Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mozambique
Mozambique: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 5.37 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.37 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.37 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.74 years
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mozambique is 5.37 years, 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, in females in Mozambique peaked at 5.37 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.74 years, 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, in females in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.17 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 5.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.13 years | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 5.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.06 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.26 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 5.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.35 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.74 years | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 5.37 years | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 5.37 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.18 years | 5.17 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.19 years | 5.18 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.26 years | 5.2 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 years | 5.06 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.29 years | 5.27 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 years | 5.3 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 years | 5.34 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 years | 4.74 years | 5.37 years | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mozambique?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mozambique was 5.37 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 years in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Mozambique ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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