Life expectancy at birth, female in North America
North America: Life expectancy at birth, female was 81.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.72 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
81.72 years
in 2024
All-time low
73.19 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in North America, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
North America recorded 81.72 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in North America peaked at 81.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.19 years, in 1960.
North America ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in North America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 73.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 73.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 73.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 73.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 74.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 74.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 74.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 74.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 75.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 75.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 76.66 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 76.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 77.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 77.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 77.53 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 77.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 78.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 78.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 78.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.49 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 79.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 79.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 79.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 79.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.31 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.78 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.72 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.89 years | 73.19 years | 74.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.27 years | 74.84 years | 77.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.27 years | 77.53 years | 78.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.29 years | 78.99 years | 79.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.31 years | 79.55 years | 81.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 81.25 years | 81.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.75 years | 79.78 years | 81.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 2 Hong Kong 88.22 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 86.6 years compare
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6454 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in North America?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in North America was 81.72 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 81.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.19 years in 1960.
- How does North America rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- North America ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.