Life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 63.61 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.61 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
218th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.61 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.33 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique stood at 63.61 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique peaked at 63.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.33 years, in 1950.
That places Mozambique 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.33 years | — |
| 1951 | 37.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 38.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 38.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 38.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 39.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 39.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 40.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 40.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 40.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 41.2 years | +0.8% |
| 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 | 45.1 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 | 51.86 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% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 63.61 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 63.61 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.08 years | 37.33 years | 40.87 years | 10 |
| 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 | 62.07 years | 60.27 years | 63.61 years | 4 |
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 for people of different ages in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Mozambique was 63.61 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 63.61 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.33 years in 1950.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Mozambique ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.