Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Syria

Female life expectancy in Syria in 2024 — 74.92 years. Ranked 136 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 39.9%.

2024 74.92 years +0.68% vs 2023
World rank 136of 217
Period maximum 75.62 years2010
Period minimum 53.54 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Syria, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.54 years1962: 55.2 years1964: 56.67 years1966: 58.06 years1968: 59.58 years1970: 61.17 years1972: 62.8 years1974: 64.87 years1976: 67.03 years1978: 68.52 years1980: 69.16 years1982: 65.54 years1984: 69.71 years1986: 70.27 years1988: 71.19 years1990: 72.15 years1992: 72.74 years1994: 72.72 years1996: 72.37 years1998: 72.26 years2000: 72.75 years2002: 73.66 years2004: 74.55 years2006: 75.1 years2008: 75.47 years2010: 75.62 years2012: 71.53 years2014: 71.2 years2016: 71.92 years2018: 72.19 years2020: 74.81 years2022: 75.2 years2024: 74.92 years
Change over the period: +21.38 (+39.94%) Average annual rate: 0.53 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 74.92 years
World 75.97 years
Western Asia computed 78 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.92 +0.5 +0.68%
2023 74.41 −0.79 −1.05%
2022 75.2 +0.61 +0.82%
2021 74.59 −0.21 −0.29%
2020 74.81 +0.56 +0.75%
2019 74.25 +2.07 +2.86%
2018 72.19 +0.31 +0.43%
2017 71.88 −0.05 −0.07%
2016 71.92 +1.28 +1.81%
2015 70.65 −0.55 −0.78%
2014 71.2 +0.33 +0.46%
2013 70.87 −0.65 −0.91%
2012 71.53 −3.33 −4.45%
2011 74.86 −0.76 −1%
2010 75.62 +0.02 +0.02%
2009 75.6 +0.13 +0.18%
2008 75.47 +0.11 +0.14%
2007 75.36 +0.26 +0.35%
2006 75.1 +0.25 +0.33%
2005 74.85 +0.3 +0.4%
2004 74.55 +0.39 +0.52%
2003 74.17 +0.51 +0.69%
2002 73.66 +0.48 +0.66%
2001 73.17 +0.42 +0.58%
2000 72.75 +0.3 +0.41%
1999 72.45 +0.19 +0.27%
1998 72.26 −0.01 −0.01%
1997 72.26 −0.1 −0.14%
1996 72.37 −0.16 −0.22%
1995 72.52 −0.19 −0.27%
1994 72.72 −0.09 −0.12%
1993 72.81 +0.06 +0.09%
1992 72.74 +0.23 +0.32%
1991 72.51 +0.37 +0.51%
1990 72.15 +0.5 +0.7%
1989 71.65 +0.45 +0.64%
1988 71.19 +0.47 +0.67%
1987 70.72 +0.44 +0.63%
1986 70.27 +0.35 +0.5%
1985 69.93 +0.21 +0.31%
1984 69.71 +0.23 +0.33%
1983 69.48 +3.94 +6.01%
1982 65.54 −2.27 −3.35%
1981 67.82 −1.34 −1.94%
1980 69.16 +0.27 +0.38%
1979 68.89 +0.37 +0.54%
1978 68.52 +0.7 +1.03%
1977 67.82 +0.79 +1.17%
1976 67.03 +0.99 +1.49%
1975 66.05 +1.18 +1.81%
1974 64.87 +1.28 +2.01%
1973 63.59 +0.79 +1.26%
1972 62.8 +0.77 +1.24%
1971 62.03 +0.86 +1.41%
1970 61.17 +0.85 +1.4%
1969 60.32 +0.75 +1.25%
1968 59.58 +0.81 +1.38%
1967 58.77 +0.7 +1.21%
1966 58.06 +0.69 +1.21%
1965 57.37 +0.7 +1.23%
1964 56.67 +0.72 +1.29%
1963 55.95 +0.75 +1.35%
1962 55.2 +0.81 +1.49%
1961 54.39 +0.86 +1.6%
1960 53.54

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.