Sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.06 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.06 years
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
175th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.68 years
in 1950
All-time low
2.83 years
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4.06 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.68 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.83 years, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.68 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 4.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 4.56 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.53 years | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 4.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 4.48 years | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.45 years | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.43 years | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 4.41 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 4.38 years | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 4.34 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 4.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 4.17 years | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 4.04 years | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 3.9 years | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.77 years | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.66 years | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.6 years | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.57 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 3.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.57 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.64 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.51 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.49 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.4 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.38 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.36 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.26 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.16 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.14 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.28 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.37 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.49 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.62 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.74 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.86 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.66 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.38 years | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1 years | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.89 years | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.83 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.99 years | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.43 years | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.04 years | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 4.55 years | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 4.67 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.06 years | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 years | 4.48 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 years | 3.77 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.59 years | 3.55 years | 3.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.45 years | 3.38 years | 3.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 years | 3.2 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 years | 3.14 years | 3.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 2.83 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 years | 4.04 years | 4.67 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Saudi Arabia was 4.06 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 years in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.