Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives
Maldives: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.88 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.88 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives peaked at 2.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0966, in 1950.
That places Maldives 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0966 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1433 | +48.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1648 | +15.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1927 | +16.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2298 | +19.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2646 | +15.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2904 | +9.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3127 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3351 | +7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3583 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3783 | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.395 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4086 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.404 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3853 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3806 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3681 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3771 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3928 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4132 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4565 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5317 | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6237 | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7037 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7626 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8207 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8819 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.01 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9608 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9811 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.25 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.25 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.42 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.47 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.51 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.61 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.68 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.01 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.13 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.25 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.46 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.69 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.56 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.46 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.49 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.68 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.85 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.33 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.66 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.88 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.74, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +48.3% | 0.0966 | 0.1433 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2388 | 0.0966 | 0.3583 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3894 | 0.3681 | 0.4086 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7167 | 0.4132 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0.9811 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.69 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.36 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 | 2.33 | 2.88 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives was 2.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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