%
1994 66.21 +0.13 +0.19%
1993 66.08 +0.58 +0.88%
1992 65.5 +0.66 +1.01%
1991 64.84 −0.35 −0.54%
1990 65.2 +2.39 +3.81%
1989 62.81 −2.39 −3.67%
1988 65.2 −0.24 −0.36%
1987 65.44 −0.12 −0.18%
1986 65.56 −0.08 −0.12%
1985 65.64 −0.06 −0.09%
1984 65.69 −0.25 −0.38%
1983 65.95 −0.14 −0.21%
1982 66.08 +0.15 +0.23%
1981 65.93 +0.26 +0.39%
1980 65.67 +0.42 +0.65%
1979 65.25 +0.57 +0.88%
1978 64.68 +0.42 +0.66%
1977 64.26 +0.48 +0.76%
1976 63.77 +0.45 +0.72%
1975 63.32 +0.34 +0.54%
1974 62.98 +0.13 +0.21%
1973 62.85 +0.12 +0.2%
1972 62.73 +0.54 +0.87%
1971 62.18 −0.31 −0.49%
1970 62.49 +0.21 +0.34%
1969 62.28 +0.27 +0.43%
1968 62.01 +0.3 +0.49%
1967 61.7 +0.35 +0.57%
1966 61.36 +0.32 +0.52%
1965 61.04 +0.35 +0.57%
1964 60.69 +0.3 +0.49%
1963 60.39 +0.34 +0.57%
1962 60.05 +0.44 +0.73%
1961 59.61 +0.55 +0.92%
1960 59.07

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.