Female life expectancy in North America in 2024 — 81.72 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.6%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.72 | +0.32 | +0.39% |
| 2023 | 81.4 | +0.86 | +1.07% |
| 2022 | 80.54 | +0.76 | +0.95% |
| 2021 | 79.78 | −0.53 | −0.66% |
| 2020 | 80.31 | −1.39 | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 81.7 | +0.22 | +0.27% |
| 2018 | 81.48 | +0.09 | +0.11% |
| 2017 | 81.4 | −0 | −0% |
| 2016 | 81.4 | −0.07 | −0.09% |
| 2015 | 81.47 | −0.09 | −0.11% |
| 2014 | 81.56 | +0.1 | +0.12% |
| 2013 | 81.47 | +0 | +0% |
| 2012 | 81.46 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 2011 | 81.36 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 2010 | 81.25 | +0.11 | +0.14% |
| 2009 | 81.14 | +0.3 | +0.37% |
| 2008 | 80.84 | +0.01 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 80.83 | +0.27 | +0.34% |
| 2006 | 80.56 | +0.22 | +0.27% |
| 2005 | 80.34 | +0.01 | +0.01% |
| 2004 | 80.33 | +0.38 | +0.47% |
| 2003 | 79.95 | +0.11 | +0.14% |
| 2002 | 79.84 | +0.09 | +0.12% |
| 2001 | 79.75 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 2000 | 79.55 | −0.07 | −0.09% |
| 1999 | 79.62 | −0.07 | −0.09% |
| 1998 | 79.69 | +0.11 | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 79.58 | +0.28 | +0.35% |
| 1996 | 79.3 | +0.19 | +0.24% |
| 1995 | 79.11 | −0.08 | −0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.19 | +0.19 | +0.24% |
| 1993 | 79 | −0.29 | −0.37% |
| 1992 | 79.29 | +0.21 | +0.26% |
| 1991 | 79.09 | +0.1 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 78.99 | +0.29 | +0.37% |
| 1989 | 78.7 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 1988 | 78.49 | +0.01 | +0.01% |
| 1987 | 78.48 | +0.12 | +0.16% |
| 1986 | 78.36 | +0.01 | +0.01% |
| 1985 | 78.35 | −0 | −0% |
| 1984 | 78.36 | +0.11 | +0.14% |
| 1983 | 78.25 | +0.03 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 78.21 | +0.28 | +0.36% |
| 1981 | 77.93 | +0.4 | +0.51% |
| 1980 | 77.53 | −0.34 | −0.44% |
| 1979 | 77.87 | +0.48 | +0.62% |
| 1978 | 77.4 | +0.12 | +0.16% |
| 1977 | 77.27 | +0.4 | +0.52% |
| 1976 | 76.87 | +0.22 | +0.28% |
| 1975 | 76.66 | +0.66 | +0.87% |
| 1974 | 75.99 | +0.55 | +0.73% |
| 1973 | 75.44 | +0.21 | +0.28% |
| 1972 | 75.23 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
| 1971 | 75.15 | +0.31 | +0.41% |
| 1970 | 74.84 | +0.29 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 74.55 | +0.29 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 74.25 | −0.17 | −0.23% |
| 1967 | 74.42 | +0.39 | +0.53% |
| 1966 | 74.03 | +0.11 | +0.15% |
| 1965 | 73.92 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 1964 | 73.82 | +0.33 | +0.44% |
| 1963 | 73.5 | −0.08 | −0.11% |
| 1962 | 73.58 | −0.09 | −0.13% |
| 1961 | 73.67 | +0.48 | +0.66% |
| 1960 | 73.19 | — | — |
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.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.