Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, female was 70.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70.32 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
171st
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.32 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 70.32 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 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan peaked at 70.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.99 years, in 1960.

Pakistan ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.57 years 41.99 years 51.28 years 10
1970s 54.23 years 50.05 years 57.39 years 10
1980s 59.84 years 58.18 years 60.65 years 10
1990s 61.28 years 60.83 years 62.5 years 10
2000s 64.66 years 62.94 years 66.49 years 10
2010s 67.97 years 66.75 years 69.2 years 10
2020s 69.43 years 68.3 years 70.32 years 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 168 Malawi 70.77 years compare
  2. 169 Mauritania 70.73 years compare
  3. 170 Myanmar 70.38 years compare
  4. 172 Rwanda 70.14 years compare
  5. 173 Tanzania 70 years compare
  6. 174 Sudan 69.83 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan was 70.32 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 70.32 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 41.99 years in 1960.
How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Pakistan ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.