Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 2.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.15 years
Change on year
down 58.2%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.88 years
in 2011
All-time low
2.15 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Libya stood at 2.15 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 58.2% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 6.88 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.15 years, in 2023.
That places Libya 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.35 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.32 years | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 5.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.26 years | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 5.05 years | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 4.9 years | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 4.7 years | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 4.31 years | -8.3% |
| 1961 | 3.88 years | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 3.41 years | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 2.87 years | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 2.5 years | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 2.35 years | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 2.21 years | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 2.15 years | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.39 years | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2.67 years | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 3.11 years | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 3.47 years | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 3.75 years | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 4.06 years | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 4.29 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4.5 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 4.69 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 4.86 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 5.06 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 5.17 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 5.25 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.12 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.95 years | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 4.77 years | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 4.59 years | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.56 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.53 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.37 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.23 years | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.15 years | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4 years | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.82 years | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.75 years | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.69 years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.76 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.97 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.24 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.43 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.88 years | +55.4% |
| 2012 | 5.15 years | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 5.07 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.85 years | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 6.66 years | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.83 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9 years | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 5.67 years | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.13 years | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 6.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.43 years | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 5.15 years | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.15 years | -58.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.16 years | 4.7 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.82 years | 2.15 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.05 years | 2.67 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 years | 4.53 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 years | 3.69 years | 4.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 years | 3.76 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 years | 4.43 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 years | 2.15 years | 6.17 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.7262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 991 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Libya?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Libya was 2.15 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 gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 years in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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 GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.