Life expectancy at birth, men in Maldives

Life expectancy at birth for men in Maldives was 79.9 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Maldives, 2024 79.9 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 79.7 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 34th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Maldives 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.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period MaldivesWorld
2024 79.9 years 71.1 years
2023 79.7 years 71.0 years
2022 79.4 years 70.6 years
2021 76.8 years 68.8 years
2020 77.5 years 69.7 years
2019 78.4 years 70.5 years
2018 78.2 years 70.3 years
2017 78.1 years 70.0 years
2016 77.8 years 69.8 years
2015 77.5 years 69.6 years
2014 77.0 years 69.4 years
2013 76.6 years 69.2 years
2012 76.3 years 68.9 years
2011 75.9 years 68.6 years
2010 75.5 years 68.4 years
2009 75.2 years 68.0 years
2008 74.8 years 67.7 years
2007 74.5 years 67.5 years
2006 74.1 years 67.1 years
2005 73.7 years 66.8 years
2004 72.0 years 66.5 years
2003 72.1 years 66.2 years
2002 71.3 years 65.9 years
2001 70.6 years 65.7 years
2000 69.9 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 79.7 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 77.0 years, the figure has changed by +3.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Maldives has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Maldives
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects