What is life expectancy in Mozambique?

Life expectancy 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 recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 63.61 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 37.33 years in 1950.

How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy?

Mozambique ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Mozambique

Name: Life expectancy in Mozambique
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mozambique: Life expectancy 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

1950–2023

Life expectancy 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mozambique is 63.61 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mozambique peaked at 63.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.33 years, in 1950.

Mozambique ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

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

215 Burundi 63.65 years compare
216 Kenya 63.65 years compare
217 Madagascar 63.63 years compare
219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
220 Togo 62.74 years compare
221 Liberia 62.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Mozambique

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 64 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 306,876 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 308,295 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 315,683 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 317,076 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 323,329 (2025)

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Mozambique?: Life expectancy 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 recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 63.61 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 37.33 years in 1950.
How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy?: Mozambique ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.