Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 78.94 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 78.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.25 years, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.25 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.74 years | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 53.27 years | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 53.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 54.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 54.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 55.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 56.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 56.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 57.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 58.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 59.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 59.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 60.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 61.54 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 62.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 62.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 63.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 64.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 65.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 65.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 66.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 67.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 67.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 69.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 70.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 72.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.94 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.71 years | 39.25 years | 57.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.78 years | 58.47 years | 65.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.61 years | 65.57 years | 69.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.49 years | 69.58 years | 73.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.88 years | 73.52 years | 76.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.65 years | 76.5 years | 78.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.71 years | 78.13 years | 78.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 78.94 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.25 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.