Womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini
Eswatini: Womens life expectancy at birth was 66.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.95
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
211th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.95
in 2023
All-time low
44.67
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini stood at 66.95. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini peaked at 66.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.67, 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.67 | — |
| 1951 | 45 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 45.3 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 45.57 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 45.91 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 46.18 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 46.42 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 46.83 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 47.15 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 47.49 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 47.81 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 48.2 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 48.63 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 48.94 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 49.4 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 49.95 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 50.54 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 51.09 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 51.69 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 52.27 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 52.88 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 53.48 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 54.01 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 54.6 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 55.26 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 55.98 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 56.65 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 57.53 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 58.37 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 59.15 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 59.89 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 60.5 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 61.23 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 60.13 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 62.14 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 62.92 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 63.44 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.9 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.06 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 63.88 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 63.42 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.62 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.43 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 60.11 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 58.5 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 56.74 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 54.76 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 53.1 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 51.41 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 50.13 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 48.85 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 47.6 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 46.91 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 45.98 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.97 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 45.1 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.08 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.68 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.97 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.01 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.7 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 50.44 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.53 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 54.11 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 55.61 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 57.2 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 58.7 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 60.2 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 61.39 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.54 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 62.79 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.39 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 65.86 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 66.95 | +1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 66.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 66.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.05 | 44.67 | 47.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.85 | 47.81 | 52.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.79 | 52.88 | 59.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.21 | 59.89 | 64.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.22 | 50.13 | 63.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.72 | 44.97 | 48.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.24 | 49.7 | 62.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.25 | 61.39 | 66.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Eswatini was 66.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 66.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.67 in 1950.
- How does Eswatini rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Eswatini ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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