Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini
Eswatini: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 64.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini stood at 64.12 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini peaked at 64.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.44 years, in 1950.
That places Eswatini 211th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.73 years | 43.44 years | 46.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.34 years | 46.39 years | 50.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.19 years | 51.21 years | 57.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.36 years | 58.23 years | 61.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.45 years | 48.81 years | 61.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.43 years | 43.91 years | 47.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1 years | 48.33 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.31 years | 58.23 years | 64.12 years | 4 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 12,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 11,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 11,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 11,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 11,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 11,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini was 64.12 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.12 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.44 years in 1950.
- How does Eswatini rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Eswatini ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.