Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — OPEC

Female life expectancy in OPEC in 2024 — 67.28 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 53.6%.

2024 67.28 years +0.33% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 67.28 years2024
Period minimum 43.79 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — OPEC, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.79 years1962: 44.36 years1964: 45.5 years1966: 46.43 years1968: 47.28 years1970: 48.57 years1972: 50.05 years1974: 51.7 years1976: 53.31 years1978: 54.57 years1980: 56.34 years1982: 57.77 years1984: 58.67 years1986: 59.26 years1988: 59.58 years1990: 59.27 years1992: 60.55 years1994: 60.88 years1996: 61.06 years1998: 61.33 years2000: 62.04 years2002: 62.63 years2004: 63.31 years2006: 63.99 years2008: 64.56 years2010: 64.96 years2012: 65.25 years2014: 65.57 years2016: 65.77 years2018: 66.07 years2020: 65.46 years2022: 66.7 years2024: 67.28 years
Change over the period: +23.49 (+53.64%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 67.28 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.28 +0.22 +0.33%
2023 67.06 +0.36 +0.54%
2022 66.7 +1.23 +1.88%
2021 65.47 +0.01 +0.01%
2020 65.46 −0.77 −1.17%
2019 66.23 +0.16 +0.24%
2018 66.07 +0.17 +0.26%
2017 65.9 +0.12 +0.19%
2016 65.77 +0.13 +0.19%
2015 65.65 +0.08 +0.13%
2014 65.57 +0.15 +0.23%
2013 65.41 +0.16 +0.25%
2012 65.25 +0.16 +0.25%
2011 65.09 +0.13 +0.2%
2010 64.96 +0.13 +0.2%
2009 64.83 +0.27 +0.42%
2008 64.56 +0.2 +0.31%
2007 64.36 +0.37 +0.57%
2006 63.99 +0.28 +0.44%
2005 63.71 +0.4 +0.63%
2004 63.31 +0.69 +1.1%
2003 62.62 −0.01 −0.01%
2002 62.63 +0.42 +0.67%
2001 62.21 +0.17 +0.27%
2000 62.04 +0.44 +0.72%
1999 61.6 +0.27 +0.44%
1998 61.33 +0.16 +0.25%
1997 61.17 +0.11 +0.18%
1996 61.06 +0.05 +0.08%
1995 61.01 +0.13 +0.22%
1994 60.88 +0.04 +0.06%
1993 60.84 +0.29 +0.48%
1992 60.55 +0.42 +0.7%
1991 60.12 +0.85 +1.44%
1990 59.27 −0.41 −0.68%
1989 59.68 +0.1 +0.17%
1988 59.58 +0.04 +0.06%
1987 59.54 +0.28 +0.47%
1986 59.26 +0.25 +0.42%
1985 59.01 +0.35 +0.59%
1984 58.67 +0.42 +0.72%
1983 58.25 +0.48 +0.83%
1982 57.77 +0.69 +1.21%
1981 57.08 +0.74 +1.31%
1980 56.34 +0.65 +1.16%
1979 55.69 +1.13 +2.07%
1978 54.57 +0.43 +0.8%
1977 54.13 +0.82 +1.55%
1976 53.31 +0.78 +1.49%
1975 52.53 +0.83 +1.6%
1974 51.7 +0.81 +1.59%
1973 50.89 +0.84 +1.69%
1972 50.05 +0.74 +1.51%
1971 49.31 +0.73 +1.51%
1970 48.57 +0.69 +1.44%
1969 47.88 +0.6 +1.27%
1968 47.28 +0.66 +1.42%
1967 46.62 +0.19 +0.41%
1966 46.43 +0.45 +0.97%
1965 45.98 +0.49 +1.07%
1964 45.5 +0.42 +0.93%
1963 45.08 +0.72 +1.63%
1962 44.36 +0.12 +0.27%
1961 44.24 +0.45 +1.02%
1960 43.79

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.