Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros
Comoros: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 4.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros is 4.15, 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros peaked at 4.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.68, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.78 | — |
| 1951 | 2.13 | -43.6% |
| 1952 | 3.81 | +78.5% |
| 1953 | 3.78 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 3.77 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.82 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 3.79 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.75 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 3.73 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.74 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.68 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.62 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 3.6 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.59 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.48 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.53 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.4 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 3.37 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.29 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.23 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.16 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.07 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.01 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.93 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.86 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.66 | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 2.68 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.49 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.59 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.58 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.53 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.45 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.31 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.29 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.21 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.11 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.92 | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 1.77 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 1.96 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.68 | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 1.74 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.9 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.44 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 2.69 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 3.62 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 3.26 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.21 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.18 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.21 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.21 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.26 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.27 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.26 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.26 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.27 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.29 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.28 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.38 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.43 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.56 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.63 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.72 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.27 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 4.05 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.11 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.15 | +0.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 4.15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.48, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 4.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +78.5% | 2.13 | 3.81 |
| 1951 | -43.6% | 3.78 | 2.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 | 2.13 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.48 | 3.23 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 2.49 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 | 1.77 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 1.68 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 4.05 | 4.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Comoros was 4.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Comoros ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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