Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Mexico

Female life expectancy in Mexico in 2024 — 78 years. Ranked 109 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 41.1%.

2024 78 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 109of 217
Period maximum 78 years2024
Period minimum 55.29 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Mexico, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.29 years1962: 56.54 years1964: 57.71 years1966: 59.36 years1968: 60.42 years1970: 60.85 years1972: 62.06 years1974: 63.62 years1976: 65.19 years1978: 66.48 years1980: 67.62 years1982: 68.62 years1984: 69.39 years1986: 70.44 years1988: 71.33 years1990: 72.03 years1992: 72.64 years1994: 73.15 years1996: 73.74 years1998: 74.36 years2000: 74.97 years2002: 75.38 years2004: 75.66 years2006: 76.03 years2008: 76.12 years2010: 76.29 years2012: 76.73 years2014: 76.89 years2016: 76.96 years2018: 77.13 years2020: 74.11 years2022: 76.97 years2024: 78 years
Change over the period: +22.71 (+41.06%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mexico 78 years
World 75.97 years
Central America computed 77.77 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78 +0.19 +0.24%
2023 77.81 +0.85 +1.1%
2022 76.97 +3.61 +4.93%
2021 73.35 −0.76 −1.02%
2020 74.11 −3.31 −4.28%
2019 77.42 +0.29 +0.38%
2018 77.13 +0.16 +0.21%
2017 76.97 +0.01 +0.01%
2016 76.96 +0.03 +0.04%
2015 76.93 +0.04 +0.06%
2014 76.89 +0.07 +0.09%
2013 76.82 +0.09 +0.12%
2012 76.73 +0.2 +0.27%
2011 76.52 +0.23 +0.3%
2010 76.29 +0.16 +0.21%
2009 76.14 +0.02 +0.02%
2008 76.12 −0.03 −0.03%
2007 76.14 +0.12 +0.16%
2006 76.03 +0.15 +0.2%
2005 75.88 +0.21 +0.28%
2004 75.66 +0.12 +0.15%
2003 75.55 +0.17 +0.22%
2002 75.38 +0.14 +0.19%
2001 75.24 +0.27 +0.36%
2000 74.97 +0.26 +0.35%
1999 74.71 +0.35 +0.47%
1998 74.36 +0.27 +0.37%
1997 74.09 +0.34 +0.47%
1996 73.74 +0.27 +0.37%
1995 73.47 +0.32 +0.43%
1994 73.15 +0.25 +0.34%
1993 72.91 +0.26 +0.36%
1992 72.64 +0.27 +0.37%
1991 72.37 +0.35 +0.48%
1990 72.03 +0.39 +0.54%
1989 71.64 +0.31 +0.44%
1988 71.33 +0.37 +0.52%
1987 70.96 +0.52 +0.74%
1986 70.44 +0.54 +0.78%
1985 69.9 +0.51 +0.73%
1984 69.39 +0.36 +0.52%
1983 69.04 +0.41 +0.6%
1982 68.62 +0.5 +0.73%
1981 68.13 +0.5 +0.75%
1980 67.62 +0.55 +0.83%
1979 67.07 +0.59 +0.89%
1978 66.48 +0.61 +0.93%
1977 65.87 +0.67 +1.03%
1976 65.19 +0.67 +1.04%
1975 64.52 +0.9 +1.41%
1974 63.62 +0.84 +1.33%
1973 62.79 +0.73 +1.17%
1972 62.06 +0.67 +1.08%
1971 61.4 +0.55 +0.9%
1970 60.85 +0.27 +0.45%
1969 60.57 +0.16 +0.26%
1968 60.42 +0.16 +0.27%
1967 60.26 +0.9 +1.51%
1966 59.36 +0.7 +1.18%
1965 58.67 +0.95 +1.65%
1964 57.71 +0.67 +1.17%
1963 57.05 +0.51 +0.9%
1962 56.54 +0.65 +1.16%
1961 55.89 +0.6 +1.09%
1960 55.29

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.