Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.41 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.04 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 4.41 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan peaked at 5.04 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.61 years, in 1950.
That places Turkmenistan 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 3.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 3.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 3.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 3.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 3.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 3.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.95 years | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.9 years | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.88 years | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.84 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.82 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 3.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.87 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.04 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.22 years | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.3 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.63 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.56 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.96 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.98 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.93 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.84 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.77 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.62 years | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.54 years | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.61 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.55 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.54 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.04 years | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 years | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 4.43 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.41 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.71 years | 3.61 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.94 years | 3.82 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.84 years | 3.82 years | 3.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.93 years | 3.82 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 years | 4.3 years | 4.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 years | 4.56 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 years | 4.5 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 years | 4.41 years | 5.04 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Turkmenistan was 4.41 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 years in 1950.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Turkmenistan ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.