Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.59 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
4.59 years
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.28 years
in 1978
All-time low
3.93 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.59 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius peaked at 7.28 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.93 years, in 1953.
Mauritius ranks 78th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.29 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.23 years | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 3.93 years | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 4.02 years | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 4.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 4.82 years | +19.8% |
| 1957 | 5.5 years | +14.0% |
| 1958 | 6.01 years | +9.3% |
| 1959 | 5.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.6 years | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 5.2 years | -7.2% |
| 1962 | 4.44 years | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 4.38 years | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.51 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 5.11 years | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 5.36 years | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.86 years | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 4.76 years | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 5.14 years | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 5.25 years | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.46 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 5.17 years | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 6.54 years | +26.7% |
| 1975 | 6.66 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 7.27 years | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 6.93 years | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 7.28 years | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 7.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.14 years | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.73 years | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 6.25 years | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 6.35 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.14 years | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.29 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 6.5 years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 6.31 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 6.18 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.91 years | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 5.77 years | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.69 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.61 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.26 years | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.19 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.11 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.08 years | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.01 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.37 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.52 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3 years | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.12 years | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.28 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1 years | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.03 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9 years | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.74 years | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 4.94 years | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.1 years | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.59 years | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.71 years | 3.93 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 years | 4.38 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.29 years | 5.14 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 years | 6.14 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.78 years | 5.26 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 5.01 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 years | 4.74 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 years | 4.59 years | 5.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 75 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.67 years compare
- 76 Greece 4.66 years compare
- 77 French Polynesia 4.61 years compare
- 79 Paraguay 4.59 years compare
- 80 American Samoa 4.57 years compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 4.57 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mauritius was 4.59 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7.28 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 years in 1953.
- How does Mauritius rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.