Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola
Angola: Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index was 64.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola, 1940–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola stood at 64.62. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola peaked at 64.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.98, in 1940.
That places Angola 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 26.98 | — |
| 1950 | 35.87 | +32.9% |
| 1951 | 36.05 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 36.22 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 36.43 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 36.63 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 36.85 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 37.08 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 37.27 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 37.47 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 37.69 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 37.93 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 36.9 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 37.17 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 37.42 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37.97 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 38.26 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 38.62 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 38.97 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 39.33 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 39.69 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 40.08 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 40.47 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 40.87 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 41.26 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 40.82 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 40.81 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.21 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 41.57 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 41.91 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 42.24 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 42.56 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 42.86 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41.97 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 42.25 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 42.49 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 42.74 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 40.79 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 41.47 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 41.7 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 41.85 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 43.81 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 42.27 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 42.19 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.57 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 46.14 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 46.42 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.69 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.45 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 45.81 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.5 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.03 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.87 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.22 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 51.12 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.13 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.96 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.2 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 55.28 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 56.23 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.24 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.09 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.92 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.7 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 60.4 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 61.04 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.62 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 62.12 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.62 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.05 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.12 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.96 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.25 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 64.62 | +0.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 64.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 64.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +32.9% | 26.98 | 35.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.98 | 26.98 | 26.98 | 1 |
| 1950s | 36.76 | 35.87 | 37.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.03 | 36.9 | 39.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.87 | 39.69 | 41.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.11 | 40.79 | 42.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.42 | 41.85 | 46.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.35 | 46.5 | 56.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.48 | 57.24 | 63.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.73 | 62.96 | 64.62 | 4 |
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola?
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Angola was 64.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 64.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.98 in 1940.
- How does Angola rank for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index?
- Angola ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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