Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives
Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.88 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.88 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0966 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.88 years for sex gap in 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, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives peaked at 2.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0966 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.1433 years | +48.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1648 years | +15.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1927 years | +16.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2298 years | +19.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2646 years | +15.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2904 years | +9.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3127 years | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3351 years | +7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3583 years | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3783 years | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.395 years | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4086 years | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.404 years | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.404 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3853 years | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3806 years | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3681 years | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3771 years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3928 years | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4132 years | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4565 years | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5317 years | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6237 years | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7037 years | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7626 years | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8207 years | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8819 years | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.01 years | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9608 years | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9811 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 years | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 years | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.18 years | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.25 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.3 years | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.37 years | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.42 years | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.47 years | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.51 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.57 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.68 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.86 years | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.02 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.84 years | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.01 years | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.13 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.25 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.42 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.57 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.65 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.56 years | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.46 years | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.36 years | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.49 years | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.68 years | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.85 years | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.33 years | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.66 years | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 2.86 years | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.88 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2388 years | 0.0966 years | 0.3583 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3894 years | 0.3681 years | 0.4086 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7167 years | 0.4132 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 years | 0.9811 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 years | 1.26 years | 1.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 years | 1.69 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 years | 2.36 years | 2.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 years | 2.33 years | 2.88 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Maldives was 2.88 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 years in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in 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 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.