Economy · Life expectancy at birth · Angola
Angola’s life expectancy at birth rose to 64.8 years in 2024.
64.8 years
2024
Up 0.19 years from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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64.8 years
What it is. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of one year applied throughout their life. It is built from death rates at every age, so deaths in infancy and childhood pull the figure down far more than deaths in old age. It covers the whole population in a single number and hides gaps between regions, sexes and income groups. It also counts years lived, whatever their quality.
Higher is better. A higher figure means fewer people die young and more people reach old age, which reflects better health care, nutrition, clean water and safety. Angola's latest figure is 64.8 years for 2024, up from 64.6 years a year earlier, a rise of 0.19 years. Since 2015 the lowest figure was 61 years, recorded in 2015. The 2024 figure of 64.8 years is the highest in that span.
Why it matters. For Angolan households, 64.8 years is the average span a newborn can expect, and it depends heavily on whether children survive their early years and adults get treatment for common illnesses. Firms draw on a workforce whose health and length of working life follow this figure. The state faces demand for maternity care, child vaccination and primary clinics, which are the services that move life expectancy most.
| Period | Life expectancy at birth · Angola |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 61 years |
| 2016 | 61.6 years |
| 2017 | 62.1 years |
| 2018 | 62.6 years |
| 2019 | 63.1 years |
| 2020 | 63.1 years |
| 2021 | 63 years |
| 2022 | 64.2 years |
| 2023 | 64.6 years |
| 2024 | 64.8 years |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Life expectancy at birth, Angola, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/life-expectancy/angola
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Life expectancy at birth, total. Unit: years.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.LE00.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.