Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Number of years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Data table
| Year | Nepal (years) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.65 |
| 1961 | 38.97 |
| 1962 | 39.33 |
| 1963 | 39.61 |
| 1964 | 40.23 |
| 1965 | 40.69 |
| 1966 | 41.24 |
| 1967 | 41.71 |
| 1968 | 42.17 |
| 1969 | 42.72 |
| 1970 | 43.15 |
| 1971 | 43.62 |
| 1972 | 44.07 |
| 1973 | 44.48 |
| 1974 | 44.92 |
| 1975 | 45.5 |
| 1976 | 45.99 |
| 1977 | 46.63 |
| 1978 | 47.2 |
| 1979 | 47.77 |
| 1980 | 48.33 |
| 1981 | 48.66 |
| 1982 | 49.18 |
| 1983 | 49.68 |
| 1984 | 50.23 |
| 1985 | 50.92 |
| 1986 | 51.59 |
| 1987 | 52.38 |
| 1988 | 53.11 |
| 1989 | 54.01 |
| 1990 | 54.77 |
| 1991 | 55.65 |
| 1992 | 56.69 |
| 1993 | 57.6 |
| 1994 | 58.63 |
| 1995 | 59.32 |
| 1996 | 60.04 |
| 1997 | 60.82 |
| 1998 | 61.53 |
| 1999 | 62.03 |
| 2000 | 62.64 |
| 2001 | 63.29 |
| 2002 | 63.51 |
| 2003 | 64.23 |
| 2004 | 64.74 |
| 2005 | 65.28 |
| 2006 | 65.89 |
| 2007 | 66.17 |
| 2008 | 66.44 |
| 2009 | 66.6 |
| 2010 | 66.77 |
| 2011 | 67.12 |
| 2012 | 67.36 |
| 2013 | 67.6 |
| 2014 | 67.81 |
| 2015 | 67.37 |
| 2016 | 68.44 |
| 2017 | 68.74 |
| 2018 | 69.04 |
| 2019 | 69.3 |
| 2020 | 69.11 |
| 2021 | 68.39 |
| 2022 | 70.09 |
| 2023 | 70.35 |
| 2024 | 70.64 |
Per-source values, 2024
| Source | Dataset | Value | Year | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank | WDI | 70.64 | 2024 | 2026-08-09 |
| Our World in Data | life-expectancy-vs-gdp-per-capita | 70.09 | 2022 | 2026-08-09 |
Sources currently disagree by about 0.0% for this indicator and geography. Both figures are shown below rather than one being picked as correct.
70.1–70.1 years two sources differ by 0.0%
Why do these differ, and what each source reported
Both trace to the UN World Population Prospects life table; matched World Bank to the third decimal for every recent Nepal year checked (e.g. 70.354 vs 70.3537 in 2023). OWID's series runs back to 1950 for Nepal, well before this indicator's documented coverage_years start (1960) -- those earlier points are legitimate UN WPP back-estimates, not a data error.
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- Dataset
- life-expectancy-vs-gdp-per-capita
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-09 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- monthly
4a6c70c · open ourworldindata.org ↗
World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
- Dataset
- WDI
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-09 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
4a6c70c · open data.worldbank.org ↗Caveats
Modelled estimate; sharp single-year dips usually reflect a real shock (earthquake, conflict, pandemic) rather than a data error.