Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola
Angola: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Angola, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 186 Ghana 63.31 years compare
- 187 South Africa 62.78 years compare
- 188 Togo 62.7 years compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
- 191 Madagascar 62.12 years compare
- 192 Haiti 61.9 years compare
More health data for Angola
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 418,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 400,927 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 493,356 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 636,823 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 436,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 453,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 434,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 401,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 417,736 (2025)
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
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.