Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Nepal

Female life expectancy in Nepal in 2024 — 72.14 years. Ranked 156 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 85.7%.

2024 72.14 years +0.42% vs 2023
World rank 156of 217
Period maximum 72.14 years2024
Period minimum 38.85 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Nepal, 1960–202430405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.85 years1962: 39.36 years1964: 40.18 years1966: 41.04 years1968: 42.03 years1970: 43.06 years1972: 44.03 years1974: 44.84 years1976: 45.95 years1978: 47.28 years1980: 48.37 years1982: 49.14 years1984: 50.16 years1986: 51.74 years1988: 53.46 years1990: 55.34 years1992: 57.76 years1994: 59.9 years1996: 61.58 years1998: 63.05 years2000: 64.16 years2002: 65.63 years2004: 66.86 years2006: 67.88 years2008: 68.3 years2010: 68.35 years2012: 68.79 years2014: 69.16 years2016: 69.77 years2018: 70.42 years2020: 70.77 years2022: 71.56 years2024: 72.14 years
Change over the period: +33.29 (+85.69%) Average annual rate: 0.97 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 72.14 years
World 75.97 years
South Asia 74.22 years
Southern Asia computed 73.86 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.14 +0.3 +0.42%
2023 71.84 +0.28 +0.39%
2022 71.56 +1.67 +2.39%
2021 69.89 −0.88 −1.25%
2020 70.77 +0.07 +0.1%
2019 70.7 +0.28 +0.39%
2018 70.42 +0.33 +0.47%
2017 70.09 +0.32 +0.46%
2016 69.77 +1.18 +1.72%
2015 68.59 −0.56 −0.82%
2014 69.16 +0.18 +0.27%
2013 68.98 +0.19 +0.27%
2012 68.79 +0.22 +0.33%
2011 68.56 +0.21 +0.31%
2010 68.35 −0 −0.01%
2009 68.35 +0.05 +0.08%
2008 68.3 +0.2 +0.29%
2007 68.1 +0.23 +0.33%
2006 67.88 +0.56 +0.83%
2005 67.32 +0.46 +0.69%
2004 66.86 +0.62 +0.93%
2003 66.24 +0.61 +0.93%
2002 65.63 +0.67 +1.03%
2001 64.96 +0.81 +1.26%
2000 64.16 +0.7 +1.1%
1999 63.46 +0.41 +0.65%
1998 63.05 +0.67 +1.07%
1997 62.38 +0.8 +1.3%
1996 61.58 +0.89 +1.47%
1995 60.69 +0.79 +1.31%
1994 59.9 +1.02 +1.74%
1993 58.88 +1.12 +1.94%
1992 57.76 +1.29 +2.29%
1991 56.47 +1.13 +2.04%
1990 55.34 +0.87 +1.6%
1989 54.47 +1.01 +1.9%
1988 53.46 +0.81 +1.55%
1987 52.65 +0.91 +1.75%
1986 51.74 +0.79 +1.56%
1985 50.95 +0.79 +1.57%
1984 50.16 +0.55 +1.1%
1983 49.61 +0.47 +0.95%
1982 49.14 +0.48 +0.99%
1981 48.66 +0.3 +0.62%
1980 48.37 +0.54 +1.14%
1979 47.82 +0.55 +1.16%
1978 47.28 +0.6 +1.28%
1977 46.68 +0.72 +1.58%
1976 45.95 +0.43 +0.94%
1975 45.53 +0.68 +1.53%
1974 44.84 +0.4 +0.89%
1973 44.45 +0.41 +0.94%
1972 44.03 +0.5 +1.15%
1971 43.53 +0.47 +1.09%
1970 43.06 +0.41 +0.96%
1969 42.66 +0.62 +1.48%
1968 42.03 +0.51 +1.24%
1967 41.52 +0.48 +1.17%
1966 41.04 +0.47 +1.16%
1965 40.56 +0.39 +0.97%
1964 40.18 +0.54 +1.37%
1963 39.63 +0.28 +0.71%
1962 39.36 +0.27 +0.7%
1961 39.08 +0.23 +0.6%
1960 38.85

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.