Life expectancy at birth, female in North America
North America: Life expectancy at birth, female was 81.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in North America, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
North America recorded 81.72 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in North America peaked at 81.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.19 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 | 73.89 years | 73.19 years | 74.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.27 years | 74.84 years | 77.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.27 years | 77.53 years | 78.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.29 years | 78.99 years | 79.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.31 years | 79.55 years | 81.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 81.25 years | 81.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.75 years | 79.78 years | 81.72 years | 5 |
More health data for North America
- Population ages 0-14, male 33.17 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 71.30 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 121.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 64.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 32.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 38.52 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in North America?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in North America was 81.72 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 81.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.19 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.