Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Nepal

Life expectancy at birth in Nepal in 2024 — 70.6 years. Ranked 150 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 82.7%.

2024 70.6 years +0.4% vs 2023
World rank 150of 217
Period maximum 70.6 years2024
Period minimum 38.7 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Nepal, 1960–202430405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.7 years1962: 39.3 years1964: 40.2 years1966: 41.2 years1968: 42.2 years1970: 43.2 years1972: 44.1 years1974: 44.9 years1976: 46 years1978: 47.2 years1980: 48.3 years1982: 49.2 years1984: 50.2 years1986: 51.6 years1988: 53.1 years1990: 54.8 years1992: 56.7 years1994: 58.6 years1996: 60 years1998: 61.5 years2000: 62.6 years2002: 63.5 years2004: 64.7 years2006: 65.9 years2008: 66.4 years2010: 66.8 years2012: 67.4 years2014: 67.8 years2016: 68.4 years2018: 69 years2020: 69.1 years2022: 70.1 years2024: 70.6 years
Change over the period: +32 (+82.75%) Average annual rate: 0.95 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 70.6 years
World 73.5 years
South Asia 72.6 years
Southern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70.6 +0.3 +0.4%
2023 70.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2022 70.1 +1.7 +2.49%
2021 68.4 −0.7 −1.04%
2020 69.1 −0.2 −0.28%
2019 69.3 +0.3 +0.38%
2018 69 +0.3 +0.43%
2017 68.7 +0.3 +0.43%
2016 68.4 +1.1 +1.59%
2015 67.4 −0.4 −0.65%
2014 67.8 +0.2 +0.32%
2013 67.6 +0.2 +0.35%
2012 67.4 +0.2 +0.36%
2011 67.1 +0.4 +0.53%
2010 66.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 66.6 +0.2 +0.24%
2008 66.4 +0.3 +0.41%
2007 66.2 +0.3 +0.42%
2006 65.9 +0.6 +0.94%
2005 65.3 +0.5 +0.82%
2004 64.7 +0.5 +0.8%
2003 64.2 +0.7 +1.14%
2002 63.5 +0.2 +0.35%
2001 63.3 +0.6 +1.03%
2000 62.6 +0.6 +0.98%
1999 62 +0.5 +0.82%
1998 61.5 +0.7 +1.17%
1997 60.8 +0.8 +1.3%
1996 60 +0.7 +1.22%
1995 59.3 +0.7 +1.18%
1994 58.6 +1 +1.8%
1993 57.6 +0.9 +1.61%
1992 56.7 +1 +1.86%
1991 55.7 +0.9 +1.6%
1990 54.8 +0.8 +1.4%
1989 54 +0.9 +1.7%
1988 53.1 +0.7 +1.39%
1987 52.4 +0.8 +1.53%
1986 51.6 +0.7 +1.32%
1985 50.9 +0.7 +1.38%
1984 50.2 +0.6 +1.11%
1983 49.7 +0.5 +1.01%
1982 49.2 +0.5 +1.07%
1981 48.7 +0.3 +0.68%
1980 48.3 +0.6 +1.19%
1979 47.8 +0.6 +1.19%
1978 47.2 +0.6 +1.23%
1977 46.6 +0.6 +1.39%
1976 46 +0.5 +1.08%
1975 45.5 +0.6 +1.29%
1974 44.9 +0.4 +0.98%
1973 44.5 +0.4 +0.95%
1972 44.1 +0.5 +1.04%
1971 43.6 +0.5 +1.08%
1970 43.2 +0.4 +1%
1969 42.7 +0.5 +1.3%
1968 42.2 +0.5 +1.11%
1967 41.7 +0.5 +1.14%
1966 41.2 +0.6 +1.35%
1965 40.7 +0.5 +1.14%
1964 40.2 +0.6 +1.57%
1963 39.6 +0.3 +0.7%
1962 39.3 +0.4 +0.94%
1961 39 +0.3 +0.81%
1960 38.7

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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