Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Singapore

Female life expectancy in Singapore in 2024 — 85.6 years. Ranked 16 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.8%.

2024 85.6 years +0.35% vs 2023
World rank 16of 217
Period maximum 85.9 years2019
Period minimum 69.15 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Singapore, 1960–202465707580859019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.15 years1962: 70 years1964: 70.68 years1966: 71.13 years1968: 71.52 years1970: 72.05 years1972: 72.44 years1974: 73.15 years1976: 74.06 years1978: 74.33 years1980: 74.7 years1982: 75.3 years1984: 75.8 years1986: 76.5 years1988: 76.9 years1990: 77.6 years1992: 78.2 years1994: 78.4 years1996: 78.9 years1998: 79.4 years2000: 80 years2002: 80.6 years2004: 82 years2006: 82.6 years2008: 83.3 years2010: 84 years2012: 84.3 years2014: 84.8 years2016: 85.1 years2018: 85.5 years2020: 85.9 years2022: 85.2 years2024: 85.6 years
Change over the period: +16.46 (+23.8%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Singapore 85.6 years
World 75.97 years
East Asia & Pacific 79.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 75.16 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 85.6 +0.3 +0.35%
2023 85.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2022 85.2 −0.3 −0.35%
2021 85.5 −0.4 −0.47%
2020 85.9 +0 +0%
2019 85.9 +0.4 +0.47%
2018 85.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2017 85.4 +0.3 +0.35%
2016 85.1 +0 +0%
2015 85.1 +0.3 +0.35%
2014 84.8 +0.3 +0.36%
2013 84.5 +0.2 +0.24%
2012 84.3 +0.2 +0.24%
2011 84.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2010 84 +0.3 +0.36%
2009 83.7 +0.4 +0.48%
2008 83.3 +0.4 +0.48%
2007 82.9 +0.3 +0.36%
2006 82.6 +0.1 +0.12%
2005 82.5 +0.5 +0.61%
2004 82 +0.4 +0.49%
2003 81.6 +1 +1.24%
2002 80.6 +0.3 +0.37%
2001 80.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2000 80 +0.4 +0.5%
1999 79.6 +0.2 +0.25%
1998 79.4 +0.3 +0.38%
1997 79.1 +0.2 +0.25%
1996 78.9 +0.3 +0.38%
1995 78.6 +0.2 +0.26%
1994 78.4 +0.1 +0.13%
1993 78.3 +0.1 +0.13%
1992 78.2 +0.3 +0.39%
1991 77.9 +0.3 +0.39%
1990 77.6 +0.4 +0.52%
1989 77.2 +0.3 +0.39%
1988 76.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1987 76.7 +0.2 +0.26%
1986 76.5 +0.1 +0.13%
1985 76.4 +0.6 +0.79%
1984 75.8 +0.1 +0.13%
1983 75.7 +0.4 +0.53%
1982 75.3 +0.1 +0.13%
1981 75.2 +0.5 +0.67%
1980 74.7 +0.31 +0.42%
1979 74.39 +0.07 +0.09%
1978 74.33 +0.13 +0.18%
1977 74.19 +0.13 +0.17%
1976 74.06 +0.42 +0.58%
1975 73.64 +0.49 +0.67%
1974 73.15 +0.45 +0.61%
1973 72.7 +0.27 +0.37%
1972 72.44 +0.15 +0.21%
1971 72.29 +0.23 +0.33%
1970 72.05 +0.3 +0.41%
1969 71.76 +0.24 +0.34%
1968 71.52 +0.31 +0.44%
1967 71.21 +0.08 +0.11%
1966 71.13 +0.27 +0.39%
1965 70.85 +0.17 +0.24%
1964 70.68 +0.21 +0.29%
1963 70.47 +0.47 +0.68%
1962 70 +0.48 +0.69%
1961 69.52 +0.38 +0.54%
1960 69.15

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.