Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — East Asia & Pacific

Female life expectancy in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 79.7 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 82.8%.

2024 79.7 years +0.09% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 79.7 years2024
Period minimum 43.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.6 years1962: 55.61 years1964: 56.84 years1966: 57.76 years1968: 59.16 years1970: 60.46 years1972: 61.79 years1974: 63.29 years1976: 64.24 years1978: 65.9 years1980: 67.05 years1982: 68.01 years1984: 68.87 years1986: 69.65 years1988: 70.36 years1990: 70.87 years1992: 71.66 years1994: 72.47 years1996: 73.2 years1998: 73.86 years2000: 74.46 years2002: 75.14 years2004: 75.57 years2006: 76.37 years2008: 76.59 years2010: 77.41 years2012: 77.96 years2014: 78.43 years2016: 78.88 years2018: 79.3 years2020: 79.55 years2022: 79.62 years2024: 79.7 years
Change over the period: +36.1 (+82.79%) Average annual rate: 0.95 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 79.7 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.7 +0.07 +0.09%
2023 79.63 +0.01 +0.01%
2022 79.62 +0.61 +0.78%
2021 79.01 −0.54 −0.68%
2020 79.55 +0.08 +0.11%
2019 79.47 +0.17 +0.21%
2018 79.3 +0.19 +0.25%
2017 79.11 +0.22 +0.28%
2016 78.88 +0.22 +0.28%
2015 78.66 +0.24 +0.3%
2014 78.43 +0.25 +0.32%
2013 78.18 +0.22 +0.28%
2012 77.96 +0.29 +0.38%
2011 77.66 +0.25 +0.33%
2010 77.41 +0.23 +0.3%
2009 77.18 +0.59 +0.77%
2008 76.59 −0.08 −0.1%
2007 76.67 +0.3 +0.39%
2006 76.37 +0.25 +0.33%
2005 76.12 +0.55 +0.73%
2004 75.57 +0.04 +0.06%
2003 75.53 +0.39 +0.52%
2002 75.14 +0.33 +0.44%
2001 74.81 +0.34 +0.46%
2000 74.46 +0.36 +0.48%
1999 74.11 +0.24 +0.33%
1998 73.86 +0.31 +0.42%
1997 73.55 +0.36 +0.49%
1996 73.2 +0.43 +0.59%
1995 72.77 +0.3 +0.42%
1994 72.47 +0.33 +0.45%
1993 72.14 +0.48 +0.66%
1992 71.66 +0.38 +0.53%
1991 71.28 +0.41 +0.58%
1990 70.87 +0.18 +0.26%
1989 70.69 +0.33 +0.47%
1988 70.36 +0.3 +0.43%
1987 70.05 +0.41 +0.58%
1986 69.65 +0.38 +0.55%
1985 69.27 +0.4 +0.58%
1984 68.87 +0.42 +0.62%
1983 68.44 +0.44 +0.65%
1982 68.01 +0.48 +0.71%
1981 67.53 +0.48 +0.72%
1980 67.05 +0.46 +0.69%
1979 66.59 +0.69 +1.04%
1978 65.9 +0.57 +0.88%
1977 65.33 +1.08 +1.69%
1976 64.24 +0.29 +0.45%
1975 63.96 +0.67 +1.06%
1974 63.29 +0.66 +1.05%
1973 62.63 +0.84 +1.36%
1972 61.79 +0.58 +0.95%
1971 61.21 +0.74 +1.23%
1970 60.46 +0.61 +1.02%
1969 59.85 +0.69 +1.17%
1968 59.16 +0.47 +0.8%
1967 58.69 +0.93 +1.61%
1966 57.76 +0.79 +1.39%
1965 56.97 +0.13 +0.23%
1964 56.84 +0.61 +1.08%
1963 56.23 +0.62 +1.11%
1962 55.61 +7.24 +14.97%
1961 48.37 +4.77 +10.94%
1960 43.6

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.