Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Vatican

Vatican: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 4.34 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4.34
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.52
in 1979
All-time low
3.19
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Vatican, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vatican recorded 4.34 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Vatican peaked at 6.52 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.19, in 1950.

That places Vatican 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality in Vatican, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3.19 —
1951 3.3 +3.5%
1952 3.38 +2.4%
1953 3.49 +3.0%
1954 3.88 +11.3%
1955 4.03 +3.8%
1956 4.2 +4.2%
1957 4.44 +5.8%
1958 4.44 -0.0%
1959 4.46 +0.4%
1960 4.71 +5.7%
1961 4.99 +5.8%
1962 5.01 +0.4%
1963 5.19 +3.5%
1964 5.28 +1.9%
1965 5.32 +0.8%
1966 5.31 -0.2%
1967 5.29 -0.5%
1968 5.43 +2.6%
1969 5.74 +5.7%
1970 5.48 -4.6%
1971 5.63 +2.8%
1972 5.72 +1.5%
1973 5.64 -1.5%
1974 5.87 +4.2%
1975 6.04 +2.8%
1976 6.14 +1.7%
1977 6.33 +3.1%
1978 6.43 +1.5%
1979 6.52 +1.4%
1980 6.49 -0.4%
1981 6.44 -0.8%
1982 6.4 -0.6%
1983 6.38 -0.3%
1984 6.35 -0.5%
1985 6.31 -0.5%
1986 6.32 +0.1%
1987 6.36 +0.7%
1988 6.27 -1.3%
1989 6.34 +1.0%
1990 6.31 -0.4%
1991 6.41 +1.5%
1992 6.41 +0.0%
1993 6.28 -2.2%
1994 6.34 +1.0%
1995 6.43 +1.5%
1996 6.28 -2.3%
1997 5.93 -5.6%
1998 6.19 +4.4%
1999 6.06 -2.1%
2000 5.34 -12.0%
2001 5.57 +4.3%
2002 5.47 -1.8%
2003 5.3 -3.1%
2004 5.29 -0.1%
2005 5.17 -2.3%
2006 5.21 +0.9%
2007 4.95 -5.0%
2008 4.94 -0.3%
2009 4.69 -5.0%
2010 4.65 -0.8%
2011 4.52 -2.8%
2012 4.51 -0.4%
2013 4.63 +2.8%
2014 4.5 -2.8%
2015 4.27 -5.2%
2016 4.17 -2.2%
2017 4.21 +0.8%
2018 4.13 -1.8%
2019 4.13 +0.0%
2020 4.42 +7.1%
2021 4.25 -3.8%
2022 4.24 -0.4%
2023 4.34 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3.88 3.19 4.46 10
1960s 5.23 4.71 5.74 10
1970s 5.98 5.48 6.52 10
1980s 6.37 6.27 6.49 10
1990s 6.27 5.93 6.43 10
2000s 5.19 4.69 5.57 10
2010s 4.37 4.13 4.65 10
2020s 4.31 4.24 4.42 4

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 154 Marshall Islands 4.4 compare
  2. 155 Rwanda 4.39 compare
  3. 156 Greenland 4.35 compare
  4. 158 Faroe Islands 4.33 compare
  5. 159 Egypt 4.32 compare
  6. 160 Burkina Faso 4.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Vatican?
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Vatican was 4.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 6.52 in 1979.
What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 3.19 in 1950.
How does Vatican rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Vatican ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 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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Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
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Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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