Life expectancy at birth
Nepal
70.6 years
That is about 25,786 days of life at birth.
On average, women live 3.0 years longer than men.
Men69.1
Women72.1
RankingNo. 150 of 217 countries
South AsiaNo. 6 of 6 in the region
Trend since 1960
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (years). From 1960 to 2024 the average rose by 31.9 years.
NepalRegion (median): South AsiaAll countries (median)
Comparison
Life expectancy in 2024 (years).
By year of birth
The average for this country in the year of birth, and how much it has changed since.
| Average | Change to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.7 | +31.9 |
| 1970 | 43.2 | +27.4 |
| 1980 | 48.3 | +22.3 |
| 1990 | 54.8 | +15.8 |
| 2000 | 62.6 | +8.0 |
| 2010 | 66.8 | +3.8 |
| 2020 | 69.1 | +1.5 |
| 2024 | 70.6 |
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- Libya71.1
- Cambodia70.8
- Solomon Islands70.7
- Greenland70.3
- Guyana70.3
- Turkmenistan70.2
How to read this number
Life expectancy at birth is a statistic for a whole population: how many years a child born today would live on average if current death rates stayed the same. Someone who has already reached a given age lives longer on average, and a personal life is not an average.