Life expectancy at birth, men in European Union
Life expectancy at birth for men in the European Union was 79.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024
79.0
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
71.1 years
Life expectancy at birth, men in European Union over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.0 years | 71.1 years |
| 2023 | 78.8 years | 71.0 years |
| 2022 | 78.1 years | 70.6 years |
| 2021 | 77.6 years | 68.8 years |
| 2020 | 77.7 years | 69.7 years |
| 2019 | 78.7 years | 70.5 years |
| 2018 | 78.4 years | 70.3 years |
| 2017 | 78.3 years | 70.0 years |
| 2016 | 78.2 years | 69.8 years |
| 2015 | 77.8 years | 69.6 years |
| 2014 | 78.1 years | 69.4 years |
| 2013 | 77.6 years | 69.2 years |
| 2012 | 77.3 years | 68.9 years |
| 2011 | 77.2 years | 68.6 years |
| 2010 | 76.7 years | 68.4 years |
| 2009 | 76.4 years | 68.0 years |
| 2008 | 76.1 years | 67.7 years |
| 2007 | 75.8 years | 67.5 years |
| 2006 | 75.6 years | 67.1 years |
| 2005 | 75.2 years | 66.8 years |
| 2004 | 75.0 years | 66.5 years |
| 2003 | 74.5 years | 66.2 years |
| 2002 | 74.3 years | 65.9 years |
| 2001 | 74.2 years | 65.7 years |
| 2000 | 73.8 years | 65.4 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 78.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 78.1 years, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.
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Life expectancy at birth
81.6 years
2024 · World Bank
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3.5 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
507 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
67.9%
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