Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Eastern Africa

Female life expectancy in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 68.65 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 52.8%.

2024 68.65 years +0.35% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 68.65 years2024
Period minimum 44.92 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Eastern Africa, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.92 years1962: 45.73 years1964: 46.59 years1966: 46.35 years1968: 47.65 years1970: 48.1 years1972: 47.63 years1974: 48.08 years1976: 49.25 years1978: 49.89 years1980: 50.62 years1982: 51.07 years1984: 49.16 years1986: 49.8 years1988: 50.75 years1990: 50.84 years1992: 49.74 years1994: 49.9 years1996: 50.62 years1998: 50.82 years2000: 52.43 years2002: 53.86 years2004: 55.63 years2006: 57.38 years2008: 59.28 years2010: 60.9 years2012: 62.44 years2014: 63.69 years2016: 64.7 years2018: 66.14 years2020: 67.11 years2022: 67.79 years2024: 68.65 years
Change over the period: +23.74 (+52.85%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Africa 68.65 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 68.65 +0.24 +0.35%
2023 68.42 +0.63 +0.92%
2022 67.79 +1.36 +2.05%
2021 66.43 −0.68 −1.02%
2020 67.11 +0.28 +0.42%
2019 66.83 +0.68 +1.03%
2018 66.14 +0.98 +1.51%
2017 65.16 +0.46 +0.71%
2016 64.7 +0.53 +0.83%
2015 64.17 +0.48 +0.76%
2014 63.69 +0.4 +0.64%
2013 63.28 +0.84 +1.35%
2012 62.44 +1.35 +2.22%
2011 61.09 +0.19 +0.31%
2010 60.9 +0.76 +1.27%
2009 60.13 +0.86 +1.45%
2008 59.28 +0.97 +1.67%
2007 58.3 +0.92 +1.61%
2006 57.38 +0.93 +1.65%
2005 56.45 +0.82 +1.48%
2004 55.63 +0.92 +1.69%
2003 54.7 +0.84 +1.55%
2002 53.86 +0.81 +1.53%
2001 53.05 +0.62 +1.18%
2000 52.43 +0.7 +1.36%
1999 51.73 +0.9 +1.78%
1998 50.82 −0 −0%
1997 50.83 +0.21 +0.41%
1996 50.62 +0.04 +0.07%
1995 50.58 +0.68 +1.37%
1994 49.9 −0.38 −0.76%
1993 50.28 +0.55 +1.1%
1992 49.74 −0.34 −0.68%
1991 50.07 −0.76 −1.5%
1990 50.84 −0.45 −0.88%
1989 51.29 +0.54 +1.06%
1988 50.75 −0.6 −1.17%
1987 51.35 +1.55 +3.11%
1986 49.8 +0.27 +0.54%
1985 49.54 +0.37 +0.76%
1984 49.16 +0.07 +0.14%
1983 49.09 −1.98 −3.87%
1982 51.07 +0.32 +0.64%
1981 50.75 +0.13 +0.26%
1980 50.62 +0.32 +0.64%
1979 50.29 +0.4 +0.81%
1978 49.89 +0.3 +0.61%
1977 49.59 +0.34 +0.69%
1976 49.25 +1 +2.07%
1975 48.25 +0.16 +0.34%
1974 48.08 −0.2 −0.41%
1973 48.29 +0.65 +1.37%
1972 47.63 −0.64 −1.34%
1971 48.28 +0.18 +0.38%
1970 48.1 +0.24 +0.51%
1969 47.85 +0.2 +0.41%
1968 47.65 +0.31 +0.65%
1967 47.35 +1 +2.15%
1966 46.35 −0.44 −0.94%
1965 46.8 +0.21 +0.45%
1964 46.59 +0.53 +1.16%
1963 46.05 +0.32 +0.7%
1962 45.73 +0.38 +0.83%
1961 45.36 +0.44 +0.98%
1960 44.92

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.