Female life expectancy in South America in 2024 — 79.33 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.33 | +0.16 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.17 | +0.98 | +1.25% |
| 2022 | 78.19 | +2.1 | +2.76% |
| 2021 | 76.09 | −1.51 | −1.94% |
| 2020 | 77.6 | −1.28 | −1.62% |
| 2019 | 78.88 | +0.07 | +0.09% |
| 2018 | 78.81 | +0.23 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.57 | +0.14 | +0.18% |
| 2016 | 78.43 | −0.04 | −0.05% |
| 2015 | 78.47 | +0.23 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.24 | +0.23 | +0.29% |
| 2013 | 78.01 | +0.19 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 77.81 | +0.16 | +0.21% |
| 2011 | 77.65 | +0.29 | +0.38% |
| 2010 | 77.36 | +0.27 | +0.35% |
| 2009 | 77.09 | +0.22 | +0.29% |
| 2008 | 76.87 | +0.32 | +0.42% |
| 2007 | 76.55 | +0.28 | +0.37% |
| 2006 | 76.27 | +0.29 | +0.38% |
| 2005 | 75.98 | +0.4 | +0.53% |
| 2004 | 75.58 | +0.42 | +0.56% |
| 2003 | 75.15 | +0.31 | +0.42% |
| 2002 | 74.84 | +0.49 | +0.66% |
| 2001 | 74.35 | +0.32 | +0.44% |
| 2000 | 74.03 | +0.38 | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 73.65 | +0.28 | +0.38% |
| 1998 | 73.37 | +0.3 | +0.41% |
| 1997 | 73.07 | +0.41 | +0.56% |
| 1996 | 72.66 | +0.37 | +0.52% |
| 1995 | 72.29 | +0.38 | +0.53% |
| 1994 | 71.9 | +0.35 | +0.49% |
| 1993 | 71.55 | +0.39 | +0.54% |
| 1992 | 71.16 | +0.39 | +0.55% |
| 1991 | 70.78 | +0.44 | +0.63% |
| 1990 | 70.33 | +0.37 | +0.53% |
| 1989 | 69.96 | +0.47 | +0.67% |
| 1988 | 69.5 | +0.41 | +0.59% |
| 1987 | 69.09 | +0.37 | +0.53% |
| 1986 | 68.72 | +0.75 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 67.98 | +0.05 | +0.07% |
| 1984 | 67.92 | +0.35 | +0.52% |
| 1983 | 67.58 | +0.39 | +0.58% |
| 1982 | 67.19 | +0.42 | +0.63% |
| 1981 | 66.76 | +0.45 | +0.67% |
| 1980 | 66.32 | +0.4 | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 65.92 | +0.42 | +0.64% |
| 1978 | 65.49 | +0.44 | +0.67% |
| 1977 | 65.06 | +0.49 | +0.75% |
| 1976 | 64.57 | +0.41 | +0.63% |
| 1975 | 64.17 | +0.49 | +0.76% |
| 1974 | 63.68 | +0.39 | +0.62% |
| 1973 | 63.29 | +0.4 | +0.64% |
| 1972 | 62.88 | +0.46 | +0.73% |
| 1971 | 62.43 | +1.04 | +1.69% |
| 1970 | 61.39 | −0.2 | −0.33% |
| 1969 | 61.59 | +0.33 | +0.53% |
| 1968 | 61.26 | +0.38 | +0.63% |
| 1967 | 60.88 | +0.39 | +0.65% |
| 1966 | 60.49 | +0.44 | +0.74% |
| 1965 | 60.04 | +0.43 | +0.73% |
| 1964 | 59.61 | +0.39 | +0.66% |
| 1963 | 59.22 | +0.5 | +0.84% |
| 1962 | 58.72 | +0.38 | +0.65% |
| 1961 | 58.34 | +0.44 | +0.77% |
| 1960 | 57.9 | — | — |
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.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.