Poverty vs life expectancy in Angola
Angola: Poverty vs life expectancy was 64.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.62
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.62
in 2023
All-time low
35.87
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Angola, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Angola stood at 64.62. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Angola peaked at 64.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.87, in 1950.
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 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.87 | — |
| 1951 | 36.05 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 36.22 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 36.43 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 36.62 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 36.85 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 37.08 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 37.27 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 37.48 | +0.6% |
| 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 | 41.22 | +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 | 42.24 | +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 | 52.97 | +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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 poverty vs life expectancy in Angola?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Angola was 64.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 64.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.87 in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Angola ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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