Life expectancy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Life expectancy was 64.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.12 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
211th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.12 years
in 2023
All-time low
43.44 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 64.12 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Eswatini peaked at 64.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.44 years, in 1950.
That places Eswatini 211th 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 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.44 years | — |
| 1951 | 43.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 44.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 44.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 44.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 44.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 45.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 45.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 45.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 46.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 46.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 46.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 47.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 47.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 47.92 years | +0.9% |
| 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% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 64.12 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 64.12 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.73 years | 43.44 years | 46.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.34 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 | 61.31 years | 58.23 years | 64.12 years | 4 |
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 in Eswatini?
- Life expectancy in Eswatini was 64.12 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.12 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.44 years in 1950.
- How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy?
- Eswatini ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.