Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — BRICS

Female life expectancy in BRICS in 2024 — 77.18 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 76.9%.

2024 77.18 years +0.18% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 77.18 years2024
Period minimum 43.62 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — BRICS, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.62 years1962: 52.4 years1964: 53.43 years1966: 53.79 years1968: 55.31 years1970: 56.4 years1972: 57.53 years1974: 58.86 years1976: 59.69 years1978: 61.12 years1980: 62.19 years1982: 63.25 years1984: 64.16 years1986: 65.09 years1988: 65.89 years1990: 66.45 years1992: 67.13 years1994: 67.86 years1996: 68.65 years1998: 69.36 years2000: 69.97 years2002: 70.66 years2004: 71.2 years2006: 72.15 years2008: 72.81 years2010: 73.62 years2012: 74.39 years2014: 75.03 years2016: 75.62 years2018: 76.18 years2020: 76.01 years2022: 76.86 years2024: 77.18 years
Change over the period: +33.56 (+76.93%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 77.18 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.18 +0.14 +0.18%
2023 77.04 +0.18 +0.24%
2022 76.86 +2.46 +3.3%
2021 74.4 −1.6 −2.11%
2020 76.01 −0.4 −0.52%
2019 76.4 +0.23 +0.3%
2018 76.18 +0.28 +0.37%
2017 75.9 +0.28 +0.37%
2016 75.62 +0.29 +0.38%
2015 75.33 +0.3 +0.4%
2014 75.03 +0.32 +0.43%
2013 74.7 +0.31 +0.42%
2012 74.39 +0.36 +0.49%
2011 74.02 +0.4 +0.54%
2010 73.62 +0.34 +0.47%
2009 73.28 +0.47 +0.64%
2008 72.81 +0.26 +0.36%
2007 72.55 +0.4 +0.56%
2006 72.15 +0.39 +0.55%
2005 71.75 +0.55 +0.77%
2004 71.2 +0.24 +0.33%
2003 70.97 +0.31 +0.44%
2002 70.66 +0.36 +0.51%
2001 70.3 +0.34 +0.48%
2000 69.97 +0.35 +0.5%
1999 69.62 +0.26 +0.37%
1998 69.36 +0.34 +0.49%
1997 69.02 +0.36 +0.53%
1996 68.65 +0.4 +0.59%
1995 68.25 +0.4 +0.59%
1994 67.86 +0.36 +0.53%
1993 67.5 +0.37 +0.55%
1992 67.13 +0.27 +0.4%
1991 66.86 +0.42 +0.63%
1990 66.45 +0.2 +0.31%
1989 66.24 +0.35 +0.53%
1988 65.89 +0.39 +0.6%
1987 65.5 +0.42 +0.64%
1986 65.09 +0.47 +0.73%
1985 64.61 +0.45 +0.7%
1984 64.16 +0.43 +0.67%
1983 63.73 +0.49 +0.77%
1982 63.25 +0.54 +0.86%
1981 62.71 +0.52 +0.84%
1980 62.19 +0.51 +0.83%
1979 61.68 +0.56 +0.92%
1978 61.12 +0.54 +0.89%
1977 60.58 +0.89 +1.49%
1976 59.69 +0.29 +0.49%
1975 59.4 +0.54 +0.91%
1974 58.86 +0.67 +1.15%
1973 58.2 +0.67 +1.16%
1972 57.53 +0.55 +0.97%
1971 56.98 +0.58 +1.03%
1970 56.4 +0.57 +1.02%
1969 55.83 +0.52 +0.94%
1968 55.31 +0.91 +1.68%
1967 54.4 +0.61 +1.13%
1966 53.79 +0.64 +1.21%
1965 53.15 −0.29 −0.54%
1964 53.43 +0.49 +0.93%
1963 52.94 +0.54 +1.02%
1962 52.4 +5.29 +11.23%
1961 47.11 +3.49 +8%
1960 43.62

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.