Life expectancy for males fell 2.66% to 75.0 years in Saudi Arabia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 77.6 years in 2017 and an all time low of 40.0 years in 1955. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, life expectancy for males in Iraq amounted to 66.9 years, 73.0 years in Jordan, 77.1 years in United Arab Emirates and 62.7 years in Yemen in 2024.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 48th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Bahrain | years | 79.6 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.0 | 80.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | years | 68.2 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 69.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | years | 69.9 | 70.1 | 70.4 | 70.6 | 70.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | years | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | years | 69.7 | 69.9 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | years | 83.5 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | years | 76.1 | 76.2 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 76.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Oman | years | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | years | 81.6 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | years | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 80.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | years | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.5 | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | years | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | years | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.8 |