Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Seychelles

Female life expectancy in the Seychelles in 2024 — 80.7 years. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27.9%.

2024 80.7 years +2.41% vs 2023
World rank 74of 217
Period maximum 82 years2020
Period minimum 63.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Seychelles, 1960–202460657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.1 years1962: 63.41 years1964: 64.25 years1966: 64.84 years1968: 65.55 years1970: 66.61 years1972: 68.04 years1974: 69.51 years1976: 70.61 years1978: 71.54 years1980: 73.9 years1982: 74.6 years1984: 73.6 years1986: 72.6 years1988: 72.8 years1990: 74.1 years1992: 76.9 years1994: 75.8 years1996: 77.4 years1998: 76.1 years2000: 77.9 years2002: 75.8 years2004: 76.4 years2006: 75.7 years2008: 78.9 years2010: 77.5 years2012: 79.5 years2014: 78.3 years2016: 80.2 years2018: 77.4 years2020: 82 years2022: 78.3 years2024: 80.7 years
Change over the period: +17.6 (+27.9%) Average annual rate: 0.39 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Seychelles 80.7 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Eastern Africa computed 68.65 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.7 +1.9 +2.41%
2023 78.8 +0.5 +0.64%
2022 78.3 +2.7 +3.57%
2021 75.6 −6.4 −7.8%
2020 82 +3.6 +4.59%
2019 78.4 +1 +1.29%
2018 77.4 −1.1 −1.4%
2017 78.5 −1.7 −2.12%
2016 80.2 +1.5 +1.91%
2015 78.7 +0.4 +0.51%
2014 78.3 +1.8 +2.35%
2013 76.5 −3 −3.77%
2012 79.5 +1.5 +1.92%
2011 78 +0.5 +0.65%
2010 77.5 −0.5 −0.64%
2009 78 −0.9 −1.14%
2008 78.9 +1.3 +1.68%
2007 77.6 +1.9 +2.51%
2006 75.7 −1.4 −1.82%
2005 77.1 +0.7 +0.92%
2004 76.4 +0.3 +0.39%
2003 76.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2002 75.8 −3.6 −4.53%
2001 79.4 +1.5 +1.93%
2000 77.9 −0.3 −0.38%
1999 78.2 +2.1 +2.76%
1998 76.1 −0.9 −1.17%
1997 77 −0.4 −0.52%
1996 77.4 −2.1 −2.64%
1995 79.5 +3.7 +4.88%
1994 75.8 +0.8 +1.07%
1993 75 −1.9 −2.47%
1992 76.9 +0.4 +0.52%
1991 76.5 +2.4 +3.24%
1990 74.1 +0.7 +0.95%
1989 73.4 +0.6 +0.82%
1988 72.8 −0.2 −0.27%
1987 73 +0.4 +0.55%
1986 72.6 −3.5 −4.6%
1985 76.1 +2.5 +3.4%
1984 73.6 −1.7 −2.26%
1983 75.3 +0.7 +0.94%
1982 74.6 +1.8 +2.47%
1981 72.8 −1.1 −1.49%
1980 73.9 +1.97 +2.74%
1979 71.93 +0.4 +0.55%
1978 71.54 +0.45 +0.63%
1977 71.09 +0.48 +0.68%
1976 70.61 +0.51 +0.73%
1975 70.1 +0.58 +0.84%
1974 69.51 +0.69 +1.01%
1973 68.82 +0.78 +1.14%
1972 68.04 +0.81 +1.2%
1971 67.24 +0.63 +0.95%
1970 66.61 +0.58 +0.88%
1969 66.03 +0.48 +0.74%
1968 65.55 +0.46 +0.7%
1967 65.09 +0.25 +0.39%
1966 64.84 +0.19 +0.3%
1965 64.64 +0.4 +0.62%
1964 64.25 +0.44 +0.69%
1963 63.8 +0.4 +0.63%
1962 63.41 +0.16 +0.25%
1961 63.25 +0.15 +0.24%
1960 63.1

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.