Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 78.94 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income peaked at 78.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.98 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 | 55.21 years | 44.98 years | 59.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.8 years | 59.78 years | 65.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.18 years | 66.19 years | 69.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.78 years | 70.09 years | 73.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.84 years | 73.58 years | 76.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.62 years | 76.45 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.37 years | 77.31 years | 78.94 years | 5 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Age dependency ratio, old 17.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 161.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 366.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.9% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 28.5% (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 1.54 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 205.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Upper middle income was 78.94 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.98 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.