Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Vatican
Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.28 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.83 years
in 1995
All-time low
2.39 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Vatican, 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 Vatican is 4.28 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Vatican peaked at 5.83 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.39 years, in 1950.
That places Vatican 102nd 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 Vatican, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.39 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.61 years | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 2.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 2.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 2.85 years | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 2.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 2.99 years | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 3.15 years | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 3.11 years | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 3.18 years | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 3.36 years | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 3.35 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.51 years | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 3.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 3.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.86 years | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.9 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.23 years | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 4.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.47 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.69 years | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 4.87 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 5 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.16 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5.11 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.21 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.3 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 5.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 5.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.59 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.59 years | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.83 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5 years | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.72 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.64 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.09 years | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.09 years | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.82 years | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.59 years | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.56 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.45 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.43 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.23 years | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.14 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.09 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.35 years | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 4.21 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.19 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.28 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 years | 2.39 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.33 years | 2.99 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.3 years | 3.72 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.28 years | 5.02 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.68 years | 5.5 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 years | 4.59 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 years | 4.09 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 years | 4.19 years | 4.35 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Vatican?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Vatican was 4.28 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 years in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Vatican ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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.