Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.94 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
78.94 years
in 2024
All-time low
44.98 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 78.94 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income peaked at 78.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.98 years, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.98 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.15 years | +9.3% |
| 1962 | 55.34 years | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 55.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 56.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 57.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 58.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 58.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 59.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 59.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 61.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 61.89 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 62.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 63.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 64.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 65.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 65.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 66.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 69.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 70.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 72.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.67 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 78.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.94 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.21 years | 44.98 years | 59.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.8 years | 59.78 years | 65.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.18 years | 66.19 years | 69.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.78 years | 70.09 years | 73.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.84 years | 73.58 years | 76.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.62 years | 76.45 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.37 years | 77.31 years | 78.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macau, China 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
- 12 Gibraltar 86.19 years compare
- 13 Italy 86 years compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income was 78.94 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.98 years in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.