Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Eastern Europe

Female life expectancy in Eastern Europe in 2024 — 79.7 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.7%.

2024 79.7 years −0.02% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 79.72 years2023
Period minimum 71.33 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Eastern Europe, 1960–20247072.57577.58019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.33 years1962: 71.64 years1964: 72.73 years1966: 73.18 years1968: 73.21 years1970: 73.26 years1972: 73.6 years1974: 73.75 years1976: 73.42 years1978: 73.49 years1980: 73.36 years1982: 73.93 years1984: 73.61 years1986: 74.34 years1988: 74.65 years1990: 74.52 years1992: 73.3 years1994: 73.06 years1996: 73.44 years1998: 74.1 years2000: 73.91 years2002: 73.86 years2004: 74.24 years2006: 74.9 years2008: 75.6 years2010: 76.3 years2012: 77.15 years2014: 77.77 years2016: 78.36 years2018: 78.78 years2020: 77.67 years2022: 78.8 years2024: 79.7 years
Change over the period: +8.37 (+11.73%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Europe 79.7 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.7 −0.02 −0.02%
2023 79.72 +0.92 +1.16%
2022 78.8 +2.84 +3.74%
2021 75.96 −1.71 −2.2%
2020 77.67 −1.41 −1.78%
2019 79.08 +0.31 +0.39%
2018 78.78 +0.08 +0.1%
2017 78.7 +0.34 +0.44%
2016 78.36 +0.4 +0.51%
2015 77.96 +0.19 +0.24%
2014 77.77 +0.25 +0.32%
2013 77.52 +0.37 +0.49%
2012 77.15 +0.21 +0.28%
2011 76.93 +0.63 +0.82%
2010 76.3 +0.26 +0.35%
2009 76.04 +0.43 +0.57%
2008 75.6 +0.28 +0.37%
2007 75.33 +0.43 +0.57%
2006 74.9 +0.53 +0.71%
2005 74.37 +0.13 +0.17%
2004 74.24 +0.35 +0.47%
2003 73.9 +0.03 +0.04%
2002 73.86 −0.09 −0.12%
2001 73.95 +0.04 +0.06%
2000 73.91 +0.08 +0.11%
1999 73.82 −0.27 −0.37%
1998 74.1 +0.33 +0.45%
1997 73.77 +0.33 +0.45%
1996 73.44 +0.43 +0.6%
1995 73 −0.06 −0.08%
1994 73.06 +0.2 +0.28%
1993 72.86 −0.44 −0.59%
1992 73.3 −0.87 −1.17%
1991 74.16 −0.35 −0.47%
1990 74.52 −0.06 −0.08%
1989 74.57 −0.08 −0.11%
1988 74.65 +0.23 +0.32%
1987 74.42 +0.08 +0.11%
1986 74.34 +0.56 +0.76%
1985 73.78 +0.17 +0.23%
1984 73.61 −0.23 −0.32%
1983 73.84 −0.09 −0.12%
1982 73.93 +0.27 +0.37%
1981 73.66 +0.3 +0.41%
1980 73.36 −0.11 −0.15%
1979 73.47 −0.02 −0.02%
1978 73.49 −0.01 −0.01%
1977 73.5 +0.08 +0.11%
1976 73.42 −0.03 −0.04%
1975 73.45 −0.3 −0.4%
1974 73.75 +0.15 +0.2%
1973 73.6 +0 +0%
1972 73.6 +0.09 +0.13%
1971 73.51 +0.24 +0.33%
1970 73.26 +0.27 +0.37%
1969 72.99 −0.21 −0.29%
1968 73.21 +0.17 +0.24%
1967 73.03 −0.15 −0.2%
1966 73.18 +0.33 +0.45%
1965 72.85 +0.12 +0.16%
1964 72.73 +0.43 +0.59%
1963 72.3 +0.67 +0.93%
1962 71.64 −0.09 −0.13%
1961 71.73 +0.4 +0.55%
1960 71.33

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.