Sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives
Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.13 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.13 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5071 years
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 3.13 years. 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, sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives peaked at 3.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5071 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.98 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 1.96 years | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 1.88 years | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 1.83 years | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 1.77 years | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 1.72 years | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 1.66 years | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 1.61 years | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 1.55 years | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.48 years | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.41 years | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 1.32 years | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 1.2 years | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 1.09 years | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9391 years | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.809 years | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6821 years | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6077 years | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5573 years | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5301 years | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5071 years | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5768 years | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6835 years | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8103 years | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9082 years | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 years | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 years | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.22 years | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 1.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 years | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 years | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 years | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 1.62 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.69 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.75 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.78 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.93 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.04 years | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.12 years | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.22 years | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.28 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.35 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.33 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.31 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.44 years | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.51 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.67 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.29 years | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 2.67 years | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.87 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.88 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.83 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.77 years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.66 years | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.58 years | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.71 years | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.95 years | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.12 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.87 years | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.13 years | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.13 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 years | 1.55 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.01 years | 0.5573 years | 1.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8465 years | 0.5071 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 years | 1.25 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 years | 1.84 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 years | 2.25 years | 2.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 years | 2.58 years | 3.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 2.87 years | 3.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 213 Congo 3.34 years compare
- 214 Luxembourg 3.27 years compare
- 215 Netherlands 3.2 years compare
- 217 Norway 3.1 years compare
- 218 India 3.08 years compare
- 219 Afghanistan 3.07 years compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Maldives was 3.13 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5071 years in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Maldives ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy 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 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.