Life expectancy for males rose 1.76% to 73.6 years in Nicaragua in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 73.6 years in 2024 and an all time low of 40.9 years in 1955. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, life expectancy for males in Costa Rica amounted to 79.0 years, 69.1 years in El Salvador, 73.3 years in Honduras and 76.4 years in Mexico in 2024.
Nicaragua has been ranked 62nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 26 places above 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 |
| Belize | years | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | years | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | years | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | years | 75.7 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | years | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | years | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | years | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.0 |
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