Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 9.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 9.19 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 9.93 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.36 years, in 1969.
Mongolia ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 GDP per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.02 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.17 years | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 6.02 years | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 5.88 years | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 5.69 years | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 5.52 years | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 5.33 years | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 4.57 years | -14.3% |
| 1958 | 5.02 years | +10.0% |
| 1959 | 4.87 years | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 4.63 years | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 4.37 years | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 4.11 years | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 3.88 years | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 3.67 years | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 3.51 years | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.45 years | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.4 years | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 3.39 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.39 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.45 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.54 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 3.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3.85 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.94 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 4.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.28 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.4 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 4.52 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 4.79 years | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 5.07 years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 5.31 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 5.52 years | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.72 years | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.99 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9 years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.49 years | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2 years | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.84 years | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 6.54 years | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 7.26 years | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 7.73 years | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 8.35 years | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 8.72 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.81 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.48 years | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.05 years | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 8.16 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.56 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 8.98 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.95 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.78 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.28 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.93 years | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 8.84 years | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 9.17 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.19 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.51 years | 4.57 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.78 years | 3.36 years | 4.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.47 years | 3.39 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 years | 3.7 years | 4.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 5.07 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.79 years | 5.84 years | 8.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 years | 8.56 years | 9.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 years | 8.84 years | 9.93 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Mongolia was 9.19 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 years in 1969.
- How does Mongolia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.