Sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero
Naoero: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.72 years
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.32 years
in 1981
All-time low
3.72 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero is 3.72 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero peaked at 7.32 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 2023.
That places Naoero 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Naoero, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.3 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.22 years | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 4.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 4.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 4.44 years | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 4.26 years | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 4.24 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 4.19 years | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 4.14 years | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 4.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 4.39 years | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 4.32 years | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 4.3 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 4.45 years | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.67 years | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 5.39 years | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 5.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5.54 years | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 5.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 5.82 years | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 6 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 6.12 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6.23 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 6.36 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.56 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 6.91 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 7.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 7.32 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.2 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.01 years | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.84 years | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.64 years | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 6.51 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.37 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.31 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.24 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.12 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.01 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.94 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.87 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.87 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.08 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.95 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.59 years | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.33 years | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.01 years | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 4.75 years | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.95 years | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 4.02 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.72 years | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.26 years | 4.14 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.7 years | 4.22 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 years | 5.66 years | 7.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.87 years | 6.31 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 years | 5.82 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 years | 5.8 years | 6.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 years | 5.01 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 years | 3.72 years | 4.75 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Naoero was 3.72 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 Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 2023.
- How does Naoero rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Naoero ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Naoero 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.