Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.97 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
122nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.07 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.985 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique stood at 3.97 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique peaked at 4.07 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.985 years, in 1976.
Mozambique ranks 122nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.64 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.74 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 1.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 1.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.74 years | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 1.73 years | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.68 years | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 1.66 years | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.7 years | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.83 years | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 1.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.87 years | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.85 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.76 years | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.61 years | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 1.49 years | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.53 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.47 years | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.2 years | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 1 years | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.985 years | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.05 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.14 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3 years | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 1.47 years | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 1.52 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.29 years | +116.8% |
| 1985 | 3.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.9 years | -44.8% |
| 1989 | 1.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 years | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.86 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.8 years | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 years | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9 years | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.72 years | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.67 years | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.66 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8 years | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.85 years | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.82 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.78 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.73 years | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.81 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1 years | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.23 years | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.36 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5 years | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.64 years | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.79 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.92 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.03 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.19 years | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3 years | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.07 years | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 3.89 years | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.97 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7 years | 1.58 years | 1.78 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.76 years | 1.64 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 years | 0.985 years | 1.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 years | 1.14 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 years | 1.67 years | 1.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 years | 1.66 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 years | 2.1 years | 3.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 years | 3.89 years | 4.07 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique was 3.97 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 years in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.