Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Dominica

Female life expectancy in Dominica in 2024 — 74.72 years. Ranked 137 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.9%.

2024 74.72 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 137of 217
Period maximum 74.84 years2008
Period minimum 61.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Dominica, 1960–20246065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 61.3 years1962: 63.27 years1964: 64.97 years1966: 66.22 years1968: 66.94 years1970: 67.83 years1972: 69.33 years1974: 70.7 years1976: 71.54 years1978: 72.13 years1980: 72.76 years1982: 73.34 years1984: 73.73 years1986: 74.28 years1988: 73.98 years1990: 73.48 years1992: 73.36 years1994: 73.7 years1996: 73.94 years1998: 74.16 years2000: 74.46 years2002: 74.69 years2004: 74.74 years2006: 74.79 years2008: 74.84 years2010: 74.6 years2012: 74.21 years2014: 73.95 years2016: 74.1 years2018: 74.42 years2020: 74.59 years2022: 74.57 years2024: 74.72 years
Change over the period: +13.42 (+21.89%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Dominica 74.72 years
World 75.97 years
Caribbean computed 76.2 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.72 +0.17 +0.23%
2023 74.55 −0.03 −0.04%
2022 74.57 +1.54 +2.11%
2021 73.03 −1.56 −2.09%
2020 74.59 +0.08 +0.11%
2019 74.51 +0.09 +0.12%
2018 74.42 +3.48 +4.91%
2017 70.94 −3.17 −4.27%
2016 74.1 +1.71 +2.36%
2015 72.4 −1.56 −2.1%
2014 73.95 −0.06 −0.08%
2013 74.01 −0.2 −0.27%
2012 74.21 −0.2 −0.27%
2011 74.42 −0.18 −0.25%
2010 74.6 −0.16 −0.21%
2009 74.76 −0.08 −0.11%
2008 74.84 +0.12 +0.16%
2007 74.72 −0.07 −0.1%
2006 74.79 +0 +0%
2005 74.79 +0.05 +0.06%
2004 74.74 +0.05 +0.07%
2003 74.69 −0 −0.01%
2002 74.69 +0.07 +0.1%
2001 74.62 +0.16 +0.21%
2000 74.46 +0.17 +0.22%
1999 74.3 +0.14 +0.19%
1998 74.16 +0.12 +0.16%
1997 74.03 +0.1 +0.13%
1996 73.94 +0.21 +0.29%
1995 73.72 +0.03 +0.04%
1994 73.7 +0.17 +0.23%
1993 73.53 +0.17 +0.23%
1992 73.36 +0.08 +0.11%
1991 73.28 −0.19 −0.27%
1990 73.48 −0.23 −0.32%
1989 73.71 −0.27 −0.37%
1988 73.98 −0.26 −0.34%
1987 74.24 −0.04 −0.05%
1986 74.28 +0.14 +0.18%
1985 74.14 +0.41 +0.55%
1984 73.73 +0.08 +0.11%
1983 73.65 +0.31 +0.43%
1982 73.34 +0.23 +0.31%
1981 73.11 +0.35 +0.49%
1980 72.76 +2.02 +2.86%
1979 70.74 −1.4 −1.94%
1978 72.13 +0.33 +0.46%
1977 71.8 +0.26 +0.36%
1976 71.54 +0.34 +0.48%
1975 71.2 +0.5 +0.71%
1974 70.7 +0.6 +0.86%
1973 70.1 +0.77 +1.11%
1972 69.33 +0.85 +1.25%
1971 68.48 +0.65 +0.95%
1970 67.83 +0.53 +0.79%
1969 67.3 +0.36 +0.54%
1968 66.94 +0.34 +0.51%
1967 66.59 +0.38 +0.57%
1966 66.22 +0.58 +0.89%
1965 65.64 +0.66 +1.02%
1964 64.97 +0.8 +1.25%
1963 64.17 +0.9 +1.42%
1962 63.27 +1.02 +1.63%
1961 62.26 +0.96 +1.56%
1960 61.3

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.