Life expectancy at birth in Nepal
Nepal: Life expectancy at birth was 70.05 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
70.05
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
114th
of 184 countries
All-time high
71.36
in 2019
All-time low
65.37
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 70.05 for life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Nepal peaked at 71.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.37, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 114th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.69 | 65.37 | 69.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.27 | 69.47 | 71.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.52 | 70.05 | 70.99 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Nepal?
- Life expectancy at birth in Nepal was 70.05 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 71.36 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.37 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Nepal ranks 114th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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