Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Western Asia

Female life expectancy in Western Asia in 2024 — 78 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45.8%.

2024 78 years +0.42% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78 years2024
Period minimum 53.51 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Western Asia, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.51 years1962: 55.58 years1964: 56.26 years1966: 58.03 years1968: 59.2 years1970: 60.37 years1972: 61.56 years1974: 62.75 years1976: 63.32 years1978: 65.19 years1980: 66.08 years1982: 66.27 years1984: 67.82 years1986: 68.6 years1988: 68.46 years1990: 69.52 years1992: 70.74 years1994: 71.22 years1996: 71.65 years1998: 72.02 years2000: 72.7 years2002: 73.43 years2004: 74.1 years2006: 74.71 years2008: 75.3 years2010: 75.75 years2012: 75.82 years2014: 76.43 years2016: 76.85 years2018: 77.34 years2020: 76.92 years2022: 77.65 years2024: 78 years
Change over the period: +24.49 (+45.77%) Average annual rate: 0.59 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 78 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78 +0.33 +0.42%
2023 77.68 +0.03 +0.04%
2022 77.65 +1.44 +1.9%
2021 76.2 −0.71 −0.93%
2020 76.92 −0.72 −0.93%
2019 77.64 +0.3 +0.39%
2018 77.34 +0.21 +0.27%
2017 77.12 +0.28 +0.36%
2016 76.85 +0.27 +0.35%
2015 76.58 +0.15 +0.19%
2014 76.43 +0.3 +0.39%
2013 76.13 +0.32 +0.42%
2012 75.82 +0.04 +0.05%
2011 75.78 +0.03 +0.04%
2010 75.75 +0.21 +0.28%
2009 75.53 +0.23 +0.31%
2008 75.3 +0.29 +0.39%
2007 75.01 +0.3 +0.4%
2006 74.71 +0.32 +0.42%
2005 74.39 +0.3 +0.4%
2004 74.1 +0.32 +0.43%
2003 73.78 +0.35 +0.48%
2002 73.43 +0.37 +0.51%
2001 73.05 +0.35 +0.49%
2000 72.7 +0.73 +1.02%
1999 71.97 −0.06 −0.08%
1998 72.02 +0.26 +0.36%
1997 71.77 +0.12 +0.17%
1996 71.65 +0.25 +0.35%
1995 71.4 +0.17 +0.24%
1994 71.22 +0.2 +0.29%
1993 71.02 +0.28 +0.4%
1992 70.74 +0.55 +0.78%
1991 70.19 +0.67 +0.96%
1990 69.52 +0.32 +0.47%
1989 69.2 +0.74 +1.08%
1988 68.46 −0.5 −0.73%
1987 68.96 +0.36 +0.52%
1986 68.6 +0.35 +0.51%
1985 68.26 +0.43 +0.64%
1984 67.82 +0.43 +0.64%
1983 67.39 +1.12 +1.69%
1982 66.27 −0.07 −0.11%
1981 66.34 +0.26 +0.39%
1980 66.08 +0.43 +0.65%
1979 65.66 +0.47 +0.73%
1978 65.19 +0.67 +1.04%
1977 64.52 +1.19 +1.89%
1976 63.32 +0.03 +0.05%
1975 63.29 +0.54 +0.86%
1974 62.75 +0.54 +0.88%
1973 62.2 +0.64 +1.04%
1972 61.56 +0.58 +0.95%
1971 60.98 +0.61 +1.02%
1970 60.37 +0.54 +0.9%
1969 59.83 +0.63 +1.06%
1968 59.2 +0.55 +0.94%
1967 58.65 +0.62 +1.06%
1966 58.03 +1.12 +1.97%
1965 56.92 +0.65 +1.16%
1964 56.26 +0.62 +1.11%
1963 55.64 +0.07 +0.12%
1962 55.58 +0.67 +1.22%
1961 54.9 +1.39 +2.6%
1960 53.51

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.