Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola
Angola: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male 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, male in Angola is 62.27 years, measured in 2024. 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 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Angola peaked at 62.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.27 years, in 1961.
That places Angola 191st 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, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.25 years | — |
| 1961 | 34.27 years | -5.5% |
| 1962 | 34.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 34.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 35 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 35.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 35.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 35.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 36.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 36.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 36.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 37.32 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 37.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 38.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 38.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 37.94 years | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 37.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 38.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 38.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 39.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 39.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 39.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 38.92 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 39.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 39.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 39.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 37.44 years | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 38.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 38.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 38.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.99 years | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 39.24 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 38.23 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 39.82 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 44.15 years | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 44.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 42.95 years | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 42.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 43.96 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 44.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 48.26 years | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 49.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 51.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 53.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 54.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 55.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.98 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 60.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 62.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 62.27 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.4 years | 34.27 years | 36.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.05 years | 36.91 years | 39.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.07 years | 37.44 years | 40.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6 years | 38.23 years | 44.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.23 years | 43.96 years | 54.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.18 years | 55.25 years | 60.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.43 years | 60.5 years | 62.27 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 188 Ghana 63.31 years compare
- 189 South Africa 62.78 years compare
- 190 Togo 62.7 years compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
- 193 Madagascar 62.12 years compare
- 194 Haiti 61.9 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 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2695 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Angola?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola was 62.27 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 62.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.27 years in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Angola ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (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.