Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Low-income countries

Female life expectancy in low-income countries in 2024 — 67.66 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 56.6%.

2024 67.66 years +0.32% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 67.66 years2024
Period minimum 43.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Low-income countries, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.2 years1962: 43.89 years1964: 44.66 years1966: 44.93 years1968: 46.07 years1970: 46.74 years1972: 46.81 years1974: 47.42 years1976: 48.45 years1978: 49.06 years1980: 49.86 years1982: 50.21 years1984: 48.98 years1986: 50.28 years1988: 51.49 years1990: 52.25 years1992: 52.17 years1994: 52.99 years1996: 53.3 years1998: 53.83 years2000: 55.16 years2002: 56.22 years2004: 57.86 years2006: 59.26 years2008: 60.63 years2010: 61.41 years2012: 62.66 years2014: 63.43 years2016: 64.25 years2018: 65.39 years2020: 66.01 years2022: 66.5 years2024: 67.66 years
Change over the period: +24.46 (+56.63%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Low-income countries 67.66 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.66 +0.21 +0.32%
2023 67.44 +0.94 +1.42%
2022 66.5 +1.05 +1.61%
2021 65.45 −0.57 −0.86%
2020 66.01 +0.18 +0.28%
2019 65.83 +0.44 +0.68%
2018 65.39 +0.76 +1.18%
2017 64.62 +0.37 +0.57%
2016 64.25 +0.46 +0.73%
2015 63.79 +0.37 +0.58%
2014 63.43 +0.2 +0.32%
2013 63.23 +0.57 +0.91%
2012 62.66 +0.79 +1.27%
2011 61.87 +0.46 +0.75%
2010 61.41 +0.41 +0.67%
2009 61 +0.37 +0.61%
2008 60.63 +0.66 +1.1%
2007 59.97 +0.72 +1.21%
2006 59.26 +0.79 +1.35%
2005 58.47 +0.61 +1.05%
2004 57.86 +0.54 +0.93%
2003 57.32 +1.1 +1.96%
2002 56.22 +0.53 +0.96%
2001 55.69 +0.53 +0.95%
2000 55.16 +0.55 +1.01%
1999 54.61 +0.78 +1.45%
1998 53.83 +0.12 +0.23%
1997 53.71 +0.4 +0.76%
1996 53.3 +0.21 +0.39%
1995 53.1 +0.11 +0.21%
1994 52.99 +0.08 +0.15%
1993 52.91 +0.74 +1.41%
1992 52.17 +0.16 +0.3%
1991 52.01 −0.23 −0.45%
1990 52.25 +0.14 +0.26%
1989 52.11 +0.62 +1.2%
1988 51.49 −0.01 −0.03%
1987 51.51 +1.23 +2.45%
1986 50.28 +0.91 +1.84%
1985 49.37 +0.39 +0.79%
1984 48.98 +0.04 +0.07%
1983 48.94 −1.27 −2.53%
1982 50.21 +0.14 +0.29%
1981 50.07 +0.21 +0.41%
1980 49.86 +0.41 +0.84%
1979 49.45 +0.4 +0.81%
1978 49.06 +0.25 +0.52%
1977 48.8 +0.36 +0.74%
1976 48.45 +0.75 +1.58%
1975 47.69 +0.27 +0.57%
1974 47.42 +0.05 +0.11%
1973 47.37 +0.56 +1.21%
1972 46.81 −0.18 −0.39%
1971 46.99 +0.25 +0.54%
1970 46.74 +0.35 +0.75%
1969 46.39 +0.32 +0.68%
1968 46.07 +0.35 +0.77%
1967 45.72 +0.79 +1.76%
1966 44.93 −0.03 −0.07%
1965 44.96 +0.3 +0.67%
1964 44.66 +0.51 +1.15%
1963 44.15 +0.27 +0.61%
1962 43.89 +0.34 +0.78%
1961 43.55 +0.35 +0.81%
1960 43.2

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.