Life expectancy at birth, female in Low income
Low income: Life expectancy at birth, female was 67.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.7 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
67.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.1 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Low income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Low income recorded 67.7 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Low income peaked at 67.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1 years, in 1960.
That places Low income 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 43.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 44.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 44.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 44.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 45.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 45.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 46.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 46.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 46.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 46.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 47.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 47.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 48.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 48.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 48.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 49.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 49.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 49.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 50.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 48.79 years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 48.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 51.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 51.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 52.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 52.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 51.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 52.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 52.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 55.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 55.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.94 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 63.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.49 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.54 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.7 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.67 years | 43.1 years | 46.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.78 years | 46.65 years | 49.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.16 years | 48.79 years | 52.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.98 years | 51.9 years | 54.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1 years | 55.06 years | 60.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7 years | 61.76 years | 65.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.65 years | 65.49 years | 67.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 35 Canada 84.29 years compare
- 36 Denmark 84.2 years compare
- 37 United States Virgin Islands 84.1 years compare
- 38 Saint Martin (French part) 83.96 years compare
- 39 Cyprus 83.8 years compare
- 40 Estonia 83.7 years compare
- 40 New Zealand 83.7 years compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Low income?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Low income was 67.7 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1 years in 1960.
- How does Low income rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.