Life expectancy at birth, total in Angola

Angola: Life expectancy at birth, total was 64.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

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

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Angola stood at 64.81 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Angola peaked at 64.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9 years, in 1961.

Angola ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 38.03 years 36.9 years 39.33 years 10
1970s 40.87 years 39.69 years 41.91 years 10
1980s 42.11 years 40.79 years 42.86 years 10
1990s 44.42 years 41.85 years 46.69 years 10
2000s 51.35 years 46.5 years 56.23 years 10
2010s 60.48 years 57.24 years 63.05 years 10
2020s 63.95 years 62.96 years 64.81 years 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 186 Congo 66 years compare
  2. 187 Ghana 65.69 years compare
  3. 188 Haiti 65.12 years compare
  4. 190 Eswatini 64.26 years compare
  5. 191 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 years compare
  6. 192 Cameroon 63.97 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Angola?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Angola was 64.81 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 64.81 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9 years in 1961.
How does Angola rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Angola ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.