Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion

Reunion: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 4.79 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.79
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.06
in 1951
All-time low
4.79
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion, 1950–2023

02468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Reunion recorded 4.79 for difference in female and male 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion peaked at 7.06 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 4.79, 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.

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion, year by year

Annual values for Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.01 —
1951 7.06 +0.7%
1952 7.03 -0.4%
1953 6.93 -1.4%
1954 6.75 -2.5%
1955 6.76 +0.1%
1956 6.87 +1.6%
1957 7 +1.8%
1958 6.98 -0.2%
1959 6.81 -2.5%
1960 6.78 -0.5%
1961 6.79 +0.3%
1962 6.88 +1.3%
1963 6.85 -0.5%
1964 6.54 -4.5%
1965 6.34 -3.1%
1966 6.08 -4.1%
1967 6.13 +0.9%
1968 6.08 -0.9%
1969 6.18 +1.6%
1970 6.21 +0.6%
1971 6.3 +1.4%
1972 6.39 +1.4%
1973 6.36 -0.4%
1974 6.36 -0.1%
1975 6.32 -0.6%
1976 6.3 -0.3%
1977 6.23 -1.2%
1978 6.17 -1.0%
1979 6.16 -0.1%
1980 6.14 -0.3%
1981 6.33 +3.2%
1982 6.51 +2.8%
1983 6.62 +1.7%
1984 6.58 -0.6%
1985 6.59 +0.2%
1986 6.64 +0.7%
1987 6.66 +0.4%
1988 6.63 -0.5%
1989 6.61 -0.3%
1990 6.62 +0.1%
1991 6.62 +0.0%
1992 6.59 -0.6%
1993 6.54 -0.7%
1994 6.52 -0.3%
1995 6.54 +0.3%
1996 6.55 +0.2%
1997 6.55 -0.0%
1998 6.51 -0.5%
1999 6.51 -0.1%
2000 6.51 +0.1%
2001 6.5 -0.2%
2002 6.49 -0.2%
2003 6.45 -0.5%
2004 6.39 -0.9%
2005 6.29 -1.6%
2006 6.19 -1.6%
2007 6.12 -1.1%
2008 6.15 +0.4%
2009 6.11 -0.6%
2010 5.93 -2.9%
2011 5.67 -4.4%
2012 5.56 -2.0%
2013 5.54 -0.4%
2014 5.53 -0.1%
2015 5.4 -2.4%
2016 5.28 -2.3%
2017 5.12 -3.0%
2018 5.17 +1.0%
2019 5.32 +2.9%
2020 5.22 -1.8%
2021 5 -4.3%
2022 4.81 -3.8%
2023 4.79 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6.92 6.75 7.06 10
1960s 6.46 6.08 6.88 10
1970s 6.28 6.16 6.39 10
1980s 6.53 6.14 6.66 10
1990s 6.55 6.51 6.62 10
2000s 6.32 6.11 6.51 10
2010s 5.45 5.12 5.93 10
2020s 4.96 4.79 5.22 4

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 66 South Africa 4.9 compare
  2. 67 Hong Kong 4.88 compare
  3. 68 Finland 4.86 compare
  4. 70 Dominican Republic 4.79 compare
  5. 71 Singapore 4.76 compare
  6. 72 Slovenia 4.76 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion?
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Reunion was 4.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 7.06 in 1951.
What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2023.
How does Reunion rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Reunion ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in female and male 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 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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Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
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236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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