Madagascar vs Mozambique: Life expectancy at birth, total

Madagascar
63.84 years
in 2024
Mozambique
63.8 years
in 2024
Madagascar rank
196th
Mozambique rank
199th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 63.84 years against 63.8 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 196th and Mozambique ranks 199th of 217 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 45.31 years 41.8 years 3.51 years Madagascar
1970s 49.23 years 43.3 years 5.92 years Madagascar
1980s 50.55 years 41.63 years 8.92 years Madagascar
1990s 54.63 years 46.44 years 8.19 years Madagascar
2000s 60.33 years 52.04 years 8.29 years Madagascar
2010s 63.21 years 58.28 years 4.93 years Madagascar
2020s 63.15 years 62.42 years 0.736 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Madagascar or Mozambique?
Madagascar, at 63.84 years against 63.8 years in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Madagascar and Mozambique?
0.04 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Madagascar ranks 196th and Mozambique ranks 199th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.