Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Northern Europe

Female life expectancy in Northern Europe in 2024 — 83.74 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.1%.

2024 83.74 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 83.74 years2024
Period minimum 73.96 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Northern Europe, 1960–202472.57577.58082.58519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 74.06 years1962: 73.99 years1964: 74.77 years1966: 74.86 years1968: 75.01 years1970: 75.36 years1972: 75.55 years1974: 75.95 years1976: 76.14 years1978: 76.56 years1980: 76.95 years1982: 77.39 years1984: 77.82 years1986: 77.96 years1988: 78.22 years1990: 78.59 years1992: 78.95 years1994: 79.22 years1996: 79.5 years1998: 79.65 years2000: 80.08 years2002: 80.42 years2004: 80.97 years2006: 81.32 years2008: 81.68 years2010: 82.32 years2012: 82.73 years2014: 83.19 years2016: 83.09 years2018: 83.25 years2020: 82.88 years2022: 83.2 years2024: 83.74 years
Change over the period: +9.68 (+13.07%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 83.74 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.74 +0.22 +0.27%
2023 83.52 +0.32 +0.38%
2022 83.2 +0.21 +0.25%
2021 82.99 +0.1 +0.13%
2020 82.88 −0.65 −0.77%
2019 83.53 +0.27 +0.33%
2018 83.25 +0.03 +0.04%
2017 83.22 +0.13 +0.16%
2016 83.09 +0.16 +0.19%
2015 82.93 −0.26 −0.31%
2014 83.19 +0.32 +0.39%
2013 82.87 +0.14 +0.17%
2012 82.73 −0.12 −0.15%
2011 82.85 +0.53 +0.65%
2010 82.32 +0.27 +0.34%
2009 82.04 +0.36 +0.44%
2008 81.68 +0.19 +0.23%
2007 81.49 +0.18 +0.22%
2006 81.32 +0.17 +0.21%
2005 81.14 +0.17 +0.21%
2004 80.97 +0.32 +0.4%
2003 80.65 +0.23 +0.28%
2002 80.42 +0.11 +0.13%
2001 80.31 +0.24 +0.29%
2000 80.08 +0.28 +0.35%
1999 79.8 +0.16 +0.2%
1998 79.65 −0.06 −0.08%
1997 79.71 +0.2 +0.26%
1996 79.5 +0.31 +0.39%
1995 79.19 −0.03 −0.03%
1994 79.22 +0.43 +0.54%
1993 78.79 −0.16 −0.2%
1992 78.95 +0.24 +0.31%
1991 78.71 +0.12 +0.16%
1990 78.59 +0.21 +0.26%
1989 78.38 +0.16 +0.21%
1988 78.22 +0.03 +0.04%
1987 78.19 +0.23 +0.29%
1986 77.96 +0.33 +0.42%
1985 77.63 −0.19 −0.24%
1984 77.82 +0.3 +0.38%
1983 77.53 +0.14 +0.18%
1982 77.39 +0.17 +0.22%
1981 77.22 +0.26 +0.34%
1980 76.95 +0.3 +0.39%
1979 76.65 +0.09 +0.12%
1978 76.56 −0.05 −0.06%
1977 76.61 +0.47 +0.62%
1976 76.14 +0.01 +0.02%
1975 76.12 +0.17 +0.23%
1974 75.95 +0.18 +0.24%
1973 75.77 +0.22 +0.29%
1972 75.55 −0.12 −0.16%
1971 75.67 +0.31 +0.41%
1970 75.36 +0.27 +0.36%
1969 75.09 +0.07 +0.1%
1968 75.01 −0.28 −0.37%
1967 75.29 +0.44 +0.58%
1966 74.86 +0.06 +0.08%
1965 74.8 +0.03 +0.04%
1964 74.77 +0.75 +1.02%
1963 74.02 +0.03 +0.04%
1962 73.99 +0.02 +0.03%
1961 73.96 −0.1 −0.13%
1960 74.06

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.