Womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Womens life expectancy at birth was 82.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands stood at 82.5. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands peaked at 82.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.1, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 57th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.94 | 62.1 | 73.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.56 | 74.76 | 77.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.01 | 77.68 | 78.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.13 | 78.27 | 79.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.37 | 80 | 80.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.03 | 80.79 | 81.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.82 | 81.42 | 82.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.13 | 81.68 | 82.5 | 4 |
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More health data for Faroe Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 392 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands was 82.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1 in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Faroe Islands ranks 57th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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