Female life expectancy in Western Africa in 2024 — 59.77 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 51.4%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.77 | +0.22 | +0.36% |
| 2023 | 59.56 | +0.44 | +0.74% |
| 2022 | 59.12 | +0.84 | +1.45% |
| 2021 | 58.28 | +0.05 | +0.09% |
| 2020 | 58.22 | +0.16 | +0.28% |
| 2019 | 58.06 | +0.36 | +0.63% |
| 2018 | 57.7 | +0.34 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.36 | +0.31 | +0.54% |
| 2016 | 57.05 | +0.33 | +0.58% |
| 2015 | 56.72 | +0.17 | +0.29% |
| 2014 | 56.55 | +0.24 | +0.43% |
| 2013 | 56.31 | +0.3 | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 56.01 | +0.28 | +0.51% |
| 2011 | 55.73 | +0.29 | +0.52% |
| 2010 | 55.44 | +0.32 | +0.59% |
| 2009 | 55.11 | +0.43 | +0.79% |
| 2008 | 54.68 | +0.42 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 54.26 | +0.52 | +0.97% |
| 2006 | 53.74 | +0.45 | +0.84% |
| 2005 | 53.3 | +0.57 | +1.08% |
| 2004 | 52.73 | +0.52 | +0.99% |
| 2003 | 52.21 | +0.46 | +0.88% |
| 2002 | 51.75 | +0.36 | +0.71% |
| 2001 | 51.39 | +0.28 | +0.55% |
| 2000 | 51.11 | +0.43 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 50.67 | +0.36 | +0.71% |
| 1998 | 50.31 | +0.1 | +0.19% |
| 1997 | 50.22 | +0.12 | +0.25% |
| 1996 | 50.09 | +0.03 | +0.07% |
| 1995 | 50.06 | +0.15 | +0.29% |
| 1994 | 49.91 | +0.04 | +0.07% |
| 1993 | 49.88 | +0.26 | +0.52% |
| 1992 | 49.62 | +0.17 | +0.34% |
| 1991 | 49.45 | +0.02 | +0.04% |
| 1990 | 49.43 | +0.02 | +0.04% |
| 1989 | 49.41 | +0.11 | +0.23% |
| 1988 | 49.3 | +0.13 | +0.27% |
| 1987 | 49.17 | +0.12 | +0.25% |
| 1986 | 49.05 | +0.01 | +0.02% |
| 1985 | 49.04 | +0.1 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.94 | +0.16 | +0.32% |
| 1983 | 48.78 | +0.2 | +0.42% |
| 1982 | 48.58 | +0.3 | +0.63% |
| 1981 | 48.28 | +0.42 | +0.88% |
| 1980 | 47.86 | +0.41 | +0.86% |
| 1979 | 47.45 | +0.51 | +1.08% |
| 1978 | 46.94 | +0.58 | +1.25% |
| 1977 | 46.36 | +0.63 | +1.39% |
| 1976 | 45.72 | +0.55 | +1.21% |
| 1975 | 45.17 | +0.66 | +1.47% |
| 1974 | 44.52 | +0.64 | +1.46% |
| 1973 | 43.88 | +0.57 | +1.32% |
| 1972 | 43.31 | +0.66 | +1.56% |
| 1971 | 42.64 | +0.45 | +1.08% |
| 1970 | 42.19 | +0.39 | +0.94% |
| 1969 | 41.79 | +0.28 | +0.67% |
| 1968 | 41.51 | +0.67 | +1.64% |
| 1967 | 40.84 | −0.06 | −0.14% |
| 1966 | 40.9 | +0.17 | +0.42% |
| 1965 | 40.73 | +0.27 | +0.67% |
| 1964 | 40.46 | +0.25 | +0.63% |
| 1963 | 40.21 | +0.25 | +0.62% |
| 1962 | 39.96 | +0.22 | +0.54% |
| 1961 | 39.75 | +0.28 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 39.47 | — | — |
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.