Life expectancy in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy was 66.27 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Pakistan, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 66.27 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Pakistan peaked at 66.27 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.85 years, in 1950.
That places Pakistan 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.85 years | — |
| 1955 | 42.1 years | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 43.86 years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 46.66 years | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 49.43 years | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 52.29 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 57.71 years | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 59.1 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 60.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 59.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.1 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 62.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.44 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 65.7 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.27 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.48 years | 38.85 years | 42.1 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 45.26 years | 43.86 years | 46.66 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.86 years | 49.43 years | 52.29 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.4 years | 57.71 years | 59.1 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.97 years | 59.88 years | 60.07 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.28 years | 62.1 years | 62.47 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 64.44 years | 65.7 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.27 years | 66.27 years | 66.27 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy in Pakistan was 66.27 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.27 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.85 years in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy?
- Pakistan ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.