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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal

Nepal: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 70.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.35 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
167th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.56 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 70.35 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal peaked at 70.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.56 years, in 1950.

That places Nepal 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal, year by year

Year years Change
1950 37.56 years —
1951 37.61 years +0.1%
1952 37.65 years +0.1%
1953 37.69 years +0.1%
1954 37.81 years +0.3%
1955 37.86 years +0.1%
1956 37.9 years +0.1%
1957 38.01 years +0.3%
1958 38.14 years +0.3%
1959 38.41 years +0.7%
1960 38.65 years +0.6%
1961 38.97 years +0.8%
1962 39.33 years +0.9%
1963 39.61 years +0.7%
1964 40.23 years +1.6%
1965 40.69 years +1.1%
1966 41.24 years +1.4%
1967 41.71 years +1.1%
1968 42.17 years +1.1%
1969 42.72 years +1.3%
1970 43.15 years +1.0%
1971 43.62 years +1.1%
1972 44.07 years +1.0%
1973 44.48 years +0.9%
1974 44.92 years +1.0%
1975 45.5 years +1.3%
1976 45.99 years +1.1%
1977 46.63 years +1.4%
1978 47.2 years +1.2%
1979 47.77 years +1.2%
1980 48.33 years +1.2%
1981 48.66 years +0.7%
1982 49.18 years +1.1%
1983 49.68 years +1.0%
1984 50.23 years +1.1%
1985 50.92 years +1.4%
1986 51.59 years +1.3%
1987 52.38 years +1.5%
1988 53.11 years +1.4%
1989 54.01 years +1.7%
1990 54.77 years +1.4%
1991 55.65 years +1.6%
1992 56.69 years +1.9%
1993 57.6 years +1.6%
1994 58.63 years +1.8%
1995 59.32 years +1.2%
1996 60.04 years +1.2%
1997 60.82 years +1.3%
1998 61.53 years +1.2%
1999 62.03 years +0.8%
2000 62.64 years +1.0%
2001 63.29 years +1.0%
2002 63.51 years +0.3%
2003 64.23 years +1.1%
2004 64.74 years +0.8%
2005 65.28 years +0.8%
2006 65.89 years +0.9%
2007 66.17 years +0.4%
2008 66.44 years +0.4%
2009 66.6 years +0.2%
2010 66.77 years +0.3%
2011 67.12 years +0.5%
2012 67.36 years +0.4%
2013 67.6 years +0.3%
2014 67.81 years +0.3%
2015 67.37 years -0.6%
2016 68.44 years +1.6%
2017 68.74 years +0.4%
2018 69.04 years +0.4%
2019 69.3 years +0.4%
2020 69.11 years -0.3%
2021 68.39 years -1.0%
2022 70.09 years +2.5%
2023 70.35 years +0.4%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 70.35 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 70.35 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 73.82 years, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 37.86 years 37.56 years 38.41 years 10
1960s 40.53 years 38.65 years 42.72 years 10
1970s 45.33 years 43.15 years 47.77 years 10
1980s 50.81 years 48.33 years 54.01 years 10
1990s 58.71 years 54.77 years 62.03 years 10
2000s 64.88 years 62.64 years 66.6 years 10
2010s 67.96 years 66.77 years 69.3 years 10
2020s 69.48 years 68.39 years 70.35 years 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
  2. 165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
  3. 166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
  4. 168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
  5. 169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
  6. 170 Greenland 70.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Nepal was 70.35 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.
How does Nepal rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.