Life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy at birth, female was 66.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique stood at 66.74 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique peaked at 66.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.48 years, in 1984.
That places Mozambique 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.52 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 43.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 43.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 43.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 43.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 43.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 43.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 43.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 44.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 44.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 44.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 44.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 44.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 44.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 44.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 44.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.62 years | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 42.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 42.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 42.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.75 years | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 44.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 45.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 45.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 45.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 46.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 47.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 49.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 50.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 51.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 53.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 55.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 58.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.9 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 60.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 62.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.14 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.87 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 66.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 66.74 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.25 years | 42.52 years | 43.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.39 years | 43.87 years | 44.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.83 years | 42.48 years | 45.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.75 years | 45.77 years | 49.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.26 years | 50.62 years | 55.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.17 years | 56.4 years | 63.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.29 years | 63.14 years | 66.74 years | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2549 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.531 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Mozambique was 66.74 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 66.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.48 years in 1984.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Mozambique ranks 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.