Sex gap in life expectancy in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.24 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.6 years
in 1987
All-time low
1.61 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 6.24 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Mozambique peaked at 7.6 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.61 years, in 1976.
Mozambique ranks 63rd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.85 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.95 years | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 2.85 years | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.8 years | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 2.72 years | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 2.67 years | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 2.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.08 years | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 3.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 3.19 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.09 years | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 3.03 years | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.84 years | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 2.65 years | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 3 years | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 2.89 years | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.21 years | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 1.64 years | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 1.61 years | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.68 years | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.73 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.97 years | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 2.16 years | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 2.23 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 7.13 years | +219.4% |
| 1985 | 7.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.54 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 7.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.16 years | -58.4% |
| 1989 | 3.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.89 years | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 2.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.86 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.72 years | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.64 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.55 years | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.75 years | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 2.49 years | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 2.41 years | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.59 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 2.76 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7 years | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.62 years | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.56 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.63 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.77 years | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.97 years | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.19 years | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 3.44 years | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.71 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.97 years | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.22 years | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 4.47 years | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 4.71 years | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.96 years | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.22 years | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.93 years | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 6.07 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.24 years | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.9 years | 2.8 years | 2.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.95 years | 2.67 years | 3.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2 years | 1.61 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 years | 1.77 years | 7.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 years | 2.41 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 years | 2.41 years | 2.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 years | 2.97 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.08 years | 5.93 years | 6.24 years | 4 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Mozambique?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Mozambique was 6.24 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 years in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mozambique ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.