Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola
Angola: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.33
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
164th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.82
in 1993
All-time low
1.39
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola stood at 3.33.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola peaked at 3.82 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1956.
Angola ranks 164th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.41 | — |
| 1951 | 1.45 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 1.41 | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 1.4 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.43 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.42 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.39 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.45 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 1.53 | +5.1% |
| 1959 | 1.59 | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 1.66 | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.51 | +51.5% |
| 1962 | 2.61 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 2.68 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.71 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.77 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 2.87 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.85 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.88 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.93 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.89 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.93 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.88 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.91 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.06 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.05 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.03 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.01 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.99 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.98 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.96 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.16 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 3.14 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.12 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.1 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.41 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 3.31 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 3.28 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.26 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.97 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 3.09 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.82 | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 3.64 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.38 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.72 | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 3.07 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 2.78 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 2.97 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.66 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 2.39 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.39 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.26 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.24 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.29 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.32 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.61 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.81 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.92 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.95 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.03 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.08 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.17 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.21 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.33 | +0.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3.33 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +51.5% | 1.66 | 2.51 |
| 1995 | -34.4% | 3.64 | 2.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.64 | 1.66 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.88 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 | 2.96 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 | 2.37 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.24 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.4 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 | 3.21 | 3.61 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Angola was 3.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 1993.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1956.
- How does Angola rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Angola ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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