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

Latest (2023)
1.78 years
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.37 years
in 1950
All-time low
1.14 years
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023

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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

Annual values for Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 225 Niger 1.85 years compare
  2. 226 Madagascar 1.84 years compare
  3. 227 Gambia 1.84 years compare
  4. 229 Kuwait 1.62 years compare
  5. 230 Benin 1.62 years compare
  6. 231 Qatar 1.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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