Life expectancy at birth, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, female was 65.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 65.6 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. 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 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Madagascar peaked at 65.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.65 years, in 1960.
That places Madagascar 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.64 years | 44.65 years | 48.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.53 years | 49.26 years | 51.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.12 years | 51.32 years | 53.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2 years | 53.86 years | 58.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.65 years | 59.16 years | 63.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.82 years | 64.15 years | 65.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.92 years | 64.26 years | 65.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 194 Kenya 66.12 years compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 65.89 years compare
- 196 Burundi 65.88 years compare
- 198 Zimbabwe 65.31 years compare
- 199 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.23 years compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 428,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 404,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Madagascar?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Madagascar was 65.6 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.65 years in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Madagascar ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.