Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Central America

Female life expectancy in Central America in 2024 — 77.77 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 43.7%.

2024 77.77 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 77.77 years2024
Period minimum 54.12 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Central America, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 54.12 years1962: 55.33 years1964: 56.48 years1966: 58.02 years1968: 59.03 years1970: 59.62 years1972: 60.74 years1974: 62.3 years1976: 63.48 years1978: 65.38 years1980: 66.43 years1982: 67.09 years1984: 68.32 years1986: 69.38 years1988: 70.26 years1990: 71 years1992: 71.61 years1994: 72.21 years1996: 72.88 years1998: 73.17 years2000: 74.22 years2002: 74.72 years2004: 75.1 years2006: 75.52 years2008: 75.71 years2010: 75.9 years2012: 76.37 years2014: 76.56 years2016: 76.68 years2018: 76.87 years2020: 74.4 years2022: 76.8 years2024: 77.77 years
Change over the period: +23.65 (+43.7%) Average annual rate: 0.57 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Central America 77.77 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.77 +0.18 +0.23%
2023 77.59 +0.79 +1.03%
2022 76.8 +3.32 +4.52%
2021 73.48 −0.92 −1.24%
2020 74.4 −2.71 −3.51%
2019 77.11 +0.23 +0.3%
2018 76.87 +0.15 +0.19%
2017 76.73 +0.05 +0.06%
2016 76.68 +0.07 +0.09%
2015 76.61 +0.05 +0.06%
2014 76.56 +0.08 +0.1%
2013 76.48 +0.11 +0.14%
2012 76.37 +0.22 +0.3%
2011 76.15 +0.25 +0.32%
2010 75.9 +0.14 +0.19%
2009 75.76 +0.05 +0.07%
2008 75.71 +0.03 +0.03%
2007 75.68 +0.16 +0.21%
2006 75.52 +0.22 +0.3%
2005 75.3 +0.2 +0.26%
2004 75.1 +0.17 +0.23%
2003 74.93 +0.21 +0.28%
2002 74.72 +0.23 +0.31%
2001 74.49 +0.28 +0.37%
2000 74.22 +0.29 +0.39%
1999 73.92 +0.76 +1.04%
1998 73.17 −0.1 −0.13%
1997 73.26 +0.38 +0.52%
1996 72.88 +0.33 +0.45%
1995 72.55 +0.34 +0.48%
1994 72.21 +0.31 +0.43%
1993 71.9 +0.29 +0.41%
1992 71.61 +0.26 +0.36%
1991 71.35 +0.35 +0.5%
1990 71 +0.37 +0.53%
1989 70.63 +0.37 +0.52%
1988 70.26 +0.39 +0.55%
1987 69.87 +0.5 +0.72%
1986 69.38 +0.55 +0.79%
1985 68.83 +0.51 +0.75%
1984 68.32 +0.45 +0.66%
1983 67.87 +0.78 +1.16%
1982 67.09 +0.16 +0.25%
1981 66.92 +0.5 +0.75%
1980 66.43 +0.51 +0.78%
1979 65.91 +0.53 +0.81%
1978 65.38 +0.65 +1%
1977 64.74 +1.26 +1.98%
1976 63.48 +0.19 +0.31%
1975 63.29 +0.98 +1.58%
1974 62.3 +0.62 +1%
1973 61.69 +0.95 +1.56%
1972 60.74 +0.45 +0.75%
1971 60.29 +0.67 +1.12%
1970 59.62 +0.38 +0.64%
1969 59.24 +0.21 +0.36%
1968 59.03 +0.21 +0.36%
1967 58.82 +0.8 +1.37%
1966 58.02 +0.68 +1.19%
1965 57.34 +0.86 +1.52%
1964 56.48 +0.64 +1.15%
1963 55.84 +0.51 +0.91%
1962 55.33 +0.64 +1.18%
1961 54.69 +0.57 +1.05%
1960 54.12

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.