Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 64.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.26 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
193rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
64.26 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.91 years
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 64.26 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Eswatini peaked at 64.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.91 years, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 193rd of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.39 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 47.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 47.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 47.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 48.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 48.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 49.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 50.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 50.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 51.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 51.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 52.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 52.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 53.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 54.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 55.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 55.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 56.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 57.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 58.23 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 59.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 58.42 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 60.44 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 61.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 61.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 61.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 61.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.67 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.17 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 59.28 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.09 years | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.64 years | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 55.08 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 53.3 years | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 51.7 years | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 50.07 years | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 48.81 years | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 47.63 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 46.34 years | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.38 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 44.63 years | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.91 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.56 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 45.16 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.71 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 52.11 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 53.49 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 54.94 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 56.23 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 57.57 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.71 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.85 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.23 years | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 63.03 years | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 64.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 64.26 years | +0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 64.26 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 64.26 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.33 years | 46.39 years | 50.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.19 years | 51.21 years | 57.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.36 years | 58.23 years | 61.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.45 years | 48.81 years | 61.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.43 years | 43.91 years | 47.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1 years | 48.33 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9 years | 58.23 years | 64.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Eswatini?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Eswatini was 64.26 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.91 years in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Eswatini ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.