Life expectancy at birth, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Life expectancy at birth, female was 68.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 68.32 years. 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Kiribati peaked at 68.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3 years, in 1960.
Kiribati ranks 186th of 217 countries 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 51.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 51.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 52.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 53.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 53.84 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 55.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 56.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 56.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 57.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 57.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 57.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 58.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 57.6 years | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 58.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 58.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 58.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 59.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 59.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 59.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 59.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 60.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 61.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 61.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 62.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 62.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 63.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 63.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 64.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 67.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.48 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.77 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 67.9 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 68.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.32 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.14 years | 49.3 years | 55.17 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.47 years | 55.83 years | 58.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.3 years | 58.88 years | 62.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5 years | 62.64 years | 66.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.99 years | 66.32 years | 67.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.45 years | 67.41 years | 67.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.46 years | 65.77 years | 68.32 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Kiribati?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Kiribati was 68.32 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 68.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3 years in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kiribati ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.