Sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles
Seychelles: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.58 years
Change on year
up 38.0%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.78 years
in 1994
All-time low
3.69 years
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 6.58 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles peaked at 9.78 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.69 years, in 1954.
That places Seychelles 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.7 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.79 years | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 3.76 years | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 3.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 3.69 years | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.82 years | +3.5% |
| 1956 | 4.06 years | +6.4% |
| 1957 | 4.38 years | +7.8% |
| 1958 | 4.63 years | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 4.82 years | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 5.01 years | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 5.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 5.31 years | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.6 years | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 5.95 years | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 6.14 years | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6.07 years | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.83 years | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 5.62 years | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 5.36 years | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 5.1 years | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 5.03 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 5.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.57 years | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 5.91 years | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 6.21 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 6.46 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.66 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6.84 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 7.15 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 7.27 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 7.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.71 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 7.92 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.19 years | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 8.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 8.88 years | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 9.25 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.53 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 9.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 9.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.53 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.27 years | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.03 years | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.56 years | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.36 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.16 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.8 years | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.68 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.52 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.35 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.14 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.04 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.97 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.91 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.84 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.72 years | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.68 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.06 years | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 4.91 years | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 4.77 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.58 years | +38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.04 years | 3.69 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6 years | 5.01 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.03 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.66 years | 7.15 years | 8.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.35 years | 8.8 years | 9.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 years | 7.14 years | 8.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 years | 6.66 years | 7.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.08 years | 4.77 years | 8.06 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Seychelles was 6.58 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.78 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 years in 1954.
- How does Seychelles rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Seychelles ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.