Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives
Maldives: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 3.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.13
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.13
in 2023
All-time low
0.5071
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives stood at 3.13. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives peaked at 3.13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5071, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 216th 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.98 | — |
| 1951 | 2.04 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 1.96 | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 1.88 | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 1.83 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 1.77 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 1.66 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 1.61 | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 1.55 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.48 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.41 | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 1.32 | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 1.2 | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9391 | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.809 | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6821 | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6077 | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5573 | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5301 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5071 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5768 | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6835 | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8103 | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9082 | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.22 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 1.25 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.69 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.75 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.93 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.12 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.22 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.28 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.35 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.33 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.31 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.29 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.51 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.67 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.29 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.87 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.94 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.88 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.83 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.87 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.66 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.58 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.71 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.95 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.12 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.87 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.13 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.13 | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.13 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.24, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1.55 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.01 | 0.5573 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8465 | 0.5071 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 | 1.84 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 | 2.25 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.58 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.87 | 3.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 213 Congo 3.34 compare
- 214 Luxembourg 3.27 compare
- 215 Netherlands 3.2 compare
- 217 Norway 3.1 compare
- 218 India 3.08 compare
- 219 Afghanistan 3.07 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Maldives was 3.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5071 in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Maldives ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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