Sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte
Mayotte: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.24 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
163rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.314 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mayotte recorded 4.24 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte peaked at 5.41 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.314 years, in 1950.
Mayotte ranks 163rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.314 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.7179 years | +128.6% |
| 1952 | 1.04 years | +44.5% |
| 1953 | 1.35 years | +30.2% |
| 1954 | 1.73 years | +27.8% |
| 1955 | 2.1 years | +22.0% |
| 1956 | 2.35 years | +11.9% |
| 1957 | 2.89 years | +22.6% |
| 1958 | 3.08 years | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 3.17 years | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 3.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.3 years | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 3.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.5 years | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 3.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 3.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 3.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.93 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.15 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 4.12 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.18 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.29 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.47 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 4.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.61 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.56 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.43 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.75 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.88 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.04 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.23 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.09 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.85 years | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.69 years | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.52 years | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.22 years | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.99 years | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.36 years | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 3.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.33 years | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2 years | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.39 years | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.59 years | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.41 years | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 4.09 years | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 4.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.24 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.87 years | 0.314 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 years | 3.21 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.06 years | 3.77 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.52 years | 4.34 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 years | 4.43 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 years | 4.52 years | 5.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.2 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 years | 4.09 years | 5.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 160 Burkina Faso 4.3 years compare
- 161 North Korea 4.29 years compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.25 years compare
- 164 Indonesia 4.23 years compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 4.23 years compare
- 166 Isle of Man 4.21 years compare
More health data for Mayotte
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 441.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 76.05 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.05 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.05 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 4.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.05 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.05 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Mayotte was 4.24 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 Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 years in 1950.
- How does Mayotte rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mayotte ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mayotte 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.