Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 70.4 years in Nepal and 77.5 years in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 7.1 years, or 1.1 times that in Nepal.

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What the numbers say

Sri Lanka has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Nepal ranked 160 and Sri Lanka ranked 81 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nepal at 83.7 years and Sri Lanka at 88.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2023	70.4	77.5	73.2
2022	70.1	77.3	72.6
2021	68.4	76.3	70.9
2020	69.1	76.9	71.9
2019	69.3	76.7	72.6
2018	69	76.5	72.4
2017	68.7	76.2	72.1
2016	68.4	76.1	71.9
2015	67.4	76	71.6
2014	67.8	75.8	71.4
2013	67.6	75.6	71.1
2012	67.4	75.2	70.8
2011	67.1	74.7	70.4
2010	66.8	74.5	70.1
2009	66.6	70.3	69.7
2008	66.4	72.6	69.3
2007	66.2	73	69
2006	65.9	72.8	68.6
2005	65.3	73.1	68.1
2004	64.7	68	67.7
2003	64.2	72.4	67.4
2002	63.5	72.3	67.1
2001	63.3	71.8	66.8
2000	62.6	71.2	66.4
1999	62	70.4	66
1998	61.5	70.1	65.7
1997	60.8	69.9	65.5
1996	60	69.8	65.2
1995	59.3	69.8	64.9
1994	58.6	70.2	64.3
1993	57.6	70.1	64.4
1992	56.7	69.6	64.3
1991	55.7	69.1	64.1
1990	54.8	69.2	64
1989	54	67.3	63.8
1988	53.1	69	63.4
1987	52.4	69	63.2
1986	51.6	69	62.7
1985	50.9	68.9	62.2
1984	50.2	68.8	61.9
1983	49.7	68.7	61.5
1982	49.2	68.7	61.3
1981	48.7	68.4	60.9
1980	48.3	68	60.5
1979	47.8	67.5	60.2
1978	47.2	66.8	59.5
1977	46.6	66.4	59.2
1976	46	65.8	58.6
1975	45.5	65.4	58.3
1974	44.9	65	58.1
1973	44.5	64.8	57.7
1972	44.1	64.6	57.2
1971	43.6	64.2	56
1970	43.2	64.4	56.3
1969	42.7	64.1	56
1968	42.2	63.9	55.6
1967	41.7	63.6	55.1
1966	41.2	63.2	54.6
1965	40.7	62.8	54
1964	40.2	62.4	54.3
1963	39.6	62	53.7
1962	39.3	61.6	53.2
1961	39	61.2	50.4
1960	38.7	60.6	47.8
1959	38.4	60	49.6
1958	38.1	59.3	51.6
1957	38	58.5	51.1
1956	37.9	57.9	50.7
1955	37.9	57.2	50.2
1954	37.8	56.4	49.7
1953	37.7	55.7	48.8
1952	37.7	54.9	48.2
1951	37.6	54	47.1
1950	37.6	53.2	46.4
1949	–	55.5	–
1948	–	54	–
1946	–	45.8	–
1940	–	45.2	–
1935	–	46.3	–
1921	–	32	–
1911	–	29.9	–
1901	–	32.6	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2024	70.669.3–72	77.776.6–78.7	73.3
2025	70.968.9–72.7	77.976.4–79.3	73.5
2026	71.268.8–73.4	7876.3–79.7	73.8
2027	71.468.7–74	78.276.1–80.1	73.9
2028	71.768.7–74.5	78.476–80.6	74.1
2029	71.968.6–74.9	78.676–80.9	74.2
2030	72.168.6–75.5	78.775.9–81.3	74.4
2031	72.368.5–75.9	78.975.8–81.6	74.5
2032	72.668.6–76.3	79.175.9–81.9	74.7
2033	72.868.5–76.6	79.275.8–82.2	74.8
2034	7368.8–77	79.475.8–82.5	75
