Sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.23 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.63 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.94 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 5.23 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia peaked at 5.63 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.94 years, in 1964.
Tunisia ranks 104th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.98 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.12 years | +6.7% |
| 1952 | 2.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.27 years | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 2.74 years | +20.3% |
| 1955 | 2.36 years | -13.6% |
| 1956 | 2.35 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.09 years | -11.0% |
| 1958 | 2.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 2.06 years | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 2.04 years | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 2.96 years | +44.5% |
| 1962 | 1.99 years | -32.8% |
| 1963 | 1.95 years | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.97 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.06 years | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 2.21 years | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 2.5 years | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 2.69 years | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 2.8 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.81 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.89 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 3 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.17 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 3.27 years | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.39 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.51 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.58 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.74 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.91 years | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 4.07 years | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.32 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.44 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.96 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.63 years | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.26 years | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 5.23 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 years | 1.98 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.08 years | 1.94 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.77 years | 2.21 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.48 years | 3.27 years | 3.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 4.07 years | 4.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 years | 4.67 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 years | 4.81 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.23 years | 5.63 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0192 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Tunisia was 5.23 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 years in 1964.
- How does Tunisia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Tunisia ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.