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United Kingdom vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 79.54, compared to United States's 76.50. That makes United Kingdom's value 4.0% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #40 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
79.54
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
79.55 (2019)
Trough
77.00 (2005)

United States

Rank #58 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
76.50
Year-over-year
+0.9%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
76.50 (2014)
Trough
73.50 (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN), CC BY 4.0.