Sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion
Reunion: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.8 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.8 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.7 years
in 1983
All-time low
5.58 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion, 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 Reunion stood at 5.8 years.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion peaked at 8.7 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.58 years, in 1950.
That places Reunion 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.79 years | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 5.96 years | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 6.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.97 years | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 5.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 5.83 years | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 5.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 5.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 6.09 years | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 6.51 years | +6.9% |
| 1961 | 6.87 years | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 7.12 years | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 7.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 7.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 7.13 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 7.27 years | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 7.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 7.64 years | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 7.83 years | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 7.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 8.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 8.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 8.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 8.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 8.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.06 years | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 7.95 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 7.87 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 7.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 8.17 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 8.52 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 8.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.65 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.52 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.49 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.41 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.31 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 8.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.99 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.87 years | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.67 years | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.51 years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.38 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.28 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.16 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.91 years | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.58 years | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.35 years | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.26 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.16 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.03 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.42 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.92 years | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 6.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.83 years | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 years | 5.58 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.14 years | 6.51 years | 7.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.08 years | 7.83 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.49 years | 7.83 years | 8.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.29 years | 8.03 years | 8.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.61 years | 7.16 years | 8.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 years | 6.03 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.8 years | 6.04 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 75 French Guiana 5.86 years compare
- 76 Uganda 5.85 years compare
- 77 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.83 years compare
- 79 Eswatini 5.77 years compare
- 80 Antigua and Barbuda 5.74 years compare
- 81 China 5.73 years compare
More health data for Reunion
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Reunion was 5.8 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 years in 1983.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 years in 1950.
- How does Reunion rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Reunion ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Reunion 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.