Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Mercosur

Female life expectancy in Mercosur in 2024 — 78.93 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 35.8%.

2024 78.93 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78.93 years2024
Period minimum 58.14 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Mercosur, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 58.14 years1962: 58.87 years1964: 59.55 years1966: 60.25 years1968: 60.9 years1970: 61.62 years1972: 62.34 years1974: 63.05 years1976: 63.84 years1978: 64.64 years1980: 65.41 years1982: 66.23 years1984: 66.95 years1986: 67.82 years1988: 68.67 years1990: 69.51 years1992: 70.4 years1994: 71.19 years1996: 71.97 years1998: 72.68 years2000: 73.42 years2002: 74.25 years2004: 75.07 years2006: 75.86 years2008: 76.57 years2010: 77.15 years2012: 77.59 years2014: 78.05 years2016: 78.26 years2018: 78.68 years2020: 77.37 years2022: 77.76 years2024: 78.93 years
Change over the period: +20.79 (+35.76%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 78.93 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.93 +0.15 +0.2%
2023 78.78 +1.02 +1.31%
2022 77.76 +1.84 +2.42%
2021 75.92 −1.45 −1.87%
2020 77.37 −1.33 −1.69%
2019 78.7 +0.03 +0.03%
2018 78.68 +0.21 +0.27%
2017 78.47 +0.2 +0.26%
2016 78.26 −0.05 −0.06%
2015 78.31 +0.27 +0.34%
2014 78.05 +0.26 +0.33%
2013 77.79 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 77.59 +0.12 +0.15%
2011 77.48 +0.33 +0.43%
2010 77.15 +0.29 +0.38%
2009 76.86 +0.29 +0.38%
2008 76.57 +0.42 +0.56%
2007 76.14 +0.28 +0.37%
2006 75.86 +0.33 +0.44%
2005 75.53 +0.46 +0.61%
2004 75.07 +0.45 +0.6%
2003 74.62 +0.38 +0.51%
2002 74.25 +0.41 +0.55%
2001 73.84 +0.42 +0.58%
2000 73.42 +0.37 +0.51%
1999 73.04 +0.36 +0.49%
1998 72.68 +0.31 +0.43%
1997 72.37 +0.4 +0.56%
1996 71.97 +0.39 +0.54%
1995 71.58 +0.39 +0.55%
1994 71.19 +0.38 +0.54%
1993 70.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1992 70.4 +0.41 +0.59%
1991 69.99 +0.47 +0.68%
1990 69.51 +0.37 +0.54%
1989 69.14 +0.47 +0.69%
1988 68.67 +0.43 +0.64%
1987 68.23 +0.41 +0.6%
1986 67.82 +0.41 +0.61%
1985 67.41 +0.45 +0.68%
1984 66.95 +0.35 +0.53%
1983 66.6 +0.37 +0.57%
1982 66.23 +0.38 +0.58%
1981 65.84 +0.43 +0.66%
1980 65.41 +0.37 +0.57%
1979 65.04 +0.4 +0.62%
1978 64.64 +0.37 +0.57%
1977 64.27 +0.43 +0.68%
1976 63.84 +0.34 +0.54%
1975 63.5 +0.45 +0.71%
1974 63.05 +0.34 +0.53%
1973 62.72 +0.37 +0.6%
1972 62.34 +0.42 +0.67%
1971 61.93 +0.31 +0.5%
1970 61.62 +0.41 +0.67%
1969 61.2 +0.31 +0.5%
1968 60.9 +0.32 +0.53%
1967 60.57 +0.32 +0.54%
1966 60.25 +0.34 +0.57%
1965 59.91 +0.36 +0.61%
1964 59.55 +0.3 +0.5%
1963 59.25 +0.39 +0.66%
1962 58.87 +0.32 +0.55%
1961 58.54 +0.4 +0.69%
1960 58.14

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.