Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Upper-middle-income countries

Female life expectancy in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 79.14 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 84.2%.

2024 79.14 years +0.13% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 79.14 years2024
Period minimum 42.97 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Upper-middle-income countries, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.97 years1962: 54.49 years1964: 55.74 years1966: 56.74 years1968: 58.14 years1970: 59.33 years1972: 60.83 years1974: 62.34 years1976: 63.27 years1978: 64.93 years1980: 66 years1982: 67 years1984: 67.95 years1986: 68.79 years1988: 69.49 years1990: 70.05 years1992: 70.85 years1994: 71.62 years1996: 72.4 years1998: 73.01 years2000: 73.55 years2002: 74.17 years2004: 74.54 years2006: 75.38 years2008: 75.87 years2010: 76.57 years2012: 77.22 years2014: 77.73 years2016: 78.18 years2018: 78.66 years2020: 78.3 years2022: 78.89 years2024: 79.14 years
Change over the period: +36.17 (+84.19%) Average annual rate: 0.96 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 79.14 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.14 +0.1 +0.13%
2023 79.03 +0.15 +0.18%
2022 78.89 +1.26 +1.62%
2021 77.63 −0.67 −0.85%
2020 78.3 −0.52 −0.66%
2019 78.83 +0.17 +0.21%
2018 78.66 +0.26 +0.33%
2017 78.4 +0.22 +0.28%
2016 78.18 +0.2 +0.26%
2015 77.98 +0.25 +0.32%
2014 77.73 +0.27 +0.34%
2013 77.47 +0.25 +0.32%
2012 77.22 +0.32 +0.42%
2011 76.89 +0.33 +0.43%
2010 76.57 +0.29 +0.38%
2009 76.27 +0.41 +0.54%
2008 75.87 +0.17 +0.23%
2007 75.69 +0.32 +0.42%
2006 75.38 +0.29 +0.39%
2005 75.09 +0.55 +0.74%
2004 74.54 +0.08 +0.11%
2003 74.45 +0.28 +0.38%
2002 74.17 +0.3 +0.41%
2001 73.87 +0.32 +0.43%
2000 73.55 +0.34 +0.47%
1999 73.21 +0.2 +0.28%
1998 73.01 +0.29 +0.4%
1997 72.72 +0.32 +0.45%
1996 72.4 +0.36 +0.5%
1995 72.04 +0.42 +0.58%
1994 71.62 +0.32 +0.46%
1993 71.29 +0.45 +0.63%
1992 70.85 +0.36 +0.52%
1991 70.48 +0.43 +0.62%
1990 70.05 +0.2 +0.29%
1989 69.85 +0.36 +0.51%
1988 69.49 +0.3 +0.43%
1987 69.19 +0.4 +0.59%
1986 68.79 +0.46 +0.67%
1985 68.33 +0.39 +0.57%
1984 67.95 +0.44 +0.65%
1983 67.51 +0.51 +0.76%
1982 67 +0.48 +0.71%
1981 66.53 +0.52 +0.79%
1980 66 +0.51 +0.79%
1979 65.49 +0.56 +0.86%
1978 64.93 +0.59 +0.91%
1977 64.34 +1.08 +1.7%
1976 63.27 +0.26 +0.42%
1975 63 +0.66 +1.06%
1974 62.34 +0.71 +1.15%
1973 61.63 +0.8 +1.32%
1972 60.83 +0.72 +1.19%
1971 60.11 +0.77 +1.3%
1970 59.33 +0.57 +0.97%
1969 58.76 +0.62 +1.07%
1968 58.14 +0.6 +1.05%
1967 57.54 +0.8 +1.41%
1966 56.74 +0.8 +1.42%
1965 55.95 +0.21 +0.37%
1964 55.74 +0.62 +1.13%
1963 55.12 +0.63 +1.15%
1962 54.49 +6.93 +14.57%
1961 47.56 +4.6 +10.7%
1960 42.97

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.