Life expectancy at birth, female in Angola
Angola: Life expectancy at birth, female was 67.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.34 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
191st
of 217 countries
All-time high
67.34 years
in 2024
All-time low
39.74 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Angola is 67.34 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Angola peaked at 67.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.74 years, in 1960.
Angola ranks 191st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.74 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 40.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 40.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 40.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 41.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 41.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 41.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 42.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 42.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 43.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 43.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 44.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 44.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 44.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 44.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 45.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 45.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 45.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 46.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 45.46 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 45.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 44.62 years | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 45.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 45.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 45.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.84 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 45.56 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 46.72 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 47.74 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 48.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 48.05 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 49 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 49.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.05 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.18 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 53.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 54.05 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 54.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.04 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 57.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.13 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.22 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 60.21 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.16 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.01 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.44 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.75 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 67.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.34 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.04 years | 39.74 years | 42.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.15 years | 42.96 years | 45.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.54 years | 44.62 years | 46.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.46 years | 45.43 years | 49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5 years | 49.13 years | 58.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.78 years | 59.22 years | 65.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.49 years | 65.44 years | 67.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 188 Afghanistan 67.81 years compare
- 189 Gambia 67.75 years compare
- 190 Congo 67.72 years compare
- 192 Eswatini 67.11 years compare
- 193 Mozambique 66.74 years compare
- 194 Guinea-Bissau 66.55 years compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 740.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Angola?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Angola was 67.34 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 67.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.74 years in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Angola ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.