2035	73.268.9–77.4	79.675.9–82.8	75.1
2036	73.468.9–77.7	79.875.9–83.2	75.3
2037	73.668.9–78	79.975.9–83.4	75.4
2038	73.869.2–78.4	80.176.1–83.7	75.5
2039	7469.2–78.6	80.376–84.1	75.7
2040	74.269.3–78.9	80.576.2–84.4	75.8
2041	74.469.5–79.1	80.676.2–84.5	75.9
2042	74.669.3–79.4	80.876.2–84.8	76.1
2043	74.869.5–79.8	8176.2–85	76.2
2044	7569.6–80.2	81.176.3–85.1	76.3
2045	75.269.5–80.4	81.376.3–85.5	76.5
2046	75.369.6–80.8	81.576.3–85.7	76.6
2047	75.569.6–81	81.676.3–85.8	76.7
2048	75.769.7–81.4	81.876.3–86	76.8
2049	75.969.8–81.6	81.976.4–86.4	76.9
2050	7669.7–81.9	82.176.5–86.4	77
2051	76.270–82	82.276.4–86.5	77.1
2052	76.469.9–82.3	82.476.5–86.8	77.2
2053	76.670.1–82.6	82.676.9–87	77.3
2054	76.870.2–82.9	82.776.7–87.1	77.4
2055	76.970.2–83.2	82.976.8–87.3	77.6
2056	77.170.3–83.4	8376.8–87.5	77.7
2057	77.370.6–83.7	83.276.9–87.7	77.8
2058	77.570.5–83.8	83.376.9–87.9	77.9
2059	77.670.8–84	83.577.1–88.1	78
2060	77.870.8–84.3	83.677.2–88.2	78.1
2061	77.970.7–84.6	83.777.2–88.5	78.2
2062	78.170.5–84.7	83.977.2–88.8	78.3
2063	78.370.8–85	8477.4–88.9	78.4
2064	78.470.9–85.2	84.277.7–89.2	78.5
2065	78.670.8–85.4	84.377.8–89.3	78.6
2066	78.770.9–85.6	84.477.8–89.6	78.7
2067	78.971–85.8	84.677.9–89.8	78.8
2068	7971–86	84.778.2–89.9	78.9
2069	79.271.2–86.1	84.878.4–90.2	79
2070	79.471.3–86.4	8578.4–90.6	79.1
2071	79.571.3–86.5	85.178.5–90.8	79.2
2072	79.771.3–86.6	85.378.6–90.9	79.3
2073	79.871.5–86.8	85.478.6–91.2	79.4
2074	8071.3–87	85.578.8–91.2	79.4
2075	80.171.3–87.2	85.778.7–91.5	79.5
2076	80.371.5–87.3	85.878.8–91.6	79.6
2077	80.471.3–87.6	85.978.9–91.8	79.7
2078	80.671.4–87.8	8679–92	79.8
2079	80.771.7–88	86.279.4–92.3	79.9
2080	80.971.5–88.1	86.379.6–92.4	80
2081	8171.9–88.3	86.479.7–92.5	80.1
2082	81.171.6–88.4	86.579.9–92.8	80.2
2083	81.371.4–88.6	86.780.1–93	80.3
2084	81.471.6–88.9	86.880.1–93.2	80.3
2085	81.671.9–89.1	86.980.3–93.6	80.4
2086	81.771.9–89.1	8780.3–93.6	80.5
2087	81.972.1–89.3	87.280.3–93.8	80.6
2088	8272.1–89.3	87.380.5–93.9	80.7
2089	82.272–89.3	87.480.7–94	80.8
2090	82.371.8–89.7	87.581–94.1	80.9
2091	82.472.1–89.7	87.681–94.2	81
2092	82.672.2–89.9	87.881.2–94.4	81
2093	82.772.4–90	87.981.3–94.7	81.1
2094	82.972.3–90.3	8881.6–94.7	81.2
2095	8372.4–90.5	88.181.7–95	81.3
2096	83.172.5–90.6	88.281.7–95.3	81.4
2097	83.372.5–90.8	88.481.9–95.5	81.5
2098	83.472.7–90.8	88.582–95.8	81.6
2099	83.672.6–91	88.682–95.8	81.7
2100	83.772.6–91.1	88.782.2–95.8	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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