Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Mozambique
Mozambique: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 63.61 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Mozambique is 63.61 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Mozambique peaked at 63.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.33 years, in 1950.
Mozambique ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 39.08 years | 37.33 years | 40.87 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.8 years | 41.2 years | 42.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.3 years | 42.46 years | 43.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.63 years | 38.9 years | 43.99 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.44 years | 44.34 years | 48.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.04 years | 49.48 years | 54.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.28 years | 55.04 years | 61.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.07 years | 60.27 years | 63.61 years | 4 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 64 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 306,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 308,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 315,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 317,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 323,329 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Mozambique?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Mozambique was 63.61 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 63.61 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.33 years in 1950.
- How does Mozambique rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Mozambique ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.