Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Gabon

Female life expectancy in Gabon in 2024 — 71.24 years. Ranked 165 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45%.

2024 71.24 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 165of 217
Period maximum 71.24 years2024
Period minimum 49.13 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Gabon, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.13 years1962: 50.44 years1964: 51.73 years1966: 52.96 years1968: 54.14 years1970: 55.27 years1972: 56.35 years1974: 57.41 years1976: 58.5 years1978: 59.49 years1980: 60.47 years1982: 61.12 years1984: 61.57 years1986: 61.96 years1988: 62.16 years1990: 62.29 years1992: 62.41 years1994: 62.48 years1996: 62.56 years1998: 62.82 years2000: 63.16 years2002: 63.63 years2004: 64.16 years2006: 64.76 years2008: 65.78 years2010: 66.76 years2012: 67.61 years2014: 68.39 years2016: 68.92 years2018: 69.42 years2020: 69.72 years2022: 70.34 years2024: 71.24 years
Change over the period: +22.12 (+45.02%) Average annual rate: 0.58 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Gabon 71.24 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Middle Africa computed 64.48 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.24 +0.19 +0.27%
2023 71.05 +0.71 +1.01%
2022 70.34 +0.73 +1.05%
2021 69.61 −0.11 −0.16%
2020 69.72 −0.05 −0.07%
2019 69.76 +0.34 +0.49%
2018 69.42 +0.24 +0.35%
2017 69.18 +0.26 +0.38%
2016 68.92 +0.27 +0.39%
2015 68.65 +0.27 +0.39%
2014 68.39 +0.39 +0.57%
2013 68 +0.39 +0.58%
2012 67.61 +0.42 +0.62%
2011 67.19 +0.43 +0.65%
2010 66.76 +0.49 +0.75%
2009 66.26 +0.48 +0.73%
2008 65.78 +0.52 +0.8%
2007 65.26 +0.5 +0.77%
2006 64.76 +0.28 +0.44%
2005 64.48 +0.31 +0.49%
2004 64.16 +0.27 +0.43%
2003 63.89 +0.26 +0.4%
2002 63.63 +0.27 +0.42%
2001 63.37 +0.21 +0.33%
2000 63.16 +0.17 +0.27%
1999 62.99 +0.17 +0.28%
1998 62.82 +0.12 +0.19%
1997 62.7 +0.14 +0.23%
1996 62.56 −0.02 −0.03%
1995 62.57 +0.09 +0.15%
1994 62.48 +0 +0%
1993 62.47 +0.06 +0.09%
1992 62.41 +0.06 +0.09%
1991 62.36 +0.07 +0.11%
1990 62.29 +0.06 +0.09%
1989 62.23 +0.07 +0.11%
1988 62.16 +0.07 +0.11%
1987 62.09 +0.13 +0.21%
1986 61.96 +0.15 +0.25%
1985 61.81 +0.25 +0.4%
1984 61.57 +0.21 +0.34%
1983 61.35 +0.24 +0.39%
1982 61.12 +0.2 +0.33%
1981 60.91 +0.44 +0.73%
1980 60.47 +0.46 +0.77%
1979 60.01 +0.52 +0.88%
1978 59.49 +0.49 +0.83%
1977 59 +0.5 +0.85%
1976 58.5 +0.51 +0.89%
1975 57.98 +0.57 +1%
1974 57.41 +0.53 +0.93%
1973 56.88 +0.53 +0.94%
1972 56.35 +0.54 +0.96%
1971 55.81 +0.55 +0.99%
1970 55.27 +0.56 +1.01%
1969 54.71 +0.57 +1.05%
1968 54.14 +0.58 +1.09%
1967 53.56 +0.6 +1.13%
1966 52.96 +0.6 +1.14%
1965 52.36 +0.63 +1.22%
1964 51.73 +0.66 +1.28%
1963 51.07 +0.64 +1.26%
1962 50.44 +0.65 +1.31%
1961 49.79 +0.66 +1.34%
1960 49.13

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.