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Life expectancy, source comparison in Angola

Angola: Life expectancy, source comparison was 64.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64.62 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.62 years
in 2023
All-time low
35.87 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Angola, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Angola recorded 64.62 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Angola peaked at 64.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.87 years, in 1950.

Angola ranks 210th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Angola, year by year

Year years Change
1950 35.87 years —
1951 36.05 years +0.5%
1952 36.22 years +0.5%
1953 36.43 years +0.6%
1954 36.62 years +0.5%
1955 36.85 years +0.6%
1956 37.08 years +0.6%
1957 37.27 years +0.5%
1958 37.48 years +0.6%
1959 37.69 years +0.6%
1960 37.93 years +0.6%
1961 36.9 years -2.7%
1962 37.17 years +0.7%
1963 37.42 years +0.7%
1964 37.7 years +0.8%
1965 37.97 years +0.7%
1966 38.26 years +0.8%
1967 38.62 years +0.9%
1968 38.97 years +0.9%
1969 39.33 years +0.9%
1970 39.69 years +0.9%
1971 40.08 years +1.0%
1972 40.47 years +1.0%
1973 40.87 years +1.0%
1974 41.26 years +1.0%
1975 40.82 years -1.1%
1976 40.81 years -0.0%
1977 41.22 years +1.0%
1978 41.57 years +0.9%
1979 41.91 years +0.8%
1980 42.24 years +0.8%
1981 42.56 years +0.7%
1982 42.86 years +0.7%
1983 41.97 years -2.1%
1984 42.24 years +0.7%
1985 42.49 years +0.6%
1986 42.74 years +0.6%
1987 40.79 years -4.6%
1988 41.47 years +1.7%
1989 41.7 years +0.5%
1990 41.85 years +0.4%
1991 43.81 years +4.7%
1992 42.27 years -3.5%
1993 42.19 years -0.2%
1994 43.57 years +3.3%
1995 46.14 years +5.9%
1996 46.42 years +0.6%
1997 46.69 years +0.6%
1998 45.45 years -2.6%
1999 45.81 years +0.8%
2000 46.5 years +1.5%
2001 47.03 years +1.1%
2002 47.87 years +1.8%
2003 50.22 years +4.9%
2004 51.12 years +1.8%
2005 52.13 years +2.0%
2006 52.97 years +1.6%
2007 54.2 years +2.3%
2008 55.28 years +2.0%
2009 56.23 years +1.7%
2010 57.24 years +1.8%
2011 58.09 years +1.5%
2012 58.92 years +1.4%
2013 59.7 years +1.3%
2014 60.4 years +1.2%
2015 61.04 years +1.1%
2016 61.62 years +0.9%
2017 62.12 years +0.8%
2018 62.62 years +0.8%
2019 63.05 years +0.7%
2020 63.12 years +0.1%
2021 62.96 years -0.3%
2022 64.25 years +2.0%
2023 64.62 years +0.6%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 64.62 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 64.62 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 36.76 years 35.87 years 37.69 years 10
1960s 38.03 years 36.9 years 39.33 years 10
1970s 40.87 years 39.69 years 41.91 years 10
1980s 42.11 years 40.79 years 42.86 years 10
1990s 44.42 years 41.85 years 46.69 years 10
2000s 51.35 years 46.5 years 56.23 years 10
2010s 60.48 years 57.24 years 63.05 years 10
2020s 63.73 years 62.96 years 64.62 years 4

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
  2. 208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
  3. 209 Haiti 64.94 years compare
  4. 211 Eswatini 64.12 years compare
  5. 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare
  6. 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Angola?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Angola was 64.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 64.62 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 35.87 years in 1950.
How does Angola rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Angola ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.