Seychelles vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, female

Seychelles
80.7 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
80.75 years
in 2024
Seychelles rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 80.75 years against 80.7 years in Seychelles, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 64.39 years 64.7 years 0.3086 years Sri Lanka
1970s 69.55 years 67.96 years 1.59 years Seychelles
1980s 73.81 years 72.45 years 1.36 years Seychelles
1990s 76.65 years 74.94 years 1.71 years Seychelles
2000s 77.29 years 76.18 years 1.11 years Seychelles
2010s 78.3 years 79.15 years 0.8488 years Sri Lanka
2020s 79.08 years 80.28 years 1.2 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Seychelles or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 80.75 years against 80.7 years in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
0.05 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Seychelles and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Seychelles ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 217 countries.
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
265 places, 17,191 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.