Sex gap in life expectancy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.77 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.24 years
in 2021
All-time low
2.19 years
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 5.77 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Eswatini peaked at 6.24 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.19 years, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.5 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 2.62 years | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 2.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.68 years | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 2.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.66 years | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.83 years | +6.2% |
| 1958 | 2.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.91 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 2.95 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 3.03 years | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 3.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.12 years | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 3.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 3.3 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 3.37 years | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.45 years | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 3.51 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.43 years | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.34 years | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.32 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.28 years | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3.09 years | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 3.26 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 3.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3.49 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.58 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.59 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.57 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.69 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.85 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.17 years | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 4.4 years | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 4.57 years | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 4.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.57 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.39 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.12 years | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 3.79 years | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4 years | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 3.01 years | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 2.88 years | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.76 years | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.73 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.52 years | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 2.58 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.13 years | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 2.77 years | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.19 years | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 2.33 years | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 3.07 years | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 3.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.29 years | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 2.25 years | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8 years | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 2.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.68 years | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 4.05 years | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 4.29 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.58 years | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.99 years | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 5.28 years | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.87 years | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 6.24 years | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 5.75 years | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 5.77 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 2.5 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.11 years | 2.91 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.34 years | 3.09 years | 3.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 3.49 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 years | 2.73 years | 4.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 years | 2.19 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 years | 2.8 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.75 years | 6.24 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Eswatini?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Eswatini was 5.77 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 years in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Eswatini ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.