This article presents total, female and male life expectancy at birth in Marshall Islands.
Life expectancy at birth in Marshall Islands was 67.1 years in 2024. Female life expectancy was 69.5 years, compared with 65.0 years for males, producing a female-minus-male gap of 4.5 years. Total life expectancy changed by +1.0 years over five years and by +2.0 years over ten years.
In the common comparison year 2024, Marshall Islands ranked 178th of 217 economies by total life expectancy at birth.
Marshall Islands Life Expectancy by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN); Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN).
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About the Indicators
Life expectancy at birth, total, years. The number of years a newborn would live if prevailing mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, female, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for females only.
Life expectancy at birth, male, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for males only.