Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Kosovo

Female life expectancy in Kosovo in 2024 — 80.28 years. Ranked 85 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 61.5%.

2024 80.28 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 85of 217
Period maximum 80.28 years2024
Period minimum 49.18 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Kosovo, 1960–202440506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.7 years1962: 49.18 years1964: 52.15 years1966: 54.13 years1968: 55.13 years1970: 55.73 years1972: 56.93 years1974: 58.55 years1976: 59.52 years1978: 60.65 years1980: 62.08 years1982: 61.73 years1984: 63.25 years1986: 64.43 years1988: 66.27 years1990: 68.42 years1992: 69.51 years1994: 70.73 years1996: 71.27 years1998: 71.92 years2000: 73.34 years2002: 74.23 years2004: 75.08 years2006: 75.66 years2008: 76.9 years2010: 76.95 years2012: 77.91 years2014: 78.5 years2016: 78.86 years2018: 79.18 years2020: 76.64 years2022: 79.81 years2024: 80.28 years
Change over the period: +30.58 (+61.52%) Average annual rate: 0.75 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kosovo 80.28 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Southern Europe computed 85.19 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.28 +0.16 +0.2%
2023 80.12 +0.31 +0.38%
2022 79.81 +2.82 +3.66%
2021 77 +0.36 +0.47%
2020 76.64 −2.73 −3.44%
2019 79.36 +0.19 +0.23%
2018 79.18 +0.12 +0.15%
2017 79.06 +0.19 +0.24%
2016 78.86 +0.56 +0.71%
2015 78.31 −0.2 −0.25%
2014 78.5 +0.12 +0.15%
2013 78.38 +0.47 +0.61%
2012 77.91 +0.37 +0.48%
2011 77.54 +0.59 +0.77%
2010 76.95 −0.02 −0.02%
2009 76.96 +0.06 +0.08%
2008 76.9 +0.32 +0.42%
2007 76.58 +0.92 +1.21%
2006 75.66 +0.37 +0.49%
2005 75.3 +0.22 +0.29%
2004 75.08 +0.4 +0.54%
2003 74.68 +0.45 +0.6%
2002 74.23 +0.44 +0.6%
2001 73.79 +0.44 +0.61%
2000 73.34 +7.03 +10.6%
1999 66.31 −5.61 −7.8%
1998 71.92 +0.14 +0.19%
1997 71.79 +0.51 +0.72%
1996 71.27 +0.45 +0.64%
1995 70.82 +0.09 +0.13%
1994 70.73 +0.52 +0.74%
1993 70.21 +0.7 +1.01%
1992 69.51 +0.69 +1%
1991 68.82 +0.39 +0.58%
1990 68.42 +1.32 +1.96%
1989 67.11 +0.83 +1.26%
1988 66.27 +0.77 +1.18%
1987 65.5 +1.07 +1.65%
1986 64.43 +1.33 +2.11%
1985 63.1 −0.15 −0.24%
1984 63.25 +0.35 +0.56%
1983 62.9 +1.17 +1.9%
1982 61.73 −0.56 −0.9%
1981 62.29 +0.21 +0.33%
1980 62.08 +0.85 +1.39%
1979 61.23 +0.58 +0.96%
1978 60.65 +0.15 +0.25%
1977 60.5 +0.97 +1.64%
1976 59.52 +0.22 +0.36%
1975 59.31 +0.76 +1.3%
1974 58.55 +0.65 +1.12%
1973 57.9 +0.97 +1.71%
1972 56.93 −0.31 −0.55%
1971 57.24 +1.51 +2.71%
1970 55.73 +0.24 +0.44%
1969 55.49 +0.35 +0.64%
1968 55.13 +0.55 +1.02%
1967 54.58 +0.45 +0.83%
1966 54.13 +0.82 +1.53%
1965 53.32 +1.16 +2.23%
1964 52.15 +1.36 +2.67%
1963 50.8 +1.62 +3.29%
1962 49.18 −1.63 −3.2%
1961 50.81 +1.1 +2.22%
1960 49.7

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.