Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — G20

Female life expectancy in the G20 in 2024 — 78.49 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 50.9%.

2024 78.49 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78.49 years2024
Period minimum 52.03 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — G20, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 52.03 years1962: 58.28 years1964: 59.12 years1966: 59.4 years1968: 60.53 years1970: 61.33 years1972: 62.23 years1974: 63.29 years1976: 64.02 years1978: 65.21 years1980: 66.02 years1982: 66.92 years1984: 67.64 years1986: 68.37 years1988: 69.03 years1990: 69.56 years1992: 70.12 years1994: 70.72 years1996: 71.37 years1998: 71.98 years2000: 72.49 years2002: 73.08 years2004: 73.59 years2006: 74.37 years2008: 74.93 years2010: 75.63 years2012: 76.26 years2014: 76.81 years2016: 77.25 years2018: 77.7 years2020: 77.39 years2022: 78.08 years2024: 78.49 years
Change over the period: +26.46 (+50.86%) Average annual rate: 0.64 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 78.49 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.49 +0.15 +0.2%
2023 78.33 +0.26 +0.33%
2022 78.08 +2.01 +2.64%
2021 76.07 −1.32 −1.71%
2020 77.39 −0.53 −0.67%
2019 77.92 +0.22 +0.28%
2018 77.7 +0.23 +0.3%
2017 77.46 +0.21 +0.28%
2016 77.25 +0.24 +0.31%
2015 77.01 +0.2 +0.26%
2014 76.81 +0.3 +0.39%
2013 76.52 +0.26 +0.34%
2012 76.26 +0.3 +0.39%
2011 75.96 +0.33 +0.44%
2010 75.63 +0.29 +0.38%
2009 75.34 +0.41 +0.54%
2008 74.93 +0.21 +0.29%
2007 74.72 +0.35 +0.47%
2006 74.37 +0.35 +0.48%
2005 74.02 +0.43 +0.58%
2004 73.59 +0.24 +0.33%
2003 73.35 +0.27 +0.36%
2002 73.08 +0.29 +0.4%
2001 72.79 +0.3 +0.42%
2000 72.49 +0.32 +0.44%
1999 72.17 +0.19 +0.26%
1998 71.98 +0.28 +0.39%
1997 71.7 +0.33 +0.47%
1996 71.37 +0.36 +0.51%
1995 71.01 +0.29 +0.41%
1994 70.72 +0.33 +0.46%
1993 70.39 +0.27 +0.39%
1992 70.12 +0.25 +0.35%
1991 69.87 +0.31 +0.45%
1990 69.56 +0.22 +0.32%
1989 69.34 +0.31 +0.45%
1988 69.03 +0.3 +0.43%
1987 68.74 +0.36 +0.53%
1986 68.37 +0.39 +0.57%
1985 67.99 +0.35 +0.51%
1984 67.64 +0.36 +0.54%
1983 67.28 +0.36 +0.54%
1982 66.92 +0.44 +0.67%
1981 66.47 +0.45 +0.68%
1980 66.02 +0.34 +0.52%
1979 65.68 +0.47 +0.72%
1978 65.21 +0.44 +0.68%
1977 64.77 +0.75 +1.17%
1976 64.02 +0.26 +0.41%
1975 63.76 +0.47 +0.74%
1974 63.29 +0.57 +0.9%
1973 62.72 +0.5 +0.8%
1972 62.23 +0.42 +0.68%
1971 61.81 +0.48 +0.79%
1970 61.33 +0.42 +0.7%
1969 60.9 +0.37 +0.61%
1968 60.53 +0.57 +0.95%
1967 59.96 +0.56 +0.95%
1966 59.4 +0.48 +0.81%
1965 58.92 −0.2 −0.35%
1964 59.12 +0.45 +0.77%
1963 58.67 +0.39 +0.67%
1962 58.28 +3.67 +6.72%
1961 54.61 +2.58 +4.96%
1960 52.03

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.