Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Colombia

Female life expectancy in Colombia in 2024 — 80.61 years. Ranked 76 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37.9%.

2024 80.61 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 76of 217
Period maximum 80.61 years2024
Period minimum 58.46 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Colombia, 1960–2024506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 58.46 years1962: 59.52 years1964: 60.51 years1966: 61.41 years1968: 62.34 years1970: 63.39 years1972: 64.6 years1974: 65.77 years1976: 67.11 years1978: 68.51 years1980: 69.6 years1982: 70.87 years1984: 71.51 years1986: 71.91 years1988: 72.32 years1990: 73.11 years1992: 73.5 years1994: 73.85 years1996: 74.46 years1998: 75.17 years2000: 75.29 years2002: 75.79 years2004: 76.59 years2006: 77.09 years2008: 77.66 years2010: 78.19 years2012: 78.78 years2014: 78.92 years2016: 79.15 years2018: 79.52 years2020: 78.23 years2022: 79.47 years2024: 80.61 years
Change over the period: +22.15 (+37.9%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 80.61 years
World 75.97 years
South America computed 79.33 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.61 +0.16 +0.2%
2023 80.45 +0.98 +1.23%
2022 79.47 +3.12 +4.09%
2021 76.35 −1.88 −2.4%
2020 78.23 −1.46 −1.84%
2019 79.7 +0.18 +0.22%
2018 79.52 +0.18 +0.23%
2017 79.33 +0.18 +0.23%
2016 79.15 +0.17 +0.21%
2015 78.99 +0.06 +0.08%
2014 78.92 +0.03 +0.04%
2013 78.89 +0.11 +0.14%
2012 78.78 +0.38 +0.48%
2011 78.41 +0.22 +0.28%
2010 78.19 +0.32 +0.41%
2009 77.87 +0.2 +0.26%
2008 77.66 +0.38 +0.49%
2007 77.28 +0.19 +0.25%
2006 77.09 +0.26 +0.33%
2005 76.84 +0.25 +0.32%
2004 76.59 +0.3 +0.39%
2003 76.29 +0.5 +0.67%
2002 75.79 +0.26 +0.35%
2001 75.53 +0.24 +0.31%
2000 75.29 +0.11 +0.15%
1999 75.18 +0 +0.01%
1998 75.17 +0.3 +0.4%
1997 74.87 +0.41 +0.56%
1996 74.46 +0.38 +0.51%
1995 74.08 +0.23 +0.32%
1994 73.85 +0.17 +0.24%
1993 73.67 +0.17 +0.23%
1992 73.5 +0.13 +0.18%
1991 73.37 +0.26 +0.35%
1990 73.11 +0.33 +0.45%
1989 72.78 +0.46 +0.63%
1988 72.32 +0.32 +0.45%
1987 72 +0.09 +0.13%
1986 71.91 +3.39 +4.94%
1985 68.52 −2.99 −4.18%
1984 71.51 +0.3 +0.42%
1983 71.21 +0.34 +0.48%
1982 70.87 +0.69 +0.98%
1981 70.19 +0.58 +0.84%
1980 69.6 +0.62 +0.89%
1979 68.98 +0.48 +0.69%
1978 68.51 +0.72 +1.06%
1977 67.79 +0.68 +1.01%
1976 67.11 +0.72 +1.09%
1975 66.39 +0.62 +0.94%
1974 65.77 +0.6 +0.93%
1973 65.17 +0.56 +0.87%
1972 64.6 +0.59 +0.93%
1971 64.01 +0.62 +0.98%
1970 63.39 +0.52 +0.82%
1969 62.87 +0.54 +0.86%
1968 62.34 +0.46 +0.75%
1967 61.87 +0.46 +0.75%
1966 61.41 +0.45 +0.74%
1965 60.96 +0.45 +0.74%
1964 60.51 +0.47 +0.79%
1963 60.04 +0.52 +0.88%
1962 59.52 +0.49 +0.83%
1961 59.03 +0.57 +0.97%
1960 58.46

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.