Life expectancy in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy was 61.17 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Mozambique, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Mozambique stood at 61.17 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mozambique peaked at 61.17 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Mozambique 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 26.67 years | +6.7% |
| 1929 | 27.21 years | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 30.29 years | +11.3% |
| 1938 | 34.21 years | +12.9% |
| 1950 | 33.5 years | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 36 years | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 37.49 years | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 39.98 years | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 41.86 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 43.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 42.8 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 42.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 44.47 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 46.04 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 49.49 years | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 51.56 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 54.2 years | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 58.15 years | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 61.17 years | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 26.94 years | 26.67 years | 27.21 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.25 years | 30.29 years | 34.21 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 34.75 years | 33.5 years | 36 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 38.74 years | 37.49 years | 39.98 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.46 years | 41.86 years | 43.06 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.77 years | 42.73 years | 42.8 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.25 years | 44.47 years | 46.04 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.53 years | 49.49 years | 51.56 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.17 years | 54.2 years | 58.15 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 61.17 years | 61.17 years | 61.17 years | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy in Mozambique was 61.17 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 61.17 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy?
- Mozambique ranks 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.