Sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.44 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.66 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.76 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 3.44 years.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar peaked at 3.66 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.76 years, in 1951.
Madagascar ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.07 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.76 years | -14.9% |
| 1952 | 1.92 years | +8.7% |
| 1953 | 1.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.22 years | +14.5% |
| 1955 | 2.19 years | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 2.31 years | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 2.43 years | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 2.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.51 years | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 2.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 2.49 years | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.44 years | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.49 years | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.46 years | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.66 years | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 2.57 years | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.74 years | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 2.6 years | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.6 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.57 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.27 years | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 2.32 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.44 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.53 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.69 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 2.66 years | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.89 years | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 3.04 years | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.79 years | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 2.75 years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.83 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.98 years | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.27 years | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 3.52 years | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 3.42 years | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.31 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 3.23 years | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.17 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.15 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.16 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.09 years | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9 years | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.76 years | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.62 years | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2.34 years | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 2.32 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.46 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.55 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.63 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.95 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.06 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.13 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.19 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.25 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.66 years | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.42 years | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.44 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 years | 1.76 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.54 years | 2.44 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.49 years | 2.27 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 years | 2.66 years | 3.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 years | 2.62 years | 3.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 years | 2.32 years | 2.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 years | 3.06 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 years | 3.41 years | 3.66 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 203 Kiribati 3.59 years compare
- 204 Iceland 3.52 years compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 3.48 years compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 3.44 years compare
- 208 Oman 3.39 years compare
- 209 Timor-Leste 3.37 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Madagascar was 3.44 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 years in 1951.
- How does Madagascar rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Madagascar ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.