Sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.48 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.48 years
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.63 years
in 1970
All-time low
3.48 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein is 3.48 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein peaked at 8.63 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.48 years, in 2023.
That places Liechtenstein 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.39 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.75 years | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 6.01 years | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 6.26 years | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 6.55 years | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 6.94 years | +6.0% |
| 1956 | 6.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 7.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 7.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 6.91 years | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 6.65 years | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 6.43 years | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 6.37 years | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 6.71 years | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 7.23 years | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 7.86 years | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 8.35 years | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 8.58 years | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 8.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8.47 years | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 8.22 years | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 7.79 years | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 7.3 years | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 6.83 years | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 6.19 years | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 5.71 years | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 5.45 years | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 5.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.13 years | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 6.63 years | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 7.09 years | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 7.41 years | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 7.72 years | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 7.64 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 7.36 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.15 years | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.84 years | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 6.54 years | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 6.42 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.91 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 7.3 years | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 7.47 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.03 years | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 6.58 years | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.07 years | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.64 years | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 5.34 years | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 5.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.25 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.06 years | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.75 years | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.57 years | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.42 years | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.19 years | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.87 years | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.71 years | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.67 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.66 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.75 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1 years | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 4 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.64 years | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.48 years | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 years | 5.39 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.15 years | 6.37 years | 8.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 years | 5.45 years | 8.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.02 years | 5.53 years | 7.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9 years | 6.42 years | 7.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 years | 4.75 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 years | 3.66 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 years | 3.48 years | 4.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 202 Northern Mariana Islands 3.61 years compare
- 203 Kiribati 3.59 years compare
- 204 Iceland 3.52 years compare
- 206 Madagascar 3.44 years compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 3.44 years compare
- 208 Oman 3.39 years compare
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,058 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 207 (2025)
- Population, male 20,390 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Liechtenstein was 3.48 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 years in 2023.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Liechtenstein ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.