Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico
Mexico: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.98
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.86
in 2020
All-time low
1.4
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.98 for difference in female and male 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico peaked at 4.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.84 | — |
| 1951 | 1.87 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 1.92 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.76 | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 1.55 | -11.5% |
| 1955 | 1.46 | -5.9% |
| 1956 | 1.4 | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.52 | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 1.57 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 1.66 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 1.8 | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 1.44 | -20.0% |
| 1962 | 1.48 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.57 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1.91 | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 2.16 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 2.21 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.66 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 2.52 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.49 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.19 | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 2.23 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.23 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.45 | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 2.56 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.72 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 2.76 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.88 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.98 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.1 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 3.21 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.24 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.25 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.19 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.13 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.02 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.95 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.98 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.03 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.12 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.11 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.98 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.87 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.8 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.69 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.68 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.66 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.63 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.51 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.46 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.51 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.62 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.65 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.63 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.64 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.76 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.82 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.86 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.12 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | +55.7% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.31 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 2.98 | -10.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico 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 | +55.7% | 3.12 | 4.86 |
| 2022 | -27.3% | 4.56 | 3.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.66 | 1.4 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.02 | 1.44 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.61 | 2.19 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 | 2.95 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 | 2.63 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.64 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 2.98 | 4.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 3.05 compare
- 180 Saudi Arabia 3.01 compare
- 181 Rwanda 2.99 compare
- 183 Western Sahara 2.94 compare
- 184 Oman 2.93 compare
- 185 Iraq 2.9 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mexico was 2.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1956.
- How does Mexico rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Mexico ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 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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