Life expectancy at birth, men in Mexico

Life expectancy at birth for men in Mexico was 72.4 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
Mexico, 2024 72.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 72.2 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 79.8 years Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 103rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Mexico 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 MexicoWorld
2024 72.4 years 71.1 years
2023 72.2 years 71.0 years
2022 70.9 years 70.6 years
2021 66.2 years 68.8 years
2020 66.9 years 69.7 years
2019 71.6 years 70.5 years
2018 71.4 years 70.3 years
2017 71.5 years 70.0 years
2016 71.7 years 69.8 years
2015 71.9 years 69.6 years
2014 71.9 years 69.4 years
2013 71.7 years 69.2 years
2012 71.5 years 68.9 years
2011 71.3 years 68.6 years
2010 71.1 years 68.4 years
2009 71.1 years 68.0 years
2008 71.2 years 67.7 years
2007 71.4 years 67.5 years
2006 71.4 years 67.1 years
2005 71.4 years 66.8 years
2004 71.2 years 66.5 years
2003 71.0 years 66.2 years
2002 70.8 years 65.9 years
2001 70.6 years 65.7 years
2000 70.1 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 72.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 71.9 years, the figure has changed by +0.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 103rd 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 Mexico
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