Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti
Djibouti: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.66
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.07
in 2020
All-time low
1.81
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti stood at 2.66.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti peaked at 3.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2000.
That places Djibouti 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.2 | — |
| 1951 | 2.14 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 2.19 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 2.21 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 2.16 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 2.18 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.23 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 2.24 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.15 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 2.16 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.18 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.15 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.2 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.22 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.24 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.2 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.22 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.19 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.21 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.17 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.17 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.17 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.25 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.23 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.15 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.16 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.16 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.19 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.16 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.18 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.2 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.19 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.15 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.12 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.11 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.12 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.11 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.13 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.41 | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 2.85 | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 2.1 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.99 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.94 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.87 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.81 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.07 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.23 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.39 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.51 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.57 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.57 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.46 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.45 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.46 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.55 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.58 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.59 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.07 | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 2.71 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 2.68 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.66 | -0.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2.66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2.66 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -26.3% | 2.85 | 2.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2 | 2.15 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 1.86 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 1.81 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 2.44 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.66 | 3.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 200 Iran 2.7 compare
- 201 Burkina Faso 2.68 compare
- 202 New Zealand 2.67 compare
- 204 Bangladesh 2.6 compare
- 205 Cote d'Ivoire 2.58 compare
- 206 Ghana 2.58 compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 197 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % 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 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % 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 0.0495 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Djibouti was 2.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Djibouti ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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