Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile
Chile: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.89 years
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.12 years
in 1984
All-time low
2.89 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile stood at 2.89 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile peaked at 5.12 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.89 years, in 2023.
Chile ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.03 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 3 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 2.98 years | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.04 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 3.45 years | +13.6% |
| 1957 | 3.57 years | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 3.45 years | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 3.62 years | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 3.79 years | +4.7% |
| 1961 | 3.93 years | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 3.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.18 years | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 4.15 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 4.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4.19 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 4.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.27 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.39 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.29 years | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.38 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.47 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 4.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.65 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 4.91 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 4.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.12 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.88 years | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4.71 years | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 4.63 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 4.73 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.62 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.78 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.7 years | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.86 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.42 years | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 4.35 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2 years | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.08 years | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.97 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.74 years | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.83 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.63 years | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.49 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.65 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.46 years | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.53 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.35 years | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 4.29 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.81 years | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 2.89 years | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.21 years | 2.97 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.1 years | 3.79 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.37 years | 4.21 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 years | 4.62 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 years | 4.7 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 years | 3.74 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 years | 3.46 years | 3.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 years | 2.89 years | 4.35 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chile was 2.89 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 years in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Chile ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.