Life Expectancy at Birth in Eswatini
Eswatini: Life Expectancy at Birth was 64.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.26
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
191st
of 216 countries
All-time high
64.26
in 2024
All-time low
43.91
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Eswatini is 64.26, 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 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Eswatini peaked at 64.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.91, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 191st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.39 | — |
| 1961 | 46.75 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 47.15 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 47.47 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 47.92 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 48.43 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 48.99 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 49.53 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 50.08 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 50.64 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 51.21 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 51.78 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 52.35 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 52.99 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 53.66 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 54.4 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 55.17 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 55.97 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 56.78 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 57.54 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 58.23 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.79 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 59.47 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 58.42 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 60.44 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 61.16 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 61.6 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 61.9 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 61.93 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.67 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.17 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.39 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 59.28 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.09 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.64 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 55.08 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 53.3 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 51.7 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 50.07 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 48.81 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 47.63 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 46.34 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.38 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 44.63 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.91 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.96 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.56 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 45.16 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.85 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.91 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.33 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.06 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.71 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 52.11 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 53.49 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 54.94 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 56.23 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 57.57 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.71 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.85 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.23 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 63.03 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 64.12 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 64.26 | +0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 64.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 64.26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.33 | 46.39 | 50.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.19 | 51.21 | 57.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.36 | 58.23 | 61.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.45 | 48.81 | 61.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.43 | 43.91 | 47.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1 | 48.33 | 59.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9 | 58.23 | 64.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Eswatini?
- Life expectancy at birth in Eswatini was 64.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.91 in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Eswatini ranks 191st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.