Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria
Syria: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 3.5 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria peaked at 5.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 1968.
Syria ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.01 | — |
| 1951 | 2.94 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 2.79 | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 2.74 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.71 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 2.65 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.53 | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.44 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.33 | -4.6% |
| 1959 | 2.22 | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 2.15 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 2.07 | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 1.94 | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1.84 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.75 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.7 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.73 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.6 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.67 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1.78 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 1.86 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.83 | +52.6% |
| 1974 | 2.35 | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 2.76 | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 3.05 | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 3.28 | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 3.46 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 3.49 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 3.45 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.56 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.05 | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 2.94 | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 2.79 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.67 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.65 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.73 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.85 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.02 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 3.22 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 3.39 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 3.48 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.48 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.36 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.07 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.95 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.87 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.79 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.75 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.77 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.89 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.04 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 3.24 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.37 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.39 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.43 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.57 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 4.76 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.76 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.49 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.26 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.05 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.44 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 3.85 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 4.04 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 3.56 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -1.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +52.6% | 1.86 | 2.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.64 | 2.22 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.65 | 1.67 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 | 2.65 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 | 2.79 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 | 2.75 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 3.4 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 | 3.5 | 4.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Syria was 3.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 2015.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 1968.
- How does Syria rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Syria ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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