Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 18.91 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Mozambique stood at 18.91 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Mozambique peaked at 18.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.86 years, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 13.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 13.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 13.73 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 13.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 13.76 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 13.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 13.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 14.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 14.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 14.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 14.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.9 years | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 13.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 13.72 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 12.91 years | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 12.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 13.21 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 13.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.8 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 13.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 13.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 13.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.69 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.43 years | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 13.08 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5 years | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 14.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.91 years | +29.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 18.91 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.28 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 18.91 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +29.3% | 14.63 years | 18.91 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.81 years | 13.73 years | 13.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.29 years | 13.97 years | 14.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.56 years | 12.86 years | 14.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.83 years | 13.78 years | 13.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.67 years | 13.61 years | 13.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 years | 13.66 years | 14.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.91 years | 13.08 years | 18.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Population 23,468 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,468 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.27 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Mozambique?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Mozambique was 18.91 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, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.86 years in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Mozambique ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.