Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 1.78 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 1.78 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.37 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.14 years, in 2012.
United Arab Emirates ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.37 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.25 years | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 5.13 years | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 5 years | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 4.86 years | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 4.7 years | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 4.54 years | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 4.39 years | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 4.24 years | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 4.12 years | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 4.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 3.99 years | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 3.97 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.95 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 3.92 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.87 years | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.82 years | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.77 years | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.72 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.65 years | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.61 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.56 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.45 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.42 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.4 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.37 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.34 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.32 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.27 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.24 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.2 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.13 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.03 years | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.89 years | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.73 years | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 2.55 years | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.34 years | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 2.12 years | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9 years | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.71 years | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55 years | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.44 years | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.38 years | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.35 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.32 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 years | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2 years | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 years | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 years | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.41 years | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.56 years | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.71 years | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 years | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.61 years | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 2.68 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.17 years | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 1.78 years | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 years | 4.12 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.95 years | 3.82 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.61 years | 3.49 years | 3.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 years | 3.27 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 years | 1.9 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 years | 1.25 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 years | 1.14 years | 1.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 years | 1.78 years | 2.68 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates was 1.78 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 years in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.