Life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only

IBRD only: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.29 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
All-time high
77.29 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.7 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only is 77.29 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only peaked at 77.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.7 years, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54.57 years 47.7 years 57.63 years 10
1970s 60.56 years 58.08 years 63.04 years 10
1980s 65.54 years 63.51 years 67.33 years 10
1990s 69.05 years 67.55 years 70.5 years 10
2000s 72.3 years 70.85 years 73.81 years 10
2010s 75.47 years 74.13 years 76.61 years 10
2020s 76.39 years 74.57 years 77.29 years 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only?
Life expectancy at birth, female in IBRD only was 77.29 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 77.29 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 47.7 years in 1960.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.