Sex gap in life expectancy in Gabon
Gabon: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.15 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.15 years
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.54 years
in 1951
All-time low
2.64 years
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 5.15 years.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Gabon peaked at 5.54 years in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, in 1996.
Gabon ranks 108th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.49 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 5.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.42 years | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 5.38 years | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 5.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.3 years | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 5.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.39 years | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 5.23 years | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 5.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.14 years | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 5.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.07 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.05 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.98 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 5.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.96 years | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 4.75 years | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.49 years | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 4.34 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 4.07 years | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 3.85 years | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.59 years | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 3.35 years | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.17 years | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 3 years | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.87 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.76 years | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.65 years | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.64 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.95 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.88 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.96 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.01 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.27 years | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5 years | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.73 years | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 3.99 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.33 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.44 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.61 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.99 years | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8 years | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.98 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.15 years | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.42 years | 5.3 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.23 years | 5.12 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.05 years | 4.98 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 years | 3.35 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 2.64 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 years | 2.74 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 years | 3.99 years | 4.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 4.8 years | 5.15 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Gabon?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Gabon was 5.15 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 years in 1951.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.