Life expectancy at birth, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Life expectancy at birth, female was 67.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 67.11 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Eswatini peaked at 67.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.97 years, in 2004.
That places Eswatini 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.85 years | 47.81 years | 52.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.79 years | 52.88 years | 59.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.21 years | 59.89 years | 64.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.22 years | 50.13 years | 63.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.72 years | 44.97 years | 48.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.24 years | 49.7 years | 62.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.82 years | 61.39 years | 67.11 years | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 13,814 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 400,169 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 414,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 14,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 13,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 13,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 13,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Eswatini?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Eswatini was 67.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 67.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.97 years in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Eswatini ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.