Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia
Armenia: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 7.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia is 7.12, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia peaked at 7.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 1988.
Armenia ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.95 | — |
| 1951 | 2.94 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.94 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.95 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.96 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.98 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.01 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.04 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.08 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.12 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 3.16 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.2 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.25 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.29 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.34 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.39 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.43 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 3.48 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.53 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.58 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.63 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.68 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.73 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.79 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.86 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.92 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.99 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.04 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.08 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4.09 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.07 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.03 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.99 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.98 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.09 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.71 | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 4.44 | +63.8% |
| 1990 | 4.65 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.86 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 5.04 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.17 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.26 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.3 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.31 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.26 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.22 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.19 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.18 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.21 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.44 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.61 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.97 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.11 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.28 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.32 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.34 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.37 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.39 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.43 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.47 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.52 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.66 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.95 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.14 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 7.29 | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 7.12 | -2.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 7.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 7.12 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +63.8% | 2.71 | 4.44 |
| 1988 | -33.8% | 4.09 | 2.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.97 | 2.94 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.27 | 3.08 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.78 | 3.53 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 | 2.71 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.14 | 4.65 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6 | 5.18 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 | 6.28 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 | 6.14 | 7.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Armenia was 7.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Armenia ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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