Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion
Reunion: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.79 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.79 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.06 years
in 1951
All-time low
4.79 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 4.79 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion peaked at 7.06 years in 1951 and was at its lowest, 4.79 years, in 2023.
That places Reunion 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.01 years | — |
| 1951 | 7.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 7.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 6.93 years | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 6.75 years | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 6.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 7 years | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 6.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.81 years | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 6.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 6.85 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.54 years | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 6.34 years | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.08 years | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 6.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 6.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.3 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 6.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 6.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.32 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.17 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.33 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.51 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.58 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 6.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.59 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.55 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.51 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.45 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.39 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.29 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.19 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.12 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.93 years | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.67 years | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.56 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.54 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.28 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.12 years | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.22 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.81 years | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.79 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.92 years | 6.75 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.46 years | 6.08 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.28 years | 6.16 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.53 years | 6.14 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 years | 6.51 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 6.11 years | 6.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 years | 5.12 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.96 years | 4.79 years | 5.22 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 66 South Africa 4.9 years compare
- 67 Hong Kong, China 4.88 years compare
- 68 Finland 4.86 years compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 4.79 years compare
- 71 Singapore 4.76 years compare
- 72 Slovenia 4.76 years compare
More health data for Reunion
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion was 4.79 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 years in 1951.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 years in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Reunion ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.