Life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles

Seychelles: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.7 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
73rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
82 years
in 2020
All-time low
63.1 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles stood at 80.7 years.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles peaked at 82 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.1 years, in 1960.

That places Seychelles 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64.39 years 63.1 years 66.03 years 10
1970s 69.55 years 66.61 years 71.93 years 10
1980s 73.81 years 72.6 years 76.1 years 10
1990s 76.65 years 74.1 years 79.5 years 10
2000s 77.29 years 75.7 years 79.4 years 10
2010s 78.3 years 76.5 years 80.2 years 10
2020s 79.08 years 75.6 years 82 years 5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 70 Curacao 80.96 years compare
  2. 71 Northern Mariana Islands 80.87 years compare
  3. 72 Sri Lanka 80.75 years compare
  4. 74 Cuba 80.68 years compare
  5. 75 Colombia 80.61 years compare
  6. 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.45 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Seychelles was 80.7 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 82 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 63.1 years in 1960.
How does Seychelles rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Seychelles ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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.