Life expectancy at birth, male in Nepal
Nepal: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 69.09 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Nepal peaked at 69.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.38 years, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.49 years | 38.38 years | 42.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.28 years | 43.16 years | 47.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.65 years | 48.23 years | 53.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.5 years | 54.18 years | 60.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.04 years | 61.17 years | 64.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.56 years | 65.21 years | 67.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.17 years | 66.86 years | 69.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 134 Saint Lucia 69.45 years compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 69.36 years compare
- 136 Indonesia 69.16 years compare
- 138 Jamaica 69.08 years compare
- 139 Venezuela 68.89 years compare
- 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.78 years compare
More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Nepal?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Nepal was 69.09 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 69.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.38 years in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.