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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico

Mexico: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.98 years
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.86 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.4 years
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 2.98 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico peaked at 4.86 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4 years, in 1956.

That places Mexico 182nd 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.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico, year by year

Year years Change
1950 1.84 years —
1951 1.87 years +1.8%
1952 1.92 years +2.4%
1953 1.76 years -8.5%
1954 1.55 years -11.5%
1955 1.46 years -5.9%
1956 1.4 years -4.4%
1957 1.52 years +8.6%
1958 1.57 years +3.3%
1959 1.66 years +6.0%
1960 1.8 years +8.3%
1961 1.44 years -20.0%
1962 1.48 years +2.5%
1963 1.57 years +6.0%
1964 1.91 years +22.3%
1965 2.16 years +13.1%
1966 2.21 years +2.1%
1967 2.66 years +20.2%
1968 2.52 years -5.4%
1969 2.49 years -0.9%
1970 2.19 years -12.2%
1971 2.23 years +2.0%
1972 2.23 years -0.2%
1973 2.45 years +10.0%
1974 2.56 years +4.6%
1975 2.72 years +6.3%
1976 2.76 years +1.3%
1977 2.88 years +4.4%
1978 2.98 years +3.4%
1979 3.1 years +4.2%
1980 3.21 years +3.6%
1981 3.24 years +1.0%
1982 3.25 years +0.3%
1983 3.19 years -2.0%
1984 3.13 years -2.0%
1985 3.02 years -3.3%
1986 2.95 years -2.5%
1987 2.98 years +1.3%
1988 3.03 years +1.6%
1989 3.12 years +2.8%
1990 3.1 years -0.4%
1991 3.11 years +0.1%
1992 3.04 years -2.3%
1993 2.98 years -1.7%
1994 2.87 years -3.7%
1995 2.8 years -2.6%
1996 2.69 years -4.0%
1997 2.68 years -0.1%
1998 2.66 years -0.8%
1999 2.63 years -1.2%
2000 2.56 years -2.6%
2001 2.51 years -2.2%
2002 2.48 years -1.0%
2003 2.46 years -0.8%
2004 2.47 years +0.2%
2005 2.51 years +1.8%
2006 2.56 years +2.0%
2007 2.62 years +2.3%
2008 2.65 years +0.9%
2009 2.63 years -0.6%
2010 2.64 years +0.5%
2011 2.68 years +1.5%
2012 2.76 years +2.8%
2013 2.78 years +0.7%
2014 2.78 years +0.1%
2015 2.82 years +1.4%
2016 2.86 years +1.2%
2017 2.88 years +0.7%
2018 3 years +4.1%
2019 3.12 years +4.3%
2020 4.86 years +55.7%
2021 4.56 years -6.3%
2022 3.31 years -27.3%
2023 2.98 years -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.66 years 1.4 years 1.92 years 10
1960s 2.02 years 1.44 years 2.66 years 10
1970s 2.61 years 2.19 years 3.1 years 10
1980s 3.11 years 2.95 years 3.25 years 10
1990s 2.86 years 2.63 years 3.11 years 10
2000s 2.54 years 2.46 years 2.65 years 10
2010s 2.83 years 2.64 years 3.12 years 10
2020s 3.93 years 2.98 years 4.86 years 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 179 Guinea-Bissau 3.05 years compare
  2. 180 Saudi Arabia 3.01 years compare
  3. 181 Rwanda 2.99 years compare
  4. 183 Western Sahara 2.94 years compare
  5. 184 Oman 2.93 years compare
  6. 185 Iraq 2.9 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico was 2.98 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 4.86 years in 2020.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4 years in 1956.
How does Mexico rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Mexico ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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