Sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican
Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.34 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
4.34 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.52 years
in 1979
All-time low
3.19 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 4.34 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican peaked at 6.52 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.19 years, in 1950.
That places Vatican 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.19 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.3 years | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 3.38 years | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.49 years | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 3.88 years | +11.3% |
| 1955 | 4.03 years | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 4.2 years | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 4.44 years | +5.8% |
| 1958 | 4.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 4.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 4.71 years | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 4.99 years | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 5.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.19 years | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 5.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.29 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.43 years | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5.74 years | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 5.48 years | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 5.63 years | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 5.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.64 years | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.87 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 6.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 6.14 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 6.33 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 6.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 6.52 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.44 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.4 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.27 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.31 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 6.41 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.28 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.28 years | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.93 years | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 6.19 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.06 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.34 years | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 5.57 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.47 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.17 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.95 years | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.69 years | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.65 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.52 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.63 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5 years | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.27 years | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.17 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.13 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.42 years | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 4.25 years | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.34 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.88 years | 3.19 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.23 years | 4.71 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.98 years | 5.48 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.37 years | 6.27 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.27 years | 5.93 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 years | 4.69 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 years | 4.13 years | 4.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 years | 4.24 years | 4.42 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 154 Marshall Islands 4.4 years compare
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- 158 Faroe Islands 4.33 years compare
- 159 Egypt 4.32 years compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 4.3 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Vatican was 4.34 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 years in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Vatican ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vatican 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.