Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uganda
Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.37 years
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.97 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.47 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uganda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.37 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uganda peaked at 4.97 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.47 years, in 1950.
That places Uganda 96th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.47 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.54 years | +4.7% |
| 1952 | 1.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 1.63 years | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 1.74 years | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 1.81 years | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 1.88 years | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 1.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.99 years | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 2.06 years | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 2.14 years | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 2.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 2.25 years | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 2.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.34 years | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.46 years | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.57 years | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.69 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.15 years | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 3.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.83 years | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 3.19 years | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 2.87 years | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 2.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.36 years | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 3.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 4.04 years | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 4.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.32 years | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1 years | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.27 years | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 3.16 years | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.02 years | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.9 years | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.84 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.74 years | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.66 years | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.53 years | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.47 years | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.37 years | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3 years | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.42 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.46 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.64 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.72 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.79 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.86 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.92 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.08 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.21 years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.39 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.51 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.63 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.92 years | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 4.04 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.22 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.49 years | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.97 years | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 4.42 years | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 4.48 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.37 years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.76 years | 1.47 years | 2.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.37 years | 2.14 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.04 years | 2.69 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 3.02 years | 4.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 years | 2.3 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 years | 2.42 years | 3.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 years | 3.21 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 years | 4.37 years | 4.97 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uganda?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uganda was 4.37 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 years in 1950.
- How does Uganda rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Uganda ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.