Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 64.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend stood at 64.35 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend peaked at 64.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.35 years, in 1960.
IDA blend ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.91 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 44.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 45.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 45.85 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 46.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 47.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 47.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 48.41 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 48.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 49.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 49.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 50.74 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 51.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 51.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 52.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 52.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 53.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 54.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 55.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 55.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 56.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 56.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 56.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 56.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 56.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 56.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 56.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 56.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 56.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 56.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 55.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 55.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 64.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 64.35 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.11 years | 43.35 years | 48.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.96 years | 49.2 years | 54.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.21 years | 55.09 years | 56.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.08 years | 55.83 years | 56.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.29 years | 56.64 years | 60.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.81 years | 60.58 years | 62.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.53 years | 62.58 years | 64.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 40 Estonia 83.7 years compare
- 40 New Zealand 83.7 years compare
- 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.4 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.33 years compare
- 46 Chile 83.23 years compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 261.33 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.4% (2025)
- Population, female 341.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 71.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA blend was 64.35 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.35 years in 1960.
- How does IDA blend rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.