Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA only
IDA only: Life expectancy at birth, female was 69.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA only, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 69.64 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in IDA only peaked at 69.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.76 years, in 1960.
IDA only ranks 34th 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 only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.76 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 44.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 44.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 45.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 45.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 46.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 47.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 47.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 46.38 years | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 45.1 years | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 48.06 years | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 48.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 48.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 49.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 49.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 50.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 51.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 51.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 51.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.42 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 51.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 51.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 53.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 53.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 54.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 54.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 53.8 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 54.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 55.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 56.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 58.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.49 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 60.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 61.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 67.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.34 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.76 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 69.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.64 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.62 years | 43.76 years | 47.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.48 years | 45.1 years | 50.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.36 years | 51.3 years | 54.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.68 years | 53.8 years | 57.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 years | 58.33 years | 63.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66 years | 63.9 years | 67.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.63 years | 67.34 years | 69.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population, male 644.03 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.0% (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.1% (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in IDA only?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA only was 69.64 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 69.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.76 years in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- IDA only ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.