Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.84 years
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.18 years
in 1990
All-time low
1.96 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Slovakia, 1950–2023
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 Slovakia is 5.84 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Slovakia peaked at 7.18 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.96 years, in 1950.
Slovakia ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.96 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.16 years | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 2.2 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.04 years | -7.4% |
| 1954 | 2.14 years | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 2.35 years | +9.9% |
| 1956 | 2.54 years | +8.4% |
| 1957 | 2.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.82 years | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 2.91 years | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 2.69 years | -7.8% |
| 1961 | 2.82 years | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 3.07 years | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 3.15 years | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.92 years | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 3.3 years | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 3.42 years | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.59 years | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 3.84 years | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 4.22 years | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 4.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.51 years | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 4.7 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 4.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.86 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.98 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 5.18 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 5.33 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 5.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.72 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.89 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.12 years | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 6.38 years | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 6.16 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 6.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.44 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 6.72 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 6.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 7.18 years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 6.89 years | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 6.91 years | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.7 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.57 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.77 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6.57 years | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 years | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 6.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.79 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.54 years | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.77 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.69 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.45 years | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 6.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2 years | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.34 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.08 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.95 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1 years | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.02 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.84 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.37 years | 1.96 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3 years | 2.69 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.94 years | 4.24 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 years | 5.72 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.85 years | 6.57 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 6.45 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 years | 5.93 years | 6.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 years | 5.84 years | 6.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 32 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.85 years compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.84 years compare
- 34 Guadeloupe 5.84 years compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 5.81 years compare
- 37 Namibia 5.81 years compare
- 38 Cook Islands 5.78 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Slovakia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Slovakia was 5.84 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 years in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Slovakia ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.