Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Russia

Female life expectancy in Russia in 2024 — 78.88 years. Ranked 102 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.9%.

2024 78.88 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 102of 217
Period maximum 78.88 years2024
Period minimum 71.2 years1993

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Russia, 1960–202470727476788019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.78 years1962: 72.09 years1964: 73.05 years1966: 73.28 years1968: 73.32 years1970: 73.44 years1972: 73.62 years1974: 73.77 years1976: 73.05 years1978: 73.23 years1980: 72.96 years1982: 73.64 years1984: 72.97 years1986: 74.23 years1988: 74.53 years1990: 74.3 years1992: 71.99 years1994: 71.73 years1996: 72.4 years1998: 73.13 years2000: 72.26 years2002: 71.9 years2004: 72.36 years2006: 73.34 years2008: 74.28 years2010: 74.88 years2012: 75.86 years2014: 76.47 years2016: 77.06 years2018: 77.82 years2020: 76.43 years2022: 77.77 years2024: 78.88 years
Change over the period: +7.1 (+9.89%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Russia 78.88 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 — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.88 +0.15 +0.19%
2023 78.73 +0.96 +1.23%
2022 77.77 +3.26 +4.38%
2021 74.51 −1.92 −2.51%
2020 76.43 −1.74 −2.23%
2019 78.17 +0.35 +0.45%
2018 77.82 +0.18 +0.23%
2017 77.64 +0.58 +0.75%
2016 77.06 +0.35 +0.46%
2015 76.71 +0.24 +0.31%
2014 76.47 +0.17 +0.22%
2013 76.3 +0.44 +0.58%
2012 75.86 +0.25 +0.33%
2011 75.61 +0.73 +0.97%
2010 74.88 +0.09 +0.12%
2009 74.79 +0.51 +0.69%
2008 74.28 +0.26 +0.35%
2007 74.02 +0.68 +0.93%
2006 73.34 +0.87 +1.2%
2005 72.47 +0.11 +0.15%
2004 72.36 +0.51 +0.71%
2003 71.85 −0.05 −0.07%
2002 71.9 −0.27 −0.37%
2001 72.17 −0.09 −0.12%
2000 72.26 −0.14 −0.19%
1999 72.4 −0.73 −1%
1998 73.13 +0.29 +0.4%
1997 72.84 +0.44 +0.61%
1996 72.4 +0.81 +1.13%
1995 71.59 −0.14 −0.2%
1994 71.73 +0.53 +0.74%
1993 71.2 −0.79 −1.1%
1992 71.99 −1.76 −2.39%
1991 73.75 −0.55 −0.74%
1990 74.3 −0.05 −0.07%
1989 74.35 −0.18 −0.24%
1988 74.53 +0.26 +0.35%
1987 74.27 +0.04 +0.05%
1986 74.23 +0.99 +1.35%
1985 73.24 +0.27 +0.37%
1984 72.97 −0.45 −0.61%
1983 73.42 −0.22 −0.3%
1982 73.64 +0.45 +0.61%
1981 73.19 +0.23 +0.32%
1980 72.96 −0.06 −0.08%
1979 73.02 −0.21 −0.29%
1978 73.23 +0.03 +0.04%
1977 73.2 +0.15 +0.21%
1976 73.05 −0.18 −0.25%
1975 73.23 −0.54 −0.73%
1974 73.77 +0.21 +0.29%
1973 73.56 −0.06 −0.08%
1972 73.62 −0.15 −0.2%
1971 73.77 +0.33 +0.45%
1970 73.44 +0.31 +0.42%
1969 73.13 −0.19 −0.26%
1968 73.32 +0.1 +0.14%
1967 73.22 −0.06 −0.08%
1966 73.28 +0.21 +0.29%
1965 73.07 +0.02 +0.02%
1964 73.05 +0.39 +0.54%
1963 72.66 +0.57 +0.79%
1962 72.09 −0.01 −0.01%
1961 72.1 +0.31 +0.44%
1960 71.78

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.