Life expectancy at birth, female in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Life expectancy at birth, female was 69.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 69.08 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 69.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.24 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.04 years | 42.24 years | 45.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.72 years | 43.16 years | 49.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.53 years | 49.52 years | 52.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.91 years | 51.84 years | 56.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.55 years | 56.76 years | 62.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2 years | 62.82 years | 67.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.03 years | 66.71 years | 69.08 years | 5 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Least developed countries: UN classification was 69.08 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 69.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.24 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.