Female life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 64.96 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 49.9%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.96 | +0.22 | +0.33% |
| 2023 | 64.75 | +0.75 | +1.18% |
| 2022 | 63.99 | +1.22 | +1.94% |
| 2021 | 62.77 | −0.56 | −0.88% |
| 2020 | 63.33 | +0.21 | +0.33% |
| 2019 | 63.12 | +0.41 | +0.66% |
| 2018 | 62.71 | +0.64 | +1.03% |
| 2017 | 62.07 | +0.4 | +0.64% |
| 2016 | 61.67 | +0.46 | +0.75% |
| 2015 | 61.21 | +0.43 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.78 | +0.36 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.42 | +0.58 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 59.85 | +0.82 | +1.38% |
| 2011 | 59.03 | +0.4 | +0.68% |
| 2010 | 58.63 | +0.77 | +1.32% |
| 2009 | 57.86 | +0.56 | +0.97% |
| 2008 | 57.31 | +0.69 | +1.22% |
| 2007 | 56.61 | +0.73 | +1.31% |
| 2006 | 55.88 | +0.71 | +1.29% |
| 2005 | 55.17 | +0.58 | +1.07% |
| 2004 | 54.59 | +0.53 | +0.98% |
| 2003 | 54.06 | +0.44 | +0.82% |
| 2002 | 53.62 | +0.35 | +0.66% |
| 2001 | 53.26 | +0.27 | +0.52% |
| 2000 | 52.99 | +0.37 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 52.62 | +0.44 | +0.84% |
| 1998 | 52.18 | −0.03 | −0.06% |
| 1997 | 52.21 | +0.12 | +0.23% |
| 1996 | 52.09 | −0.06 | −0.12% |
| 1995 | 52.15 | +0.32 | +0.62% |
| 1994 | 51.83 | −0.12 | −0.22% |
| 1993 | 51.95 | +0.31 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.63 | −0.09 | −0.17% |
| 1991 | 51.72 | −0.25 | −0.47% |
| 1990 | 51.97 | −0.11 | −0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.07 | +0.29 | +0.57% |
| 1988 | 51.78 | −0.09 | −0.17% |
| 1987 | 51.87 | +0.67 | +1.31% |
| 1986 | 51.2 | +0.38 | +0.75% |
| 1985 | 50.82 | +0.26 | +0.52% |
| 1984 | 50.55 | +0.19 | +0.38% |
| 1983 | 50.36 | −0.79 | −1.54% |
| 1982 | 51.15 | +0.32 | +0.63% |
| 1981 | 50.83 | +0.31 | +0.61% |
| 1980 | 50.52 | +0.41 | +0.81% |
| 1979 | 50.12 | +0.44 | +0.89% |
| 1978 | 49.67 | +0.38 | +0.77% |
| 1977 | 49.3 | +0.45 | +0.92% |
| 1976 | 48.84 | +0.64 | +1.33% |
| 1975 | 48.21 | +0.36 | +0.76% |
| 1974 | 47.84 | +0.24 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 47.6 | +0.54 | +1.15% |
| 1972 | 47.06 | +0.11 | +0.24% |
| 1971 | 46.95 | +0.33 | +0.71% |
| 1970 | 46.62 | +0.35 | +0.76% |
| 1969 | 46.27 | +0.27 | +0.58% |
| 1968 | 46 | +0.47 | +1.03% |
| 1967 | 45.53 | +0.45 | +1% |
| 1966 | 45.08 | +0.05 | +0.12% |
| 1965 | 45.03 | +0.29 | +0.65% |
| 1964 | 44.74 | +0.36 | +0.81% |
| 1963 | 44.37 | +0.33 | +0.74% |
| 1962 | 44.05 | +0.35 | +0.79% |
| 1961 | 43.7 | +0.35 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 43.35 | — | — |
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.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.