Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 1.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar is 1.84, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar peaked at 2.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1951.
That places Madagascar 226th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.43 | — |
| 1951 | 1.26 | -11.8% |
| 1952 | 1.34 | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 1.35 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 1.51 | +11.4% |
| 1955 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.55 | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.62 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 1.61 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.66 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 1.63 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.59 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.61 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.59 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.58 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.69 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 1.64 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.72 | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.64 | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.63 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.43 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.54 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.55 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.58 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.59 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.65 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.63 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 1.78 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.74 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.71 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.83 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.96 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.08 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.02 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.97 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.93 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.89 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.87 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.84 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.68 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.53 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.37 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.45 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.68 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.33 | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 1.85 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.84 | -0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.84 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.9% | 1.74 | 2.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 | 1.63 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.53 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.33 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.84 | 2.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Madagascar was 1.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1951.
- How does Madagascar rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Madagascar ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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