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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.01 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
3.01 years
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.76 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.76 years
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia is 3.01 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.76 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.76 years, in 2017.

That places Saudi Arabia 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 2.75 years —
1951 2.71 years -1.3%
1952 2.7 years -0.5%
1953 2.7 years -0.0%
1954 2.7 years +0.2%
1955 2.71 years +0.1%
1956 2.7 years -0.1%
1957 2.7 years -0.2%
1958 2.69 years -0.2%
1959 2.69 years -0.2%
1960 2.68 years -0.1%
1961 2.68 years +0.0%
1962 2.69 years +0.1%
1963 2.69 years +0.0%
1964 2.69 years -0.1%
1965 2.68 years -0.3%
1966 2.66 years -0.6%
1967 2.64 years -0.8%
1968 2.62 years -0.9%
1969 2.6 years -0.9%
1970 2.58 years -0.7%
1971 2.56 years -0.5%
1972 2.56 years -0.3%
1973 2.55 years -0.2%
1974 2.55 years -0.1%
1975 2.54 years -0.2%
1976 2.53 years -0.3%
1977 2.52 years -0.5%
1978 2.51 years -0.6%
1979 2.52 years +0.5%
1980 2.48 years -1.5%
1981 2.48 years -0.2%
1982 2.48 years +0.1%
1983 2.49 years +0.4%
1984 2.5 years +0.6%
1985 2.52 years +0.8%
1986 2.54 years +0.8%
1987 2.57 years +0.9%
1988 2.59 years +0.9%
1989 2.61 years +1.0%
1990 2.64 years +1.0%
1991 2.67 years +1.1%
1992 2.7 years +1.0%
1993 2.72 years +1.0%
1994 2.75 years +0.8%
1995 2.76 years +0.6%
1996 2.77 years +0.3%
1997 2.77 years -0.1%
1998 2.75 years -0.4%
1999 2.74 years -0.6%
2000 2.73 years -0.5%
2001 2.72 years -0.2%
2002 2.73 years +0.2%
2003 2.74 years +0.6%
2004 2.77 years +0.9%
2005 2.8 years +1.1%
2006 2.83 years +1.2%
2007 2.87 years +1.4%
2008 2.92 years +1.6%
2009 2.96 years +1.5%
2010 2.97 years +0.4%
2011 2.93 years -1.4%
2012 2.81 years -4.0%
2013 2.61 years -7.4%
2014 2.31 years -11.4%
2015 2.01 years -13.0%
2016 1.8 years -10.5%
2017 1.76 years -2.3%
2018 1.96 years +11.7%
2019 2.47 years +26.1%
2020 3.15 years +27.3%
2021 3.68 years +17.0%
2022 3.76 years +2.0%
2023 3.01 years -19.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.71 years 2.69 years 2.75 years 10
1960s 2.66 years 2.6 years 2.69 years 10
1970s 2.54 years 2.51 years 2.58 years 10
1980s 2.53 years 2.48 years 2.61 years 10
1990s 2.73 years 2.64 years 2.77 years 10
2000s 2.81 years 2.72 years 2.96 years 10
2010s 2.36 years 1.76 years 2.97 years 10
2020s 3.4 years 3.01 years 3.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 177 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.07 years compare
  2. 178 Bhutan 3.07 years compare
  3. 179 Guinea-Bissau 3.05 years compare
  4. 181 Rwanda 2.99 years compare
  5. 182 Mexico 2.98 years compare
  6. 183 Western Sahara 2.94 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Saudi Arabia was 3.01 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 3.76 years in 2022.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.76 years in 2017.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Saudi Arabia ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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