Sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino
San Marino: Sex gap in life expectancy was 2.89 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.89 years
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.87 years
in 1971
All-time low
2.89 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino, 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 San Marino stood at 2.89 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino peaked at 6.87 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.89 years, in 2023.
San Marino ranks 221st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 6.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 6.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 6.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 6.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.79 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.75 years | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 6.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 6.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.67 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 6.52 years | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 6.32 years | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 6.25 years | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.16 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.1 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.05 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.88 years | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.73 years | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.59 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 5.45 years | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 5.36 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.27 years | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.18 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.06 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.05 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.83 years | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.63 years | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.41 years | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.29 years | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.13 years | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.06 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.04 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.97 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.93 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.83 years | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.68 years | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.62 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.53 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.48 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.35 years | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.26 years | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.85 years | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 3.32 years | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 2.96 years | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.89 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.43 years | 6.28 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.76 years | 6.57 years | 6.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.55 years | 6.16 years | 6.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 5.25 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.16 years | 4.83 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 years | 3.97 years | 4.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 years | 3.2 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 years | 2.89 years | 4.85 years | 4 |
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- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 127 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in San Marino was 2.89 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 6.87 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 years in 2023.
- How does San Marino rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- San Marino ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this San Marino 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.