Life expectancy (Our World) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy (Our World) was 67.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.65
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.65
in 2023
All-time low
20.13
in 1921
Years of data
77
1921–2023
Life expectancy in Pakistan, 1921–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 67.65 for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Pakistan peaked at 67.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.13, in 1921.
That places Pakistan 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 20.13 | — |
| 1931 | 26.75 | +32.9% |
| 1941 | 31.76 | +18.7% |
| 1950 | 34.25 | +7.8% |
| 1951 | 35.38 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 36.5 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 37.6 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 38.6 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 39.61 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 40.62 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 41.55 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 42.47 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 43.33 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 44.1 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 44.96 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 45.85 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 46.76 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 47.83 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 48.5 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 49.8 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 50.76 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 51.62 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 52.32 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 52.94 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 49 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 53.82 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 54.09 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 54.27 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 54.72 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.07 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 55.48 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 56.07 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 56.61 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 57.76 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 58.29 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 58.66 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.92 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.08 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.17 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.22 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.36 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.53 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.73 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 59.86 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.98 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.08 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.2 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.27 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.47 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.62 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.13 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.54 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 61.9 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.24 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.56 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.83 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.42 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.62 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 63.81 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.21 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.38 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.66 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.13 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.37 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.64 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.94 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.22 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.48 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.73 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.77 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.42 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.65 | +0.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 67.65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 67.65 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +32.9% | 20.13 | 26.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 20.13 | 20.13 | 20.13 | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.75 | 26.75 | 26.75 | 1 |
| 1940s | 31.76 | 31.76 | 31.76 | 1 |
| 1950s | 38.99 | 34.25 | 43.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.25 | 44.1 | 52.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.21 | 49 | 56.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.72 | 57.2 | 59.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.39 | 59.73 | 61.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.07 | 61.9 | 64.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 | 64.38 | 66.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.64 | 65.7 | 67.65 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy in Pakistan was 67.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.13 in 1921.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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