Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Southern Asia

Female life expectancy in Southern Asia in 2024 — 73.86 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 66.2%.

2024 73.86 years +0.33% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 73.86 years2024
Period minimum 44.43 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Southern Asia, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.43 years1962: 45.2 years1964: 46.07 years1966: 45.85 years1968: 47.66 years1970: 47.8 years1972: 49.22 years1974: 50.22 years1976: 51.41 years1978: 52.58 years1980: 54.01 years1982: 55.35 years1984: 56.52 years1986: 57.67 years1988: 58.68 years1990: 59.5 years1992: 60.42 years1994: 61.21 years1996: 62.05 years1998: 63 years2000: 64.1 years2002: 65.17 years2004: 66.08 years2006: 67.17 years2008: 68.11 years2010: 69 years2012: 69.87 years2014: 70.66 years2016: 71.37 years2018: 72.04 years2020: 71.78 years2022: 73.29 years2024: 73.86 years
Change over the period: +29.43 (+66.24%) Average annual rate: 0.8 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 73.86 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 73.86 +0.24 +0.33%
2023 73.62 +0.33 +0.45%
2022 73.29 +3.82 +5.49%
2021 69.47 −2.3 −3.21%
2020 71.78 −0.57 −0.79%
2019 72.35 +0.31 +0.43%
2018 72.04 +0.32 +0.45%
2017 71.71 +0.34 +0.48%
2016 71.37 +0.37 +0.52%
2015 71 +0.34 +0.49%
2014 70.66 +0.39 +0.56%
2013 70.26 +0.4 +0.57%
2012 69.87 +0.43 +0.62%
2011 69.44 +0.44 +0.64%
2010 69 +0.48 +0.7%
2009 68.52 +0.41 +0.6%
2008 68.11 +0.48 +0.7%
2007 67.63 +0.46 +0.69%
2006 67.17 +0.61 +0.91%
2005 66.57 +0.48 +0.73%
2004 66.08 +0.46 +0.7%
2003 65.63 +0.46 +0.7%
2002 65.17 +0.56 +0.87%
2001 64.61 +0.51 +0.8%
2000 64.1 +0.57 +0.89%
1999 63.53 +0.53 +0.85%
1998 63 +0.49 +0.79%
1997 62.51 +0.45 +0.73%
1996 62.05 +0.44 +0.71%
1995 61.61 +0.4 +0.65%
1994 61.21 +0.41 +0.68%
1993 60.8 +0.38 +0.62%
1992 60.42 +0.67 +1.12%
1991 59.75 +0.25 +0.42%
1990 59.5 +0.36 +0.61%
1989 59.15 +0.46 +0.79%
1988 58.68 +0.51 +0.88%
1987 58.17 +0.5 +0.87%
1986 57.67 +0.62 +1.08%
1985 57.05 +0.53 +0.93%
1984 56.52 +0.55 +0.98%
1983 55.98 +0.63 +1.14%
1982 55.35 +0.66 +1.2%
1981 54.69 +0.68 +1.26%
1980 54.01 +0.69 +1.29%
1979 53.33 +0.74 +1.41%
1978 52.58 +0.59 +1.14%
1977 51.99 +0.58 +1.13%
1976 51.41 +0.58 +1.13%
1975 50.83 +0.61 +1.21%
1974 50.22 +0.54 +1.08%
1973 49.69 +0.46 +0.94%
1972 49.22 +2.02 +4.27%
1971 47.21 −0.6 −1.25%
1970 47.8 −0.28 −0.58%
1969 48.08 +0.43 +0.9%
1968 47.66 +1.39 +3.01%
1967 46.26 +0.41 +0.9%
1966 45.85 +0.58 +1.29%
1965 45.26 −0.81 −1.75%
1964 46.07 +0.48 +1.05%
1963 45.59 +0.4 +0.88%
1962 45.2 +0.41 +0.92%
1961 44.79 +0.36 +0.8%
1960 44.43

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.