Life expectancy at birth, female in High income
High income: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in High income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in High income is 83.24 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in High income peaked at 83.24 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.39 years, in 1960.
That places High income 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in High income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.39 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 71.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 72.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 72.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 73 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 73.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 73.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 73.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 73.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 74.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 74.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 74.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 76.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.24 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 81.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.24 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.57 years | 71.39 years | 73.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.95 years | 73.76 years | 76.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.13 years | 76.11 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.66 years | 78.17 years | 79.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5 years | 79.55 years | 81.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.48 years | 81.75 years | 83.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 81.8 years | 83.24 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Monaco 88.63 years compare
- 2 Hong Kong 88.22 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in High income?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in High income was 83.24 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.24 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.39 years in 1960.
- How does High income rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.