Sex gap in life expectancy in Comoros
Comoros: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.15 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.27 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.68 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Comoros, 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 in Comoros is 4.15 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Comoros peaked at 4.27 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.68 years, in 1990.
That places Comoros 170th 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 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.78 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.13 years | -43.6% |
| 1952 | 3.81 years | +78.5% |
| 1953 | 3.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 3.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 3.79 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 3.73 years | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.68 years | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 3.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.59 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.48 years | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.4 years | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 3.37 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.29 years | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.23 years | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.16 years | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.07 years | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.01 years | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.93 years | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.86 years | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.66 years | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 2.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.57 years | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.49 years | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.59 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.53 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.45 years | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.31 years | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.29 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.21 years | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.11 years | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.92 years | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 1.77 years | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 1.96 years | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.68 years | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 1.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.9 years | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 years | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.44 years | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 2.69 years | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9 years | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 3.62 years | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 3.26 years | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.21 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.18 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.26 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.56 years | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.27 years | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 4.05 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.15 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 years | 2.13 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 3.23 years | 3.68 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8 years | 2.49 years | 3.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 1.77 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 years | 1.68 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 years | 3.18 years | 3.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.28 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 4.05 years | 4.27 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1818 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1869 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Comoros?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Comoros was 4.15 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 years in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Comoros ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.