Life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique is 63.8 years, measured in 2024. 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 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique peaked at 63.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9 years, in 1984.
Mozambique ranks 197th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8 years | 41.2 years | 42.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.3 years | 42.46 years | 43.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.63 years | 38.9 years | 43.99 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.44 years | 44.34 years | 48.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.04 years | 49.48 years | 54.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.28 years | 55.04 years | 61.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.42 years | 60.27 years | 63.8 years | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Mozambique was 63.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9 years in 1984.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Mozambique ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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
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.