Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — High-income countries

Female life expectancy in high-income countries in 2024 — 83.24 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.5%.

2024 83.24 years +0.18% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 83.24 years2024
Period minimum 71.45 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — High-income countries, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.45 years1962: 71.85 years1964: 72.67 years1966: 73.05 years1968: 73.43 years1970: 73.8 years1972: 74.36 years1974: 74.88 years1976: 75.33 years1978: 75.87 years1980: 76.15 years1982: 76.82 years1984: 77.07 years1986: 77.5 years1988: 77.87 years1990: 78.22 years1992: 78.29 years1994: 78.54 years1996: 78.91 years1998: 79.39 years2000: 79.57 years2002: 79.9 years2004: 80.41 years2006: 80.9 years2008: 81.31 years2010: 81.77 years2012: 82.16 years2014: 82.6 years2016: 82.7 years2018: 82.87 years2020: 82.22 years2022: 82.39 years2024: 83.24 years
Change over the period: +11.79 (+16.49%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 83.24 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.24 +0.15 +0.18%
2023 83.09 +0.7 +0.85%
2022 82.39 +0.6 +0.73%
2021 81.79 −0.43 −0.52%
2020 82.22 −0.88 −1.06%
2019 83.1 +0.23 +0.28%
2018 82.87 +0.11 +0.13%
2017 82.76 +0.07 +0.08%
2016 82.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2015 82.49 −0.11 −0.14%
2014 82.6 +0.25 +0.31%
2013 82.35 +0.19 +0.23%
2012 82.16 +0.09 +0.11%
2011 82.07 +0.31 +0.38%
2010 81.77 +0.15 +0.19%
2009 81.61 +0.3 +0.37%
2008 81.31 +0.14 +0.17%
2007 81.17 +0.28 +0.34%
2006 80.9 +0.39 +0.48%
2005 80.51 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 80.41 +0.44 +0.55%
2003 79.97 +0.08 +0.1%
2002 79.9 +0.08 +0.1%
2001 79.81 +0.24 +0.3%
2000 79.57 +0.19 +0.24%
1999 79.38 −0 −0.01%
1998 79.39 +0.18 +0.23%
1997 79.21 +0.3 +0.38%
1996 78.91 +0.35 +0.45%
1995 78.56 +0.01 +0.02%
1994 78.54 +0.33 +0.42%
1993 78.22 −0.08 −0.1%
1992 78.29 −0.01 −0.01%
1991 78.3 +0.08 +0.11%
1990 78.22 +0.17 +0.22%
1989 78.05 +0.18 +0.24%
1988 77.87 +0.13 +0.17%
1987 77.74 +0.24 +0.31%
1986 77.5 +0.32 +0.41%
1985 77.18 +0.11 +0.15%
1984 77.07 +0.19 +0.25%
1983 76.87 +0.05 +0.07%
1982 76.82 +0.33 +0.43%
1981 76.49 +0.34 +0.45%
1980 76.15 −0.02 −0.03%
1979 76.17 +0.3 +0.39%
1978 75.87 +0.14 +0.19%
1977 75.73 +0.4 +0.53%
1976 75.33 +0.22 +0.3%
1975 75.11 +0.23 +0.3%
1974 74.88 +0.37 +0.5%
1973 74.51 +0.15 +0.21%
1972 74.36 +0.2 +0.27%
1971 74.15 +0.35 +0.48%
1970 73.8 +0.3 +0.41%
1969 73.5 +0.07 +0.1%
1968 73.43 −0.01 −0.02%
1967 73.44 +0.39 +0.53%
1966 73.05 +0.27 +0.38%
1965 72.78 +0.11 +0.15%
1964 72.67 +0.48 +0.66%
1963 72.19 +0.34 +0.47%
1962 71.85 +0.01 +0.01%
1961 71.84 +0.39 +0.54%
1960 71.45

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.