Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — OECD

Female life expectancy in the OECD in 2024 — 82.99 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.4%.

2024 82.99 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 82.99 years2024
Period minimum 70.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — OECD, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.1 years1962: 70.56 years1964: 71.31 years1966: 71.73 years1968: 72.21 years1970: 72.62 years1972: 73.26 years1974: 73.88 years1976: 74.58 years1978: 75.27 years1980: 75.7 years1982: 76.38 years1984: 76.81 years1986: 77.16 years1988: 77.6 years1990: 78.06 years1992: 78.51 years1994: 78.84 years1996: 79.18 years1998: 79.63 years2000: 79.95 years2002: 80.34 years2004: 80.82 years2006: 81.21 years2008: 81.51 years2010: 81.9 years2012: 82.22 years2014: 82.6 years2016: 82.61 years2018: 82.73 years2020: 81.89 years2022: 82.26 years2024: 82.99 years
Change over the period: +12.89 (+18.39%) Average annual rate: 0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 82.99 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.99 +0.17 +0.21%
2023 82.82 +0.56 +0.68%
2022 82.26 +0.72 +0.88%
2021 81.54 −0.35 −0.43%
2020 81.89 −1.06 −1.28%
2019 82.95 +0.22 +0.27%
2018 82.73 +0.1 +0.12%
2017 82.63 +0.02 +0.02%
2016 82.61 +0.15 +0.18%
2015 82.46 −0.14 −0.17%
2014 82.6 +0.23 +0.28%
2013 82.37 +0.15 +0.19%
2012 82.22 +0.11 +0.14%
2011 82.11 +0.21 +0.26%
2010 81.9 +0.15 +0.19%
2009 81.74 +0.23 +0.28%
2008 81.51 +0.1 +0.13%
2007 81.41 +0.2 +0.25%
2006 81.21 +0.28 +0.35%
2005 80.92 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 80.82 +0.38 +0.47%
2003 80.44 +0.1 +0.12%
2002 80.34 +0.13 +0.16%
2001 80.21 +0.26 +0.33%
2000 79.95 +0.27 +0.33%
1999 79.68 +0.05 +0.06%
1998 79.63 +0.17 +0.21%
1997 79.46 +0.28 +0.36%
1996 79.18 +0.28 +0.36%
1995 78.9 +0.06 +0.08%
1994 78.84 +0.28 +0.36%
1993 78.55 +0.05 +0.06%
1992 78.51 +0.25 +0.33%
1991 78.25 +0.19 +0.24%
1990 78.06 +0.21 +0.27%
1989 77.86 +0.26 +0.33%
1988 77.6 +0.14 +0.18%
1987 77.46 +0.29 +0.38%
1986 77.16 +0.33 +0.42%
1985 76.84 +0.03 +0.04%
1984 76.81 +0.3 +0.4%
1983 76.5 +0.12 +0.16%
1982 76.38 +0.33 +0.43%
1981 76.06 +0.36 +0.47%
1980 75.7 +0.03 +0.04%
1979 75.67 +0.4 +0.53%
1978 75.27 +0.22 +0.29%
1977 75.05 +0.47 +0.63%
1976 74.58 +0.32 +0.43%
1975 74.26 +0.38 +0.52%
1974 73.88 +0.41 +0.56%
1973 73.47 +0.21 +0.29%
1972 73.26 +0.3 +0.41%
1971 72.96 +0.34 +0.47%
1970 72.62 +0.27 +0.38%
1969 72.35 +0.14 +0.19%
1968 72.21 −0.02 −0.03%
1967 72.23 +0.5 +0.7%
1966 71.73 +0.27 +0.37%
1965 71.46 +0.15 +0.22%
1964 71.31 +0.48 +0.67%
1963 70.83 +0.27 +0.38%
1962 70.56 +0.05 +0.07%
1961 70.51 +0.41 +0.59%
1960 70.1

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.