Sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova
Moldova: Sex gap in life expectancy was 8.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.97 years
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.54 years
in 2022
All-time low
6.31 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 8.97 years.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova peaked at 9.54 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.31 years, in 1977.
Moldova ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 6.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 6.88 years | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.79 years | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 6.71 years | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 6.65 years | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 6.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 6.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.5 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.44 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 6.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 6.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.32 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.44 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 6.73 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.81 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.7 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.62 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.93 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 7.13 years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 7.38 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.06 years | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 7.64 years | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 7.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.14 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.02 years | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.76 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 8.38 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.54 years | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 8.97 years | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 years | 6.63 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.48 years | 6.38 years | 6.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.38 years | 6.31 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.74 years | 6.55 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.66 years | 7.13 years | 8.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.02 years | 7.74 years | 8.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 years | 8.47 years | 9.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 years | 8.38 years | 9.54 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 130 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Moldova was 8.97 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 years in 1977.
- How does Moldova rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Moldova ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.