Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 16.83 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique stood at 16.83 years. 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 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique peaked at 16.83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.42 years, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 205th 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 | 14.69 years | 14.61 years | 14.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.96 years | 14.8 years | 15.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.68 years | 14.42 years | 15.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.77 years | 14.66 years | 14.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.68 years | 14.59 years | 14.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.45 years | 14.86 years | 16.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.26 years | 15.16 years | 16.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 202 South Sudan 17.18 years compare
- 203 Niger 17.05 years compare
- 204 Nauru 16.87 years compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 16.71 years compare
- 207 Lesotho 16.63 years compare
- 208 Central African Republic 16.6 years compare
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mozambique was 16.83 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.42 years in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Mozambique ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.