Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Niger
Niger: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 1.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.85 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.33 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.06 years
in 1986
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.85 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Niger peaked at 2.33 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06 years, in 1986.
That places Niger 225th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.32 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.37 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 1.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.41 years | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 1.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.39 years | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 1.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.47 years | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 1.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.52 years | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.64 years | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.79 years | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.89 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.85 years | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.79 years | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.73 years | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.63 years | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.41 years | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 1.31 years | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.19 years | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 years | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.09 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 years | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.13 years | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.2 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 years | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.35 years | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.44 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.4 years | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.39 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.38 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.34 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.41 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.59 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.65 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.72 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.33 years | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9 years | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.86 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 years | 1.32 years | 1.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 years | 1.42 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 years | 1.6 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 years | 1.06 years | 1.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 years | 1.24 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 years | 1.29 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 years | 1.5 years | 1.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 years | 1.85 years | 2.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 222 Equatorial Guinea 2.15 years compare
- 223 Sierra Leone 2.12 years compare
- 224 Mali 2.09 years compare
- 226 Madagascar 1.84 years compare
- 227 Gambia 1.84 years compare
- 228 United Arab Emirates 1.78 years compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Niger?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Niger was 1.85 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 years in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Niger ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.