Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Maldives

Female life expectancy in the Maldives in 2024 — 83 years. Ranked 51 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 112.8%.

2024 83 years +0.22% vs 2023
World rank 51of 217
Period maximum 83 years2024
Period minimum 39 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Maldives, 1960–20242040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39 years1962: 39.77 years1964: 40.71 years1966: 41.82 years1968: 43.16 years1970: 44.79 years1972: 46.74 years1974: 48.98 years1976: 51.32 years1978: 51.08 years1980: 55.53 years1982: 57.39 years1984: 59.22 years1986: 60.96 years1988: 62.61 years1990: 64.2 years1992: 65.83 years1994: 67.47 years1996: 69.08 years1998: 70.63 years2000: 72.2 years2002: 73.81 years2004: 74.34 years2006: 76.86 years2008: 77.7 years2010: 78.44 years2012: 79.15 years2014: 79.79 years2016: 80.4 years2018: 81.14 years2020: 80.39 years2022: 82.55 years2024: 83 years
Change over the period: +44 (+112.8%) Average annual rate: 1.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Maldives 83 years
World 75.97 years
South Asia 74.22 years
Southern Asia computed 73.86 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83 +0.18 +0.22%
2023 82.82 +0.27 +0.33%
2022 82.55 +2.85 +3.57%
2021 79.7 −0.69 −0.85%
2020 80.39 −1.13 −1.38%
2019 81.51 +0.38 +0.47%
2018 81.14 +0.35 +0.43%
2017 80.79 +0.38 +0.48%
2016 80.4 +0.26 +0.32%
2015 80.15 +0.36 +0.45%
2014 79.79 +0.28 +0.35%
2013 79.51 +0.36 +0.45%
2012 79.15 +0.35 +0.44%
2011 78.81 +0.36 +0.46%
2010 78.44 +0.39 +0.5%
2009 78.05 +0.35 +0.45%
2008 77.7 +0.34 +0.44%
2007 77.36 +0.5 +0.65%
2006 76.86 +0.54 +0.71%
2005 76.32 +1.98 +2.67%
2004 74.34 −0.47 −0.62%
2003 74.8 +0.99 +1.34%
2002 73.81 +0.74 +1.02%
2001 73.07 +0.87 +1.21%
2000 72.2 +0.72 +1.01%
1999 71.48 +0.84 +1.2%
1998 70.63 +0.77 +1.11%
1997 69.86 +0.78 +1.12%
1996 69.08 +0.81 +1.19%
1995 68.27 +0.8 +1.19%
1994 67.47 +0.82 +1.23%
1993 66.65 +0.82 +1.24%
1992 65.83 +0.82 +1.26%
1991 65.01 +0.81 +1.27%
1990 64.2 +0.79 +1.25%
1989 63.41 +0.8 +1.28%
1988 62.61 +0.81 +1.32%
1987 61.79 +0.83 +1.36%
1986 60.96 +0.85 +1.42%
1985 60.11 +0.89 +1.5%
1984 59.22 +0.91 +1.57%
1983 58.31 +0.92 +1.6%
1982 57.39 +0.92 +1.63%
1981 56.47 +0.94 +1.69%
1980 55.53 +0.97 +1.77%
1979 54.56 +3.49 +6.82%
1978 51.08 −1.38 −2.63%
1977 52.46 +1.14 +2.22%
1976 51.32 +1.17 +2.33%
1975 50.15 +1.17 +2.39%
1974 48.98 +1.15 +2.4%
1973 47.83 +1.09 +2.34%
1972 46.74 +1.02 +2.23%
1971 45.72 +0.93 +2.07%
1970 44.79 +0.86 +1.95%
1969 43.94 +0.78 +1.8%
1968 43.16 +0.71 +1.67%
1967 42.45 +0.63 +1.51%
1966 41.82 +0.58 +1.41%
1965 41.24 +0.53 +1.3%
1964 40.71 +0.5 +1.24%
1963 40.21 +0.44 +1.12%
1962 39.77 +0.4 +1.01%
1961 39.37 +0.36 +0.93%
1960 39

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.