{
 "code": "LK.POP.LONG_RUN.LIFE_EXPECTANCY_MALE.A",
 "name": "Life expectancy at birth, male",
 "unit": "Years",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Department of Census and Statistics",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/publications/economic-and-financial-reports/annual-economic-review",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-04-20",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.POP.LONG_RUN.LIFE_EXPECTANCY_MALE.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1952", "value": 57.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "1953", "value": 58.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1962", "value": 61.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1963", "value": 63.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 64.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 67.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 69.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 70.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 68.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 75.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 70.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 72.0, "status": null}
 ]
}