Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Uganda

Female life expectancy in Uganda in 2024 — 71.37 years. Ranked 162 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 49.8%.

2024 71.37 years +0.35% vs 2023
World rank 162of 217
Period maximum 71.37 years2024
Period minimum 47.49 years1981

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Uganda, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.63 years1962: 48.88 years1964: 49.95 years1966: 50.67 years1968: 51.53 years1970: 51.93 years1972: 50.29 years1974: 49.92 years1976: 48.67 years1978: 48.71 years1980: 47.51 years1982: 47.93 years1984: 48.25 years1986: 49.72 years1988: 50 years1990: 49.85 years1992: 49.85 years1994: 49.74 years1996: 49.68 years1998: 50 years2000: 51.41 years2002: 53.31 years2004: 55.6 years2006: 58.04 years2008: 60.2 years2010: 62.08 years2012: 63.8 years2014: 65.52 years2016: 67.1 years2018: 68.47 years2020: 69.43 years2022: 70.54 years2024: 71.37 years
Change over the period: +23.74 (+49.84%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 71.37 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Eastern Africa computed 68.65 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.37 +0.25 +0.35%
2023 71.12 +0.57 +0.81%
2022 70.54 +1.31 +1.89%
2021 69.24 −0.2 −0.28%
2020 69.43 +0.3 +0.43%
2019 69.13 +0.66 +0.96%
2018 68.47 +0.65 +0.96%
2017 67.82 +0.72 +1.07%
2016 67.1 +0.77 +1.16%
2015 66.34 +0.82 +1.25%
2014 65.52 +0.85 +1.31%
2013 64.67 +0.87 +1.37%
2012 63.8 +0.89 +1.41%
2011 62.91 +0.83 +1.34%
2010 62.08 +0.89 +1.45%
2009 61.19 +0.99 +1.65%
2008 60.2 +1.04 +1.76%
2007 59.16 +1.12 +1.93%
2006 58.04 +1.19 +2.09%
2005 56.85 +1.25 +2.26%
2004 55.6 +1.26 +2.32%
2003 54.34 +1.03 +1.94%
2002 53.31 +0.99 +1.89%
2001 52.32 +0.91 +1.78%
2000 51.41 +0.72 +1.42%
1999 50.69 +0.69 +1.37%
1998 50 +0.16 +0.33%
1997 49.84 +0.16 +0.32%
1996 49.68 +0.01 +0.02%
1995 49.67 −0.07 −0.14%
1994 49.74 −0.07 −0.14%
1993 49.81 −0.04 −0.09%
1992 49.85 +0.01 +0.03%
1991 49.84 −0.01 −0.01%
1990 49.85 −0.07 −0.15%
1989 49.92 −0.08 −0.17%
1988 50 −0.02 −0.04%
1987 50.02 +0.31 +0.62%
1986 49.72 +0.12 +0.25%
1985 49.59 +1.35 +2.8%
1984 48.25 +0.18 +0.38%
1983 48.06 +0.14 +0.28%
1982 47.93 +0.44 +0.92%
1981 47.49 −0.02 −0.03%
1980 47.51 −0.97 −1.99%
1979 48.47 −0.24 −0.49%
1978 48.71 +0.4 +0.82%
1977 48.32 −0.35 −0.73%
1976 48.67 −0.36 −0.74%
1975 49.03 −0.89 −1.77%
1974 49.92 +0.39 +0.78%
1973 49.53 −0.76 −1.52%
1972 50.29 +0.02 +0.03%
1971 50.28 −1.65 −3.18%
1970 51.93 +0.14 +0.26%
1969 51.79 +0.27 +0.52%
1968 51.53 +0.32 +0.62%
1967 51.21 +0.53 +1.05%
1966 50.67 +0.25 +0.5%
1965 50.42 +0.48 +0.95%
1964 49.95 +0.51 +1.04%
1963 49.43 +0.55 +1.13%
1962 48.88 +0.6 +1.24%
1961 48.28 +0.65 +1.37%
1960 47.63

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.