Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Egypt

Female life expectancy in Egypt in 2024 — 74.01 years. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 56.3%.

2024 74.01 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 145of 217
Period maximum 74.01 years2024
Period minimum 47.36 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Egypt, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.36 years1962: 48.76 years1964: 50.06 years1966: 51.04 years1968: 51.71 years1970: 52.21 years1972: 52.86 years1974: 53.78 years1976: 54.98 years1978: 56.32 years1980: 57.7 years1982: 59.1 years1984: 60.49 years1986: 61.83 years1988: 63.07 years1990: 64.22 years1992: 65.33 years1994: 66.5 years1996: 67.69 years1998: 68.74 years2000: 69.6 years2002: 70.24 years2004: 70.68 years2006: 70.97 years2008: 71.23 years2010: 71.53 years2012: 71.9 years2014: 72.31 years2016: 72.76 years2018: 73.21 years2020: 71.96 years2022: 73.24 years2024: 74.01 years
Change over the period: +26.65 (+56.29%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Egypt 74.01 years
World 75.97 years
Northern Africa computed 74.62 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.01 +0.2 +0.27%
2023 73.81 +0.57 +0.78%
2022 73.24 +2.43 +3.43%
2021 70.81 −1.15 −1.6%
2020 71.96 −1.46 −1.98%
2019 73.42 +0.21 +0.28%
2018 73.21 +0.23 +0.31%
2017 72.98 +0.23 +0.31%
2016 72.76 +0.24 +0.33%
2015 72.52 +0.21 +0.29%
2014 72.31 +0.24 +0.34%
2013 72.07 +0.17 +0.24%
2012 71.9 +0.21 +0.29%
2011 71.69 +0.16 +0.22%
2010 71.53 +0.16 +0.22%
2009 71.38 +0.15 +0.21%
2008 71.23 +0.13 +0.18%
2007 71.1 +0.13 +0.18%
2006 70.97 +0.14 +0.19%
2005 70.83 +0.16 +0.22%
2004 70.68 +0.19 +0.27%
2003 70.48 +0.24 +0.34%
2002 70.24 +0.29 +0.42%
2001 69.95 +0.35 +0.5%
2000 69.6 +0.4 +0.58%
1999 69.2 +0.46 +0.66%
1998 68.74 +0.51 +0.75%
1997 68.23 +0.55 +0.81%
1996 67.69 +0.58 +0.86%
1995 67.11 +0.61 +0.92%
1994 66.5 +0.57 +0.86%
1993 65.93 +0.6 +0.92%
1992 65.33 +0.54 +0.84%
1991 64.78 +0.56 +0.87%
1990 64.22 +0.57 +0.89%
1989 63.65 +0.58 +0.92%
1988 63.07 +0.61 +0.97%
1987 62.47 +0.63 +1.02%
1986 61.83 +0.66 +1.08%
1985 61.18 +0.68 +1.13%
1984 60.49 +0.7 +1.16%
1983 59.8 +0.7 +1.19%
1982 59.1 +0.7 +1.2%
1981 58.4 +0.7 +1.21%
1980 57.7 +0.7 +1.22%
1979 57 +0.69 +1.22%
1978 56.32 +0.68 +1.22%
1977 55.64 +0.66 +1.2%
1976 54.98 +0.63 +1.15%
1975 54.35 +0.57 +1.06%
1974 53.78 +0.54 +1%
1973 53.24 +0.38 +0.73%
1972 52.86 +0.34 +0.66%
1971 52.52 +0.3 +0.58%
1970 52.21 +0.26 +0.5%
1969 51.96 +0.25 +0.48%
1968 51.71 +0.32 +0.63%
1967 51.39 +0.35 +0.68%
1966 51.04 +0.45 +0.89%
1965 50.59 +0.54 +1.07%
1964 50.06 +0.61 +1.24%
1963 49.44 +0.68 +1.4%
1962 48.76 +0.73 +1.53%
1961 48.03 +0.67 +1.41%
1960 47.36

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.