Life expectancy at birth, women in North America
Life expectancy at birth for women in North America was 81.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
81.7
Change from 2023
+0.4%
World, 2024
76.0 years
Life expectancy at birth, women in North America over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.7 years | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 81.4 years | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 80.5 years | 75.5 years |
| 2021 | 79.8 years | 73.7 years |
| 2020 | 80.3 years | 74.8 years |
| 2019 | 81.7 years | 75.3 years |
| 2018 | 81.5 years | 75.1 years |
| 2017 | 81.4 years | 74.9 years |
| 2016 | 81.4 years | 74.7 years |
| 2015 | 81.5 years | 74.5 years |
| 2014 | 81.6 years | 74.3 years |
| 2013 | 81.5 years | 74.0 years |
| 2012 | 81.5 years | 73.8 years |
| 2011 | 81.4 years | 73.5 years |
| 2010 | 81.3 years | 73.2 years |
| 2009 | 81.1 years | 72.9 years |
| 2008 | 80.8 years | 72.5 years |
| 2007 | 80.8 years | 72.3 years |
| 2006 | 80.6 years | 72.0 years |
| 2005 | 80.3 years | 71.6 years |
| 2004 | 80.3 years | 71.2 years |
| 2003 | 80.0 years | 71.0 years |
| 2002 | 79.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2001 | 79.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2000 | 79.5 years | 70.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 81.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.6 years, the figure has changed by +0.2%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.
More for North America
All statistics for North America
Life expectancy at birth
79.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
76.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
16.3%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
6.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
5.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
16 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank