Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Angola
Angola: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 17.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
185th
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.07 years
in 1987
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Angola is 17.84 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Angola peaked at 17.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.07 years, in 1987.
That places Angola 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.08 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 14.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 14.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 14.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 14.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 14.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.48 years | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 14.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 14.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.44 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 14.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.07 years | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 14.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 14.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 14.25 years | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.64 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.95 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.78 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 15.02 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 14.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.1 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.04 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.46 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.08 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.72 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 17.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.84 years | +0.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 17.84 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 17.84 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.23 years | 14.08 years | 14.41 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.53 years | 14.43 years | 14.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.44 years | 14.07 years | 14.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.76 years | 14.25 years | 15.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.57 years | 14.93 years | 16.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 years | 16.34 years | 17.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.56 years | 17.08 years | 17.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 182 Madagascar 18.01 years compare
- 183 East Timor 17.92 years compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 17.9 years compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 17.8 years compare
- 187 Comoros 17.78 years compare
- 188 Burundi 17.76 years compare
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Angola?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Angola was 17.84 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 17.84 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 years in 1987.
- How does Angola rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Angola ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.