Mozambique vs Niger: Life expectancy
Mozambique
61.17 years
in 2020
Niger
61.45 years
in 2020
Mozambique rank
144th
Niger rank
143rd
Life expectancy over time
- Mozambique
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.45 years against 61.17 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Niger ahead.
Mozambique ranks 144th and Niger ranks 143rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 26.52 years | 1.52 years | Niger |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 26.94 years | 25.61 years | 1.33 years | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 32.25 years | 32.19 years | 0.0644 years | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 34.75 years | 33.75 years | 1 years | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 38.74 years | 36.13 years | 2.61 years | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 42.46 years | 39.16 years | 3.3 years | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 42.77 years | 39.88 years | 2.89 years | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 45.25 years | 43.81 years | 1.44 years | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 50.53 years | 51.46 years | 0.9297 years | Niger |
| 2010s | 56.17 years | 59.72 years | 3.55 years | Niger |
| 2020s | 61.17 years | 61.45 years | 0.2784 years | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Mozambique or Niger?
- Niger, at 61.45 years against 61.17 years in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Mozambique and Niger?
- 0.28 years, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for life expectancy?
- Mozambique ranks 144th and Niger ranks 143rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.