Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Northern America

Male life expectancy in Northern America in 2024 — 76.88 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.2%.

2024 76.88 years +0.91% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 76.88 years2024
Period minimum 66.3 years1968

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Northern America, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 66.75 years1962: 67.04 years1964: 66.97 years1966: 66.9 years1968: 66.3 years1970: 67.31 years1972: 67.61 years1974: 68.35 years1976: 69.22 years1978: 69.73 years1980: 70.16 years1982: 70.95 years1984: 71.29 years1986: 71.4 years1988: 71.62 years1990: 72.05 years1992: 72.55 years1994: 72.65 years1996: 73.33 years1998: 74.01 years2000: 74.35 years2002: 74.67 years2004: 75.26 years2006: 75.5 years2008: 75.89 years2010: 76.5 years2012: 76.72 years2014: 76.82 years2016: 76.48 years2018: 76.56 years2020: 74.72 years2022: 75.22 years2024: 76.88 years
Change over the period: +10.13 (+15.17%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern America 76.88 years
World 71.12 years
Male life expectancy — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.88 +0.69 +0.91%
2023 76.19 +0.96 +1.28%
2022 75.22 +1.15 +1.55%
2021 74.07 −0.65 −0.87%
2020 74.72 −1.96 −2.56%
2019 76.68 +0.13 +0.17%
2018 76.56 +0.1 +0.13%
2017 76.46 −0.02 −0.03%
2016 76.48 −0.17 −0.22%
2015 76.65 −0.17 −0.22%
2014 76.82 +0.09 +0.12%
2013 76.73 +0.01 +0.02%
2012 76.72 +0.11 +0.15%
2011 76.6 +0.11 +0.14%
2010 76.5 +0.21 +0.28%
2009 76.29 +0.4 +0.53%
2008 75.89 +0.11 +0.15%
2007 75.77 +0.27 +0.36%
2006 75.5 +0.23 +0.3%
2005 75.28 +0.01 +0.02%
2004 75.26 +0.49 +0.65%
2003 74.78 +0.11 +0.14%
2002 74.67 +0.11 +0.15%
2001 74.56 +0.21 +0.28%
2000 74.35 +0.22 +0.3%
1999 74.13 +0.11 +0.15%
1998 74.01 +0.21 +0.28%
1997 73.81 +0.48 +0.65%
1996 73.33 +0.58 +0.79%
1995 72.75 +0.1 +0.14%
1994 72.65 +0.2 +0.28%
1993 72.45 −0.1 −0.13%
1992 72.55 +0.29 +0.4%
1991 72.25 +0.2 +0.28%
1990 72.05 +0.13 +0.18%
1989 71.92 +0.3 +0.42%
1988 71.62 +0.01 +0.01%
1987 71.61 +0.21 +0.3%
1986 71.4 +0.11 +0.15%
1985 71.29 +0 +0%
1984 71.29 +0.12 +0.17%
1983 71.17 +0.21 +0.3%
1982 70.95 +0.39 +0.56%
1981 70.56 +0.4 +0.57%
1980 70.16 +0.03 +0.04%
1979 70.13 +0.4 +0.57%
1978 69.73 +0.12 +0.17%
1977 69.61 +0.39 +0.57%
1976 69.22 +0.3 +0.44%
1975 68.92 +0.57 +0.83%
1974 68.35 +0.55 +0.81%
1973 67.8 +0.2 +0.29%
1972 67.61 −0.01 −0.02%
1971 67.62 +0.3 +0.45%
1970 67.31 +0.29 +0.43%
1969 67.03 +0.73 +1.1%
1968 66.3 −0.89 −1.32%
1967 67.18 +0.29 +0.43%
1966 66.9 −0.09 −0.13%
1965 66.98 +0.01 +0.02%
1964 66.97 +0.2 +0.3%
1963 66.77 −0.28 −0.41%
1962 67.04 −0.18 −0.26%
1961 67.22 +0.47 +0.7%
1960 66.75

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.