European Union vs French Polynesia: Life expectancy at birth, female

European Union
84.22 years
in 2024
French Polynesia
86.62 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
French Polynesia rank
5th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • European Union
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 86.62 years against 84.22 years in European Union, a difference of 2.4 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and French Polynesia ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 4 and French Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 72.91 years 62.43 years 10.48 years European Union
1970s 75.13 years 65.7 years 9.43 years European Union
1980s 77.37 years 72.19 years 5.17 years European Union
1990s 79.3 years 78.15 years 1.15 years European Union
2000s 81.5 years 82.58 years 1.08 years French Polynesia
2010s 83.56 years 84.88 years 1.32 years French Polynesia
2020s 83.66 years 85.4 years 1.75 years French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, European Union or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 86.62 years against 84.22 years in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between European Union and French Polynesia?
2.4 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and French Polynesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do European Union and French Polynesia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
European Union ranks 2nd and French Polynesia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.