Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia
Armenia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 8.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.07 years
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
14.42 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.88 years
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 8.07 years for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia peaked at 14.42 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.88 years, in 1988.
That places Armenia 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.96 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 5.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 5.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 5.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 6.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 6.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 6.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 6.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 6.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.89 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.77 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.62 years | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.49 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.41 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.6 years | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.88 years | -71.6% |
| 1989 | 7.25 years | +286.6% |
| 1990 | 7.64 years | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 7.95 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 8.16 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.01 years | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.79 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.53 years | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.27 years | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.02 years | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.81 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.65 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.55 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.78 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.24 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.47 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.66 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.79 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.42 years | +84.8% |
| 2021 | 7.33 years | -49.2% |
| 2022 | 8.52 years | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 8.07 years | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 years | 5.89 years | 5.99 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.2 years | 6.03 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.72 years | 6.46 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 1.88 years | 7.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.63 years | 6.81 years | 8.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 years | 6.54 years | 7.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.83 years | 7.79 years | 7.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 years | 7.33 years | 14.42 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Armenia was 8.07 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 versus child mortality recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 years in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Armenia ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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 versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.