Life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.32 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
199th
of 217 countries
All-time high
61.32 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.77 years
in 2005
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini stood at 61.32 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini peaked at 61.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.77 years, in 2005.

That places Eswatini 199th 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Eswatini, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 44.91 years
1961 45.24 years +0.7%
1962 45.6 years +0.8%
1963 45.93 years +0.7%
1964 46.37 years +1.0%
1965 46.83 years +1.0%
1966 47.35 years +1.1%
1967 47.87 years +1.1%
1968 48.38 years +1.1%
1969 48.91 years +1.1%
1970 49.43 years +1.1%
1971 49.97 years +1.1%
1972 50.58 years +1.2%
1973 51.26 years +1.4%
1974 51.94 years +1.3%
1975 52.7 years +1.5%
1976 53.56 years +1.6%
1977 54.27 years +1.3%
1978 55.05 years +1.4%
1979 55.77 years +1.3%
1980 56.41 years +1.1%
1981 56.91 years +0.9%
1982 57.53 years +1.1%
1983 56.54 years -1.7%
1984 58.57 years +3.6%
1985 59.23 years +1.1%
1986 59.59 years +0.6%
1987 59.73 years +0.2%
1988 59.65 years -0.1%
1989 59.31 years -0.6%
1990 58.79 years -0.9%
1991 58.05 years -1.3%
1992 57.04 years -1.7%
1993 55.99 years -1.8%
1994 54.71 years -2.3%
1995 53.34 years -2.5%
1996 51.76 years -3.0%
1997 50.22 years -3.0%
1998 48.65 years -3.1%
1999 47.41 years -2.6%
2000 46.33 years -2.3%
2001 45.02 years -2.8%
2002 43.78 years -2.7%
2003 43.22 years -1.3%
2004 42.78 years -1.0%
2005 42.77 years -0.0%
2006 43.01 years +0.6%
2007 43.6 years +1.4%
2008 44.68 years +2.5%
2009 45.76 years +2.4%
2010 46.9 years +2.5%
2011 47.61 years +1.5%
2012 48.84 years +2.6%
2013 50.06 years +2.5%
2014 51.32 years +2.5%
2015 52.62 years +2.5%
2016 53.71 years +2.1%
2017 54.92 years +2.2%
2018 55.98 years +1.9%
2019 57.11 years +2.0%
2020 56.92 years -0.3%
2021 55.15 years -3.1%
2022 60.11 years +9.0%
2023 61.19 years +1.8%
2024 61.32 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.74 years 44.91 years 48.91 years 10
1970s 52.45 years 49.43 years 55.77 years 10
1980s 58.35 years 56.41 years 59.73 years 10
1990s 53.59 years 47.41 years 58.79 years 10
2000s 44.09 years 42.77 years 46.33 years 10
2010s 51.91 years 46.9 years 57.11 years 10
2020s 58.94 years 55.15 years 61.32 years 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 196 Cameroon 61.78 years compare
  2. 197 Burundi 61.75 years compare
  3. 198 Kenya 61.64 years compare
  4. 200 Liberia 61.02 years compare
  5. 201 Zimbabwe 60.49 years compare
  6. 202 Niger 60.49 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Eswatini was 61.32 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 61.32 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 42.77 years in 2005.
How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Eswatini ranks 199th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.