Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique
Mozambique: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 5.37 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.37
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.37
in 2023
All-time low
4.74
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique is 5.37, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique peaked at 5.37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.74, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.17 | — |
| 1951 | 5.17 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.18 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.18 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.18 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.19 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.21 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 5.21 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.18 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.18 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.19 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.21 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.22 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.24 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.25 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.29 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.3 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.31 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.31 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.13 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 5.13 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.06 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.09 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.26 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 5.27 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.27 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.28 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.27 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.27 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.28 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.28 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.29 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.29 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.29 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.31 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.31 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.32 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.32 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.32 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.32 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.33 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.34 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.34 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.34 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.35 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.35 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.36 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.36 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.31 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.74 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 5.37 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 5.37 | +0.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 5.37 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.14, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 5.37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.28, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.18 | 5.17 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.19 | 5.18 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.26 | 5.2 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 | 5.06 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.29 | 5.27 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 | 5.3 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 | 5.34 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 4.74 | 5.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 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 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Mozambique was 5.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Mozambique ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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