North America vs Spain: Life expectancy at birth, female
North America
81.72 years
in 2024
Spain
86.5 years
in 2024
North America rank
7th
Spain rank
7th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 86.5 years against 81.72 years in North America, a difference of 4.78 years.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 7th and Spain ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.89 years | 73.09 years | 0.8053 years | North America |
| 1970s | 76.27 years | 76.21 years | 0.0613 years | North America |
| 1980s | 78.27 years | 79.57 years | 1.3 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 79.29 years | 81.55 years | 2.26 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 80.31 years | 83.51 years | 3.2 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 85.92 years | 4.46 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 80.75 years | 86.08 years | 5.33 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 86.5 years against 81.72 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between North America and Spain?
- 4.78 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- North America ranks 7th and Spain ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.