Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Western Europe

Female life expectancy in Western Europe in 2024 — 84.41 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.2%.

2024 84.41 years −0.05% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 84.61 years2019
Period minimum 72.63 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Western Europe, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 72.63 years1962: 73.29 years1964: 73.94 years1966: 74.11 years1968: 74.24 years1970: 74.5 years1972: 75.03 years1974: 75.6 years1976: 76.04 years1978: 76.65 years1980: 77.17 years1982: 77.67 years1984: 78.27 years1986: 78.64 years1988: 79.26 years1990: 79.51 years1992: 80.1 years1994: 80.54 years1996: 80.76 years1998: 81.36 years2000: 81.7 years2002: 81.85 years2004: 82.44 years2006: 82.97 years2008: 83.34 years2010: 83.67 years2012: 83.99 years2014: 84.57 years2016: 84.42 years2018: 84.35 years2020: 84.14 years2022: 83.93 years2024: 84.41 years
Change over the period: +11.79 (+16.23%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 84.41 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84.41 −0.05 −0.05%
2023 84.46 +0.53 +0.63%
2022 83.93 −0.29 −0.35%
2021 84.22 +0.09 +0.11%
2020 84.14 −0.48 −0.56%
2019 84.61 +0.26 +0.31%
2018 84.35 +0 +0%
2017 84.35 −0.07 −0.09%
2016 84.42 +0.31 +0.37%
2015 84.11 −0.47 −0.55%
2014 84.57 +0.52 +0.62%
2013 84.05 +0.07 +0.08%
2012 83.99 −0.13 −0.16%
2011 84.12 +0.45 +0.53%
2010 83.67 +0.18 +0.21%
2009 83.5 +0.16 +0.19%
2008 83.34 +0.07 +0.08%
2007 83.28 +0.31 +0.37%
2006 82.97 +0.4 +0.49%
2005 82.56 +0.12 +0.15%
2004 82.44 +0.64 +0.78%
2003 81.8 −0.05 −0.06%
2002 81.85 −0.04 −0.05%
2001 81.89 +0.2 +0.24%
2000 81.7 +0.21 +0.26%
1999 81.49 +0.13 +0.15%
1998 81.36 +0.28 +0.34%
1997 81.08 +0.32 +0.4%
1996 80.76 +0.15 +0.19%
1995 80.61 +0.07 +0.09%
1994 80.54 +0.38 +0.47%
1993 80.16 +0.06 +0.07%
1992 80.1 +0.33 +0.41%
1991 79.77 +0.26 +0.32%
1990 79.51 +0.09 +0.11%
1989 79.43 +0.16 +0.21%
1988 79.26 +0.23 +0.3%
1987 79.03 +0.38 +0.49%
1986 78.64 +0.21 +0.27%
1985 78.43 +0.16 +0.21%
1984 78.27 +0.35 +0.46%
1983 77.92 +0.25 +0.32%
1982 77.67 +0.24 +0.31%
1981 77.42 +0.26 +0.33%
1980 77.17 +0.18 +0.24%
1979 76.99 +0.33 +0.43%
1978 76.65 +0.08 +0.1%
1977 76.57 +0.53 +0.7%
1976 76.04 +0.36 +0.48%
1975 75.68 +0.08 +0.1%
1974 75.6 +0.3 +0.39%
1973 75.31 +0.27 +0.36%
1972 75.03 +0.28 +0.37%
1971 74.76 +0.26 +0.34%
1970 74.5 +0.23 +0.31%
1969 74.27 +0.03 +0.04%
1968 74.24 −0.14 −0.19%
1967 74.38 +0.27 +0.36%
1966 74.11 +0.16 +0.22%
1965 73.95 +0.01 +0.01%
1964 73.94 +0.5 +0.68%
1963 73.44 +0.15 +0.2%
1962 73.29 +0.12 +0.16%
1961 73.17 +0.54 +0.75%
1960 72.63

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.