Life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 74.34 years. 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 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 74.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.09 years, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.09 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.28 years | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 45.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 46.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 47.1 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 47.74 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 48.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 49.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 50.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 51.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 51.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 51.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 52.93 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 53.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 54.26 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 54.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 55.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 56.48 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 57.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 58.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 58.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 59.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 60.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 61.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 61.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 62.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 62.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 63.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 64.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 65.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 65.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 65.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.3 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.89 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.79 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 74.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.34 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.62 years | 44.09 years | 51.05 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.62 years | 51.64 years | 58.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.86 years | 58.97 years | 64.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.99 years | 64.19 years | 67.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5 years | 67.93 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.27 years | 71.23 years | 73.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.29 years | 71.89 years | 74.34 years | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 74.34 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.09 years in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.