Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.7 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 47 groups
All-time high
79.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.6 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 79.7 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 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 79.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6 years, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.37 years | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 55.61 years | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 56.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 56.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 56.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 57.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 58.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 59.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 59.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 60.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 61.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 61.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 62.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 63.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 63.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 64.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 65.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 65.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 67.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 67.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 68.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 69.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 69.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 70.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 70.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 70.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.01 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.31 years | 43.6 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.54 years | 60.46 years | 66.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.99 years | 67.05 years | 70.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.59 years | 70.87 years | 74.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.85 years | 74.46 years | 77.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.51 years | 77.41 years | 79.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5 years | 79.01 years | 79.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macau, China 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
- 12 Gibraltar 86.19 years compare
- 13 Italy 86 years compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in East Asia & Pacific was 79.7 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.