Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 5.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Azerbaijan is 5.57, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.1 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.21, in 2022.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th 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.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.05 | — |
| 1951 | 8.14 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 8.11 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 8.08 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 8.07 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 8.25 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 8.3 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 8.14 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 8.21 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 8.22 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 8.23 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 8.36 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 8.43 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 8.43 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.45 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 8.5 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 8.56 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 8.58 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 8.58 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 8.57 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 8.54 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 8.51 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 8.44 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 8.36 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 8.27 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 8.27 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.77 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 7.55 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 7.21 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 6.82 | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 6.46 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 6.02 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 5.83 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.76 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.18 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 5.92 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 5.49 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 5.77 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 6.03 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 6.29 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 6.96 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 7.09 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 9.34 | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 8.71 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 11.1 | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 7.7 | -30.6% |
| 1996 | 7.7 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.29 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.43 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 6.56 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.88 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 5.86 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.96 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.92 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.15 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.37 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 6.41 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.09 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.66 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 5.78 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.09 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.82 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.28 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 6 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.22 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.06 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 6.03 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.02 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.95 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 5.56 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 5.21 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.57 | +6.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 5.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 5.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +31.8% | 7.09 | 9.34 |
| 1995 | -30.6% | 11.1 | 7.7 |
| 1994 | +27.4% | 8.71 | 11.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.16 | 8.05 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.47 | 8.23 | 8.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.97 | 6.82 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.98 | 5.49 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 | 6.43 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.09 | 5.66 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 | 5.78 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 | 5.21 | 6.95 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 264 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Azerbaijan?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Azerbaijan was 5.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 1994.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 in 2022.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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