Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.94 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara stood at 2.94.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara peaked at 7.73 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 1966.
That places Western Sahara 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.4 | — |
| 1951 | 2.4 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.41 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.41 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.42 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.43 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.44 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.45 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 2.46 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.47 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.45 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 2.43 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.41 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.39 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.38 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.36 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.36 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.36 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.37 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.36 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.37 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.39 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.39 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.87 | +186.9% |
| 1976 | 7.11 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.55 | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 5.99 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 7.73 | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 7.28 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 5.43 | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 5.33 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.28 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.25 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.26 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.27 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.46 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.33 | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 4.88 | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 2.41 | -50.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.41 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.43 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.43 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.43 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.44 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.44 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.44 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.46 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.45 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.48 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.48 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.46 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.43 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.57 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.62 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.63 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.64 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.85 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.94 | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +186.9% | 2.39 | 6.87 |
| 1990 | -50.6% | 4.88 | 2.41 |
| 1979 | +29.1% | 5.99 | 7.73 |
| 1981 | -25.3% | 7.28 | 5.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.43 | 2.4 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.36 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.61 | 2.36 | 7.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 | 4.33 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 | 2.4 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.43 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 | 2.64 | 2.94 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Western Sahara was 2.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 7.73 in 1979.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 1966.
- How does Western Sahara rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Western Sahara ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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