Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 63.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.8 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
200th
of 218 countries
All-time high
63.8 years
in 2024
All-time low
38.9 years
in 1984
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique is 63.8 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique peaked at 63.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9 years, in 1984.
Mozambique ranks 200th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.2 years | — |
| 1961 | 41.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 41.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 41.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 41.66 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 41.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 41.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 41.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 42.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 42.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 42.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 42.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 42.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 42.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 43.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 43.82 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 43.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 43.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 43.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 43.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 43.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.64 years | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 41.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 38.9 years | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 38.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.95 years | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 41 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.69 years | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 43.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 44.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 46.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 46.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 47.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 48.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 50.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 50.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 53.8 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.97 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 61.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.27 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 63.01 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 63.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.8 years | +0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 63.8 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.84 years, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 63.8 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8 years | 41.2 years | 42.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.3 years | 42.46 years | 43.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.63 years | 38.9 years | 43.99 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.44 years | 44.34 years | 48.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.04 years | 49.48 years | 54.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.28 years | 55.04 years | 61.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.42 years | 60.27 years | 63.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique was 63.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9 years in 1984.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Mozambique ranks 200th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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), 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.