Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines
Philippines: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 6.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.42
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.5
in 2017
All-time low
4.69
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 6.42 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines peaked at 6.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 2021.
That places Philippines 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.28 | — |
| 1951 | 5.29 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 5.31 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 5.32 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 5.33 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.35 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.37 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.4 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.42 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.45 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 5.47 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.48 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.5 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.55 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 5.51 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.53 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.54 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.56 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.57 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 5.58 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.59 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 5.6 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.6 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.59 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.59 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.59 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.59 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.62 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.62 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.63 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.64 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.65 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.66 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.67 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.68 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.71 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 5.73 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.75 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.79 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.84 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.86 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.91 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.96 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.04 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.07 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.11 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.14 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.17 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.2 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.22 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.25 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.26 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.32 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.33 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.34 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.36 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.38 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.41 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.43 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.44 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.45 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.46 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.47 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.48 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.47 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.47 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.48 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.69 | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 6.31 | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 6.42 | +1.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 6.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 6.42 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +34.5% | 4.69 | 6.31 |
| 2021 | -27.6% | 6.48 | 4.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.35 | 5.28 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.53 | 5.47 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6 | 5.59 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 | 5.64 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 | 5.86 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 | 6.41 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 4.69 | 6.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 186 Uzbekistan 6.5 compare
- 187 Djibouti 6.48 compare
- 188 Tajikistan 6.46 compare
- 190 Rwanda 6.4 compare
- 191 Iraq 6.38 compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 6.38 compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Philippines was 6.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Philippines ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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