Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Libya

Female life expectancy in Libya in 2024 — 72.68 years. Ranked 153 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 68.8%.

2024 72.68 years +3.21% vs 2023
World rank 153of 217
Period maximum 77.15 years2022
Period minimum 43.05 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Libya, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.05 years1962: 45.89 years1964: 48.98 years1966: 52.12 years1968: 55.01 years1970: 57.81 years1972: 60.54 years1974: 62.88 years1976: 64.87 years1978: 66.43 years1980: 67.61 years1982: 68.64 years1984: 69.54 years1986: 70.37 years1988: 71.13 years1990: 71.84 years1992: 72.41 years1994: 72.79 years1996: 72.87 years1998: 72.72 years2000: 72.67 years2002: 73.03 years2004: 73.46 years2006: 73.85 years2008: 74.25 years2010: 74.61 years2012: 74.98 years2014: 75.02 years2016: 75.48 years2018: 76.17 years2020: 75.7 years2022: 77.15 years2024: 72.68 years
Change over the period: +29.63 (+68.82%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Libya 72.68 years
World 75.97 years
Northern Africa computed 74.62 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.68 +2.26 +3.21%
2023 70.42 −6.74 −8.73%
2022 77.15 +2.21 +2.95%
2021 74.94 −0.76 −1.01%
2020 75.7 −0.5 −0.66%
2019 76.2 +0.03 +0.04%
2018 76.17 +0.3 +0.39%
2017 75.88 +0.39 +0.52%
2016 75.48 +0.23 +0.31%
2015 75.25 +0.23 +0.31%
2014 75.02 −0.06 −0.08%
2013 75.08 +0.1 +0.13%
2012 74.98 +1.27 +1.72%
2011 73.71 −0.89 −1.2%
2010 74.61 +0.19 +0.25%
2009 74.42 +0.17 +0.23%
2008 74.25 +0.22 +0.3%
2007 74.03 +0.18 +0.25%
2006 73.85 +0.16 +0.21%
2005 73.69 +0.23 +0.31%
2004 73.46 +0.22 +0.3%
2003 73.24 +0.21 +0.29%
2002 73.03 +0.19 +0.27%
2001 72.84 +0.16 +0.22%
2000 72.67 −0.02 −0.03%
1999 72.69 −0.03 −0.04%
1998 72.72 −0.09 −0.13%
1997 72.82 −0.05 −0.07%
1996 72.87 −0 −0.01%
1995 72.87 +0.08 +0.11%
1994 72.79 +0.18 +0.25%
1993 72.61 +0.2 +0.27%
1992 72.41 +0.27 +0.37%
1991 72.14 +0.3 +0.42%
1990 71.84 +0.33 +0.46%
1989 71.51 +0.38 +0.53%
1988 71.13 +0.33 +0.47%
1987 70.8 +0.44 +0.62%
1986 70.37 +0.41 +0.58%
1985 69.96 +0.42 +0.61%
1984 69.54 +0.44 +0.63%
1983 69.1 +0.46 +0.67%
1982 68.64 +0.48 +0.7%
1981 68.16 +0.55 +0.81%
1980 67.61 +0.53 +0.79%
1979 67.08 +0.65 +0.98%
1978 66.43 +0.77 +1.17%
1977 65.66 +0.79 +1.22%
1976 64.87 +0.95 +1.48%
1975 63.92 +1.04 +1.65%
1974 62.88 +1.17 +1.89%
1973 61.72 +1.17 +1.94%
1972 60.54 +1.3 +2.19%
1971 59.25 +1.44 +2.49%
1970 57.81 +1.36 +2.41%
1969 56.45 +1.44 +2.62%
1968 55.01 +1.4 +2.61%
1967 53.61 +1.49 +2.85%
1966 52.12 +1.59 +3.15%
1965 50.53 +1.55 +3.15%
1964 48.98 +1.87 +3.97%
1963 47.11 +1.22 +2.66%
1962 45.89 +1.46 +3.29%
1961 44.43 +1.38 +3.2%
1960 43.05

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.