Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Middle Africa

Female life expectancy in Middle Africa in 2024 — 64.48 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 54.5%.

2024 64.48 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 64.48 years2024
Period minimum 41.74 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Middle Africa, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.74 years1962: 42.26 years1964: 42.75 years1966: 43.91 years1968: 44.72 years1970: 45.49 years1972: 46.3 years1974: 46.85 years1976: 47.1 years1978: 47.45 years1980: 48.09 years1982: 48.63 years1984: 49.12 years1986: 49.55 years1988: 49.94 years1990: 50.47 years1992: 50.89 years1994: 51.5 years1996: 51.6 years1998: 52.11 years2000: 52.74 years2002: 53.36 years2004: 54.43 years2006: 55.41 years2008: 56.55 years2010: 57.66 years2012: 58.96 years2014: 59.75 years2016: 60.96 years2018: 61.95 years2020: 62.61 years2022: 62.6 years2024: 64.48 years
Change over the period: +22.74 (+54.47%) Average annual rate: 0.68 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 64.48 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 64.48 +0.19 +0.3%
2023 64.29 +1.69 +2.7%
2022 62.6 +0.57 +0.92%
2021 62.03 −0.58 −0.92%
2020 62.61 +0.76 +1.23%
2019 61.85 −0.1 −0.17%
2018 61.95 +0.64 +1.05%
2017 61.31 +0.35 +0.58%
2016 60.96 +0.46 +0.77%
2015 60.49 +0.74 +1.24%
2014 59.75 +0.28 +0.48%
2013 59.47 +0.51 +0.87%
2012 58.96 +0.64 +1.1%
2011 58.31 +0.65 +1.13%
2010 57.66 +1.62 +2.88%
2009 56.05 −0.5 −0.89%
2008 56.55 +0.56 +1%
2007 55.99 +0.58 +1.04%
2006 55.41 +0.49 +0.89%
2005 54.93 +0.5 +0.91%
2004 54.43 +0.46 +0.86%
2003 53.97 +0.61 +1.14%
2002 53.36 +0.25 +0.48%
2001 53.11 +0.37 +0.7%
2000 52.74 +0.24 +0.47%
1999 52.49 +0.38 +0.73%
1998 52.11 +0.07 +0.13%
1997 52.04 +0.44 +0.85%
1996 51.6 −0.24 −0.47%
1995 51.85 +0.35 +0.67%
1994 51.5 +0.2 +0.4%
1993 51.3 +0.41 +0.8%
1992 50.89 +0.01 +0.02%
1991 50.88 +0.41 +0.82%
1990 50.47 +0.24 +0.48%
1989 50.23 +0.28 +0.57%
1988 49.94 +0.35 +0.71%
1987 49.59 +0.04 +0.08%
1986 49.55 +0.26 +0.54%
1985 49.29 +0.17 +0.34%
1984 49.12 +0.3 +0.61%
1983 48.82 +0.19 +0.4%
1982 48.63 +0.31 +0.64%
1981 48.32 +0.23 +0.49%
1980 48.09 +0.27 +0.56%
1979 47.82 +0.37 +0.78%
1978 47.45 +0.08 +0.18%
1977 47.36 +0.26 +0.56%
1976 47.1 +0.12 +0.26%
1975 46.98 +0.13 +0.29%
1974 46.85 +0.24 +0.51%
1973 46.61 +0.31 +0.67%
1972 46.3 +0.47 +1.03%
1971 45.83 +0.34 +0.74%
1970 45.49 +0.48 +1.06%
1969 45.01 +0.29 +0.66%
1968 44.72 +0.41 +0.93%
1967 44.3 +0.39 +0.89%
1966 43.91 +0.68 +1.58%
1965 43.23 +0.48 +1.12%
1964 42.75 +0.16 +0.39%
1963 42.59 +0.33 +0.78%
1962 42.26 +0.45 +1.08%
1961 41.81 +0.06 +0.15%
1960 41.74

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.