Sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.12 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.12 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
171st
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.24 years
in 1950
All-time low
1.78 years
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire, 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 Côte d'Ivoire stood at 4.12 years.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 5.24 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.78 years, in 2003.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.24 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.08 years | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 4.98 years | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 4.86 years | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 4.66 years | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 4.55 years | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 4.43 years | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 4.29 years | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 4.23 years | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 4.19 years | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 4.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 4.15 years | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 4.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 4.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.16 years | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.14 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.05 years | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 4.01 years | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.91 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.86 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.91 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.05 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.21 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.44 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 4.66 years | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 4.79 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 4.96 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 4.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.92 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.81 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.67 years | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.42 years | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.25 years | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.03 years | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 3.83 years | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5 years | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 3.38 years | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.09 years | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.82 years | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.22 years | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 2.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.06 years | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.91 years | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.78 years | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.01 years | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2.24 years | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 2.08 years | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3 years | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2.78 years | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 2.99 years | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.23 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.39 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.19 years | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.29 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.48 years | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.61 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.69 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.09 years | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.82 years | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.08 years | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 4.12 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 years | 4.19 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.12 years | 3.98 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.98 years | 3.86 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8 years | 4.44 years | 4.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 years | 2.22 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 years | 1.78 years | 2.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 years | 3.1 years | 3.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 years | 3.82 years | 4.12 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.6283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire was 4.12 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 years in 2003.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.