Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique stood at 3.97.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique peaked at 4.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.985, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 | — |
| 1951 | 1.61 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.68 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.7 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.74 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 1.77 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 1.78 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.74 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.68 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 1.66 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.7 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.83 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 1.82 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.87 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.85 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.76 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.75 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.61 | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 1.49 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.53 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.2 | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 1 | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.985 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.05 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3 | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 1.47 | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 1.52 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.29 | +116.8% |
| 1985 | 3.34 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.39 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.43 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.9 | -44.8% |
| 1989 | 1.94 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.87 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.86 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.72 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.67 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.66 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.64 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.92 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.03 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.19 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.07 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 3.89 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3.89 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.97 | +2.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 3.97 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 3.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +116.8% | 1.52 | 3.29 |
| 1988 | -44.8% | 3.43 | 1.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.76 | 1.64 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 | 0.985 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 | 1.14 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.67 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.66 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.89 | 4.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Mozambique was 3.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 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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