Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Mozambique

Female life expectancy in Mozambique in 2024 — 66.74 years. Ranked 193 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 57%.

2024 66.74 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank 193of 217
Period maximum 66.74 years2024
Period minimum 42.48 years1984

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Mozambique, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.52 years1962: 43.07 years1964: 43.18 years1966: 43.43 years1968: 43.63 years1970: 43.87 years1972: 44.02 years1974: 44.3 years1976: 44.71 years1978: 44.82 years1980: 44.87 years1982: 42.75 years1984: 42.48 years1986: 44.75 years1988: 45.25 years1990: 45.77 years1992: 46.5 years1994: 47.37 years1996: 48.36 years1998: 49.41 years2000: 50.62 years2002: 52.19 years2004: 53.08 years2006: 53.91 years2008: 55.01 years2010: 56.4 years2012: 58.04 years2014: 59.79 years2016: 61.52 years2018: 63.09 years2020: 64.17 years2022: 65.87 years2024: 66.74 years
Change over the period: +24.22 (+56.96%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 66.74 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Eastern Africa computed 68.65 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 66.74 +0.2 +0.3%
2023 66.54 +0.68 +1.03%
2022 65.87 +2.73 +4.32%
2021 63.14 −1.03 −1.6%
2020 64.17 +0.43 +0.68%
2019 63.74 +0.64 +1.02%
2018 63.09 +0.76 +1.22%
2017 62.33 +0.81 +1.31%
2016 61.52 +0.86 +1.42%
2015 60.66 +0.87 +1.45%
2014 59.79 +0.9 +1.52%
2013 58.9 +0.86 +1.47%
2012 58.04 +0.85 +1.48%
2011 57.2 +0.79 +1.4%
2010 56.4 +0.73 +1.3%
2009 55.68 +0.67 +1.21%
2008 55.01 +0.58 +1.07%
2007 54.43 +0.52 +0.97%
2006 53.91 +0.39 +0.73%
2005 53.52 +0.43 +0.82%
2004 53.08 +0.43 +0.82%
2003 52.65 +0.47 +0.9%
2002 52.19 +0.7 +1.35%
2001 51.49 +0.86 +1.71%
2000 50.62 +0.63 +1.26%
1999 49.99 +0.58 +1.18%
1998 49.41 +0.28 +0.57%
1997 49.13 +0.77 +1.6%
1996 48.36 +0.57 +1.2%
1995 47.79 +0.41 +0.87%
1994 47.37 +0.37 +0.78%
1993 47.01 +0.5 +1.08%
1992 46.5 +0.36 +0.79%
1991 46.14 +0.37 +0.82%
1990 45.77 +0.3 +0.67%
1989 45.46 +0.21 +0.47%
1988 45.25 +0.4 +0.89%
1987 44.85 +0.1 +0.22%
1986 44.75 +2.17 +5.1%
1985 42.58 +0.1 +0.23%
1984 42.48 −0.22 −0.52%
1983 42.71 −0.04 −0.1%
1982 42.75 +0.13 +0.3%
1981 42.62 −2.25 −5.02%
1980 44.87 +0.09 +0.2%
1979 44.78 −0.04 −0.08%
1978 44.82 +0.07 +0.15%
1977 44.75 +0.04 +0.09%
1976 44.71 +0.09 +0.19%
1975 44.63 +0.33 +0.74%
1974 44.3 +0.14 +0.32%
1973 44.16 +0.14 +0.32%
1972 44.02 +0.13 +0.29%
1971 43.89 +0.02 +0.06%
1970 43.87 +0.09 +0.21%
1969 43.77 +0.14 +0.32%
1968 43.63 +0.1 +0.22%
1967 43.53 +0.1 +0.24%
1966 43.43 +0.1 +0.24%
1965 43.33 +0.15 +0.35%
1964 43.18 −0.1 −0.23%
1963 43.28 +0.21 +0.48%
1962 43.07 +0.27 +0.62%
1961 42.8 +0.28 +0.66%
1960 42.52

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.