Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — NATO

Female life expectancy in NATO in 2024 — 82.84 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.7%.

2024 82.84 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 82.85 years2019
Period minimum 71.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — NATO, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.6 years1962: 71.93 years1964: 72.66 years1966: 73.04 years1968: 73.21 years1970: 73.64 years1972: 74.16 years1974: 74.76 years1976: 75.32 years1978: 75.88 years1980: 76.2 years1982: 76.81 years1984: 77.16 years1986: 77.37 years1988: 77.75 years1990: 78.14 years1992: 78.57 years1994: 78.8 years1996: 79.06 years1998: 79.48 years2000: 79.75 years2002: 80.09 years2004: 80.6 years2006: 81.01 years2008: 81.34 years2010: 81.79 years2012: 82.16 years2014: 82.58 years2016: 82.52 years2018: 82.62 years2020: 81.79 years2022: 82.05 years2024: 82.84 years
Change over the period: +11.24 (+15.7%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

NATO 82.84 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.84 +0.21 +0.25%
2023 82.63 +0.59 +0.72%
2022 82.05 +0.58 +0.71%
2021 81.46 −0.32 −0.4%
2020 81.79 −1.06 −1.28%
2019 82.85 +0.23 +0.28%
2018 82.62 +0.12 +0.14%
2017 82.5 −0.02 −0.03%
2016 82.52 +0.18 +0.22%
2015 82.34 −0.24 −0.29%
2014 82.58 +0.25 +0.31%
2013 82.33 +0.17 +0.21%
2012 82.16 +0.04 +0.05%
2011 82.11 +0.32 +0.39%
2010 81.79 +0.19 +0.24%
2009 81.6 +0.26 +0.32%
2008 81.34 +0.1 +0.13%
2007 81.23 +0.22 +0.28%
2006 81.01 +0.3 +0.37%
2005 80.71 +0.11 +0.13%
2004 80.6 +0.44 +0.55%
2003 80.16 +0.07 +0.09%
2002 80.09 +0.1 +0.12%
2001 80 +0.25 +0.31%
2000 79.75 +0.22 +0.28%
1999 79.52 +0.04 +0.05%
1998 79.48 +0.16 +0.2%
1997 79.32 +0.26 +0.33%
1996 79.06 +0.2 +0.26%
1995 78.86 +0.06 +0.07%
1994 78.8 +0.27 +0.34%
1993 78.53 −0.04 −0.05%
1992 78.57 +0.28 +0.36%
1991 78.29 +0.15 +0.19%
1990 78.14 +0.19 +0.25%
1989 77.95 +0.2 +0.25%
1988 77.75 +0.15 +0.19%
1987 77.6 +0.23 +0.3%
1986 77.37 +0.17 +0.22%
1985 77.2 +0.04 +0.05%
1984 77.16 +0.26 +0.34%
1983 76.9 +0.09 +0.11%
1982 76.81 +0.27 +0.35%
1981 76.54 +0.35 +0.45%
1980 76.2 −0.03 −0.04%
1979 76.23 +0.35 +0.47%
1978 75.88 +0.14 +0.18%
1977 75.74 +0.42 +0.56%
1976 75.32 +0.26 +0.35%
1975 75.06 +0.29 +0.39%
1974 74.76 +0.41 +0.56%
1973 74.35 +0.19 +0.26%
1972 74.16 +0.25 +0.34%
1971 73.9 +0.26 +0.35%
1970 73.64 +0.36 +0.49%
1969 73.28 +0.07 +0.1%
1968 73.21 −0.04 −0.06%
1967 73.26 +0.22 +0.3%
1966 73.04 +0.25 +0.35%
1965 72.78 +0.12 +0.17%
1964 72.66 +0.51 +0.7%
1963 72.16 +0.23 +0.32%
1962 71.93 −0.06 −0.08%
1961 71.99 +0.39 +0.54%
1960 71.6

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.