Sex gap in life expectancy in Albania
Albania: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.72 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.72 years
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.19 years
in 1997
All-time low
3.23 years
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Albania stood at 3.72 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Albania peaked at 7.19 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.23 years, in 2019.
That places Albania 196th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.3 years | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 5.15 years | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 4.96 years | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 4.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 4.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 4.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.83 years | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 4.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 4.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 4.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 5.05 years | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 5.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 5.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 5.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 5.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.77 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.93 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 6.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.46 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.57 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.7 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.71 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.62 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.19 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 6.63 years | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 6.42 years | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.12 years | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.83 years | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.61 years | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.47 years | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.64 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.76 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.66 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.55 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.44 years | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.28 years | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.12 years | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.93 years | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.72 years | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.44 years | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.17 years | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.96 years | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 years | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 years | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.23 years | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.92 years | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 4.26 years | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 4.03 years | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.72 years | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 years | 4.83 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.17 years | 4.87 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 years | 5.37 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 5.93 years | 6.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.71 years | 6.42 years | 7.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 years | 5.44 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 years | 3.23 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 3.72 years | 4.92 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Albania?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Albania was 3.72 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 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 years in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.