Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Romania

Female life expectancy in Romania in 2024 — 80.3 years. Ranked 83 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.9%.

2024 80.3 years −0.12% vs 2023
World rank 83of 217
Period maximum 80.4 years2023
Period minimum 66.99 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Romania, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 67.56 years1962: 66.99 years1964: 69.69 years1966: 70.89 years1968: 69.71 years1970: 69.86 years1972: 70.77 years1974: 71.82 years1976: 72.06 years1978: 71.98 years1980: 71.78 years1982: 72.4 years1984: 72.65 years1986: 72.59 years1988: 72.41 years1990: 73.05 years1992: 73.17 years1994: 73.3 years1996: 73.1 years1998: 73.7 years2000: 74.8 years2002: 74.8 years2004: 75.3 years2006: 75.8 years2008: 76.1 years2010: 77.3 years2012: 78.1 years2014: 78.7 years2016: 79 years2018: 79.2 years2020: 78.3 years2022: 79.2 years2024: 80.3 years
Change over the period: +12.74 (+18.86%) Average annual rate: 0.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 80.3 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Eastern Europe computed 79.7 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2023 80.4 +1.2 +1.52%
2022 79.2 +2.6 +3.39%
2021 76.6 −1.7 −2.17%
2020 78.3 −1.2 −1.51%
2019 79.5 +0.3 +0.38%
2018 79.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2017 79 +0 +0%
2016 79 +0.4 +0.51%
2015 78.6 −0.1 −0.13%
2014 78.7 +0 +0%
2013 78.7 +0.6 +0.77%
2012 78.1 −0.1 −0.13%
2011 78.2 +0.9 +1.16%
2010 77.3 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 77.1 +1 +1.31%
2008 76.1 +0 +0%
2007 76.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2006 75.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 75.6 +0.3 +0.4%
2004 75.3 +0.2 +0.27%
2003 75.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2002 74.8 −0.1 −0.13%
2001 74.9 +0.1 +0.13%
2000 74.8 +0.6 +0.81%
1999 74.2 +0.5 +0.68%
1998 73.7 +0.7 +0.96%
1997 73 −0.1 −0.14%
1996 73.1 −0.3 −0.41%
1995 73.4 +0.1 +0.14%
1994 73.3 +0.1 +0.14%
1993 73.2 +0.03 +0.04%
1992 73.17 +0 +0%
1991 73.17 +0.12 +0.16%
1990 73.05 +0.4 +0.55%
1989 72.65 +0.24 +0.33%
1988 72.41 +0.11 +0.15%
1987 72.3 −0.29 −0.4%
1986 72.59 −0.19 −0.26%
1985 72.78 +0.13 +0.18%
1984 72.65 +0.04 +0.06%
1983 72.61 +0.21 +0.29%
1982 72.4 +0.23 +0.32%
1981 72.17 +0.39 +0.54%
1980 71.78 +0.03 +0.04%
1979 71.75 −0.23 −0.32%
1978 71.98 −0.2 −0.28%
1977 72.18 +0.12 +0.17%
1976 72.06 +0.09 +0.13%
1975 71.97 +0.15 +0.21%
1974 71.82 +0.53 +0.74%
1973 71.29 +0.52 +0.73%
1972 70.77 −0.08 −0.11%
1971 70.85 +0.99 +1.42%
1970 69.86 +0.86 +1.25%
1969 69 −0.71 −1.02%
1968 69.71 +0.09 +0.13%
1967 69.62 −1.27 −1.79%
1966 70.89 +1.36 +1.96%
1965 69.52 −0.17 −0.24%
1964 69.69 +0.86 +1.25%
1963 68.83 +1.83 +2.74%
1962 66.99 −0.54 −0.8%
1961 67.53 −0.03 −0.04%
1960 67.56

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.