Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Middle East & North Africa

Female life expectancy in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 74.34 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 68.6%.

2024 74.34 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 74.34 years2024
Period minimum 44.09 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.09 years1962: 45.79 years1964: 47.1 years1966: 48.95 years1968: 50.28 years1970: 51.7 years1972: 52.93 years1974: 54.26 years1976: 55.5 years1978: 57.03 years1980: 58.97 years1982: 60.39 years1984: 61.77 years1986: 62.91 years1988: 63.71 years1990: 64.19 years1992: 65.34 years1994: 65.88 years1996: 66.44 years1998: 67.09 years2000: 67.93 years2002: 68.69 years2004: 69.4 years2006: 70.11 years2008: 70.76 years2010: 71.23 years2012: 71.58 years2014: 72.11 years2016: 72.65 years2018: 73.16 years2020: 72.3 years2022: 73.79 years2024: 74.34 years
Change over the period: +30.26 (+68.63%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 74.34 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.34 +0.23 +0.31%
2023 74.12 +0.33 +0.44%
2022 73.79 +1.9 +2.65%
2021 71.89 −0.41 −0.57%
2020 72.3 −1.12 −1.53%
2019 73.42 +0.26 +0.35%
2018 73.16 +0.22 +0.31%
2017 72.94 +0.29 +0.4%
2016 72.65 +0.32 +0.44%
2015 72.33 +0.22 +0.31%
2014 72.11 +0.28 +0.39%
2013 71.82 +0.25 +0.34%
2012 71.58 +0.14 +0.19%
2011 71.44 +0.21 +0.3%
2010 71.23 +0.23 +0.32%
2009 71 +0.24 +0.34%
2008 70.76 +0.31 +0.44%
2007 70.45 +0.34 +0.49%
2006 70.11 +0.69 +0.99%
2005 69.42 +0.02 +0.03%
2004 69.4 +0.54 +0.78%
2003 68.87 +0.18 +0.26%
2002 68.69 +0.37 +0.54%
2001 68.32 +0.39 +0.58%
2000 67.93 +0.41 +0.6%
1999 67.53 +0.44 +0.65%
1998 67.09 +0.37 +0.56%
1997 66.72 +0.28 +0.42%
1996 66.44 +0.31 +0.47%
1995 66.13 +0.25 +0.37%
1994 65.88 +0.24 +0.36%
1993 65.64 +0.3 +0.45%
1992 65.34 +0.38 +0.59%
1991 64.96 +0.77 +1.2%
1990 64.19 +0.08 +0.13%
1989 64.11 +0.4 +0.63%
1988 63.71 +0.36 +0.57%
1987 63.35 +0.43 +0.69%
1986 62.91 +0.63 +1.01%
1985 62.28 +0.52 +0.84%
1984 61.77 +0.44 +0.72%
1983 61.33 +0.94 +1.55%
1982 60.39 +0.58 +0.97%
1981 59.81 +0.84 +1.43%
1980 58.97 +0.88 +1.52%
1979 58.08 +1.05 +1.84%
1978 57.03 +0.56 +0.99%
1977 56.48 +0.98 +1.76%
1976 55.5 +0.51 +0.93%
1975 54.99 +0.73 +1.35%
1974 54.26 +0.63 +1.18%
1973 53.62 +0.69 +1.31%
1972 52.93 +1.29 +2.5%
1971 51.64 −0.06 −0.12%
1970 51.7 +0.66 +1.29%
1969 51.05 +0.77 +1.53%
1968 50.28 +0.59 +1.18%
1967 49.69 +0.74 +1.51%
1966 48.95 +1.21 +2.54%
1965 47.74 +0.64 +1.35%
1964 47.1 +0.82 +1.78%
1963 46.28 +0.49 +1.06%
1962 45.79 +0.51 +1.13%
1961 45.28 +1.19 +2.71%
1960 44.09

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.