Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola

Angola: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.27 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
189th
of 215 countries
All-time high
62.27 years
in 2024
All-time low
34.27 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Angola is 62.27 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Angola peaked at 62.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.27 years, in 1961.

That places Angola 189th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.4 years 34.27 years 36.56 years 10
1970s 38.05 years 36.91 years 39.06 years 10
1980s 39.07 years 37.44 years 40.05 years 10
1990s 41.6 years 38.23 years 44.72 years 10
2000s 49.23 years 43.96 years 54.31 years 10
2010s 58.18 years 55.25 years 60.61 years 10
2020s 61.43 years 60.5 years 62.27 years 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 186 Ghana 63.31 years compare
  2. 187 South Africa 62.78 years compare
  3. 188 Togo 62.7 years compare
  4. 190 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
  5. 191 Madagascar 62.12 years compare
  6. 192 Haiti 61.9 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Angola?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola was 62.27 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 62.27 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 34.27 years in 1961.
How does Angola rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Angola ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.