Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nepal

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Nepal was 70.35 years. A difference of +0.26 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Nepal were 68.83 years and 71.84 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Nepal for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nepal (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nepal (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	38.65	38.38	38.85
1961	38.97	38.77	39.08
1962	39.33	39.23	39.35
1963	39.61	39.5	39.63
1964	40.23	40.2	40.17
1965	40.69	40.73	40.56
1966	41.24	41.36	41.04
1967	41.71	41.82	41.52
1968	42.17	42.23	42.03
1969	42.72	42.71	42.66
1970	43.15	43.16	43.06
1971	43.62	43.62	43.53
1972	44.07	44.03	44.03
1973	44.49	44.45	44.45
1974	44.92	44.92	44.84
1975	45.5	45.4	45.53
1976	45.99	45.96	45.95
1977	46.63	46.51	46.68
1978	47.2	47.06	47.28
1979	47.77	47.64	47.82
1980	48.33	48.23	48.37
1981	48.66	48.6	48.66
1982	49.18	49.15	49.14
1983	49.68	49.68	49.61
1984	50.23	50.23	50.16
1985	50.92	50.84	50.95
1986	51.59	51.4	51.74
1987	52.38	52.08	52.65
1988	53.11	52.72	53.46
1989	54.01	53.53	54.47
1990	54.77	54.18	55.34
1991	55.65	54.83	56.47
1992	56.69	55.63	57.76
1993	57.6	56.36	58.88
1994	58.63	57.4	59.9
1995	59.32	58.01	60.69
1996	60.04	58.57	61.58
1997	60.82	59.33	62.38
1998	61.53	60.07	63.05
1999	62.04	60.65	63.46
2000	62.64	61.17	64.16
2001	63.29	61.66	64.96
2002	63.51	61.48	65.63
2003	64.23	62.29	66.24
2004	64.74	62.71	66.86
2005	65.28	63.3	67.32
2006	65.89	63.96	67.88
2007	66.17	64.28	68.1
2008	66.44	64.62	68.3
2009	66.6	64.87	68.35
2010	66.77	65.21	68.35
2011	67.12	65.69	68.56
2012	67.36	65.94	68.79
2013	67.6	66.22	68.97
2014	67.81	66.46	69.16
2015	67.37	66.15	68.59
2016	68.44	67.11	69.77
2017	68.74	67.37	70.09
2018	69.04	67.63	70.42
2019	69.3	67.87	70.7
2020	69.11	67.45	70.77
2021	68.39	66.86	69.89
2022	70.09	68.59	71.56
2023	70.35	68.83	71.84