Sex gap in life expectancy in Singapore
Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5 years
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.97 years
in 1953
All-time low
4.33 years
in 2014
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 5 years.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Singapore peaked at 8.97 years in 1953 and was at its lowest, 4.33 years, in 2014.
Singapore ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.94 years | — |
| 1951 | 8.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 8.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 8.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 8.2 years | -8.6% |
| 1955 | 7.52 years | -8.3% |
| 1956 | 6.62 years | -11.9% |
| 1957 | 6.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.77 years | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 6.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 7 years | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 6.95 years | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 7.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 7.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 7.18 years | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 7.06 years | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 6.98 years | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.94 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 6.69 years | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 6.5 years | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 6.42 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 6.39 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.19 years | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 6.35 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 6.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.47 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.18 years | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 5.94 years | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 5.72 years | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 5.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.88 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.04 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.73 years | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 5.65 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 5.13 years | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 5.31 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 5.24 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.33 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.69 years | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 5.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.63 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.39 years | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 5.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.75 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.65 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.78 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.88 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5 years | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.18 years | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.94 years | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.64 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.58 years | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.53 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.34 years | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.44 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.57 years | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.78 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.43 years | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 5 years | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.83 years | 6.6 years | 8.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7 years | 6.69 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.25 years | 5.72 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.62 years | 5.13 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 5.33 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 years | 4.94 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 years | 4.33 years | 4.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 years | 4.57 years | 5.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 117 Jamaica 5.02 years compare
- 118 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.02 years compare
- 119 New Caledonia 5.01 years compare
- 121 United States of America 4.98 years compare
- 122 Djibouti 4.98 years compare
- 123 Barbados 4.98 years compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Singapore?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Singapore was 5 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 years in 1953.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 years in 2014.
- How does Singapore rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Singapore ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.