Sex gap in life expectancy in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.03 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.03 years
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.62 years
in 1974
All-time low
4.03 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 4.03 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Cyprus peaked at 26.62 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.03 years, in 2023.
Cyprus ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.18 years | — |
| 1951 | 8.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 8.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 8.12 years | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 8.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 8.9 years | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 8.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 8.58 years | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 8.44 years | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 8.29 years | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 7.56 years | -8.9% |
| 1961 | 7.34 years | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.12 years | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 8.87 years | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 8.78 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.75 years | -23.2% |
| 1966 | 6.66 years | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 6.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.55 years | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 6.42 years | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 6.3 years | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 6.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 26.62 years | +317.5% |
| 1975 | 5.87 years | -78.0% |
| 1976 | 5.67 years | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.5 years | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 5.32 years | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 5.25 years | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.9 years | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 5.04 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 5.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 5.55 years | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 5.23 years | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 5.54 years | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 5.41 years | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.36 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.13 years | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 5.04 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.33 years | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 5.26 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.18 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.27 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.21 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.1 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.26 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.01 years | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.51 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.14 years | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.06 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.92 years | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.76 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.65 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.57 years | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.38 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.32 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.74 years | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.23 years | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 4.03 years | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.4 years | 8.12 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.27 years | 6.42 years | 8.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.96 years | 5.25 years | 26.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.28 years | 4.9 years | 5.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 5.04 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 4.99 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 years | 4.32 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 years | 4.03 years | 4.79 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Cyprus?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Cyprus was 4.03 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.62 years in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 years in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cyprus ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.