Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nepal
Nepal: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 70.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 70.35 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 62.04 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 | 68.38 years | 70.35 years | 4 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 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 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nepal?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nepal was 70.35 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.
- How does Nepal rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 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.