Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in France
France: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.6 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in France, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in France is 5.6 Years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in France peaked at 8.4 Years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.6 Years, in 2024.
France ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.25 Years | 6.6 Years | 7.7 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.85 Years | 7.5 Years | 8.2 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.21 Years | 8.1 Years | 8.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.18 Years | 7.7 Years | 8.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 Years | 7 Years | 7.7 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 Years | 5.9 Years | 7.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 Years | 5.6 Years | 6 Years | 5 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,016 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in France?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in France was 5.6 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 Years in 1987.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 Years in 2024.
- How does France rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- France ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.