Nepal - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in Nepal

In 2021 the life expectancy in Nepal decreased to 68.45 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.36 years and for men 66.57 years.

Nepal’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 127th in 2020 to 131th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Nepal over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 69.25 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 67.31 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Nepal. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Nepal in Nepali economy.

Nepal - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	70.36	66.57	68.45
2020	71.17	67.35	69.25
2019	71.35	67.76	69.56
2018	70.72	67.23	68.98
2017	70.64	67.17	68.91
2016	70.52	67.03	68.78
2015	69.08	65.84	67.46
2014	69.82	66.36	68.09
2013	69.75	66.19	67.97
2012	69.22	65.74	67.47
2011	69.09	65.56	67.31
2010	68.57	65.09	66.81
2009	68.58	64.99	66.76
2008	68.22	64.66	66.42
2007	68.21	64.50	66.33
2006	67.79	64.02	65.87
2005	67.47	63.53	65.46
2004	66.83	62.89	64.82
2003	66.10	62.38	64.20
2002	65.26	61.36	63.26
2001	64.95	61.78	63.34
2000	64.08	61.20	62.61
1999	63.51	60.76	62.11
1998	62.96	60.19	61.55
1997	61.86	59.71	60.77
1996	60.91	59.06	59.98
1995	60.07	58.56	59.32
1994	59.22	57.87	58.55
1993	58.16	57.05	57.62
1992	56.96	56.42	56.71
1991	55.97	55.41	55.71
1990	54.86	54.75	54.83
1989	54.12	54.08	54.13
1988	52.98	53.10	53.07
1987	52.35	52.53	52.48
1986	51.33	51.68	51.54
1985	50.67	51.03	50.88
1984	50.01	50.37	50.23
1983	49.24	49.55	49.43
1982	48.85	48.95	48.94
1981	48.41	48.30	48.39
1980	47.88	47.83	47.89
1979	47.37	47.09	47.27
1978	46.84	46.46	46.68
1977	46.05	45.89	46.01
1976	45.68	45.34	45.54
1975	45.12	44.89	45.04
1974	44.58	44.28	44.46
1973	44.19	43.83	44.04
1972	43.87	43.44	43.69
1971	43.53	43.02	43.31
1970	43.06	42.52	42.83
1969	42.40	42.20	42.33
1968	41.93	41.60	41.80
1967	41.50	41.23	41.40
1966	40.89	40.76	40.87
1965	40.52	40.30	40.45
1964	40.08	39.83	39.99
1963	39.53	39.29	39.45
1962	39.23	39.00	39.15
1961	39.03	38.61	38.86
1960	38.71	38.33	38.56

Nepal - Life expectancy at birth