Life expectancy at birth, women in United States
Life expectancy at birth for women in United States was 81.4 years in 2024.
United States, 2024
81.4
Change from 2023
+0.4%
World, 2024
76.0 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
84.3 years
Position in 2024
66th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, women in United States 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.4 years | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 81.1 years | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 80.2 years | 75.5 years |
| 2021 | 79.3 years | 73.7 years |
| 2020 | 79.9 years | 74.8 years |
| 2019 | 81.4 years | 75.3 years |
| 2018 | 81.2 years | 75.1 years |
| 2017 | 81.1 years | 74.9 years |
| 2016 | 81.1 years | 74.7 years |
| 2015 | 81.2 years | 74.5 years |
| 2014 | 81.3 years | 74.3 years |
| 2013 | 81.2 years | 74.0 years |
| 2012 | 81.2 years | 73.8 years |
| 2011 | 81.1 years | 73.5 years |
| 2010 | 81.0 years | 73.2 years |
| 2009 | 80.9 years | 72.9 years |
| 2008 | 80.6 years | 72.5 years |
| 2007 | 80.6 years | 72.3 years |
| 2006 | 80.3 years | 72.0 years |
| 2005 | 80.1 years | 71.6 years |
| 2004 | 80.1 years | 71.2 years |
| 2003 | 79.7 years | 71.0 years |
| 2002 | 79.6 years | 70.7 years |
| 2001 | 79.5 years | 70.4 years |
| 2000 | 79.3 years | 70.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 81.1 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.3 years, the figure has changed by +0.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.
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UHC service coverage
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