Difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania
Albania: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 3.67 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania peaked at 6.72 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 1955.
That places Albania 188th 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.45 | — |
| 1951 | 2.55 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 2.35 | -7.6% |
| 1953 | 2.21 | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 2 | -9.3% |
| 1955 | 1.98 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 1.99 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.13 | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 2.13 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.23 | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 2.39 | +7.2% |
| 1961 | 2.65 | +11.0% |
| 1962 | 2.88 | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 3.14 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 3.35 | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 3.51 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 3.64 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.76 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 3.92 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 4.05 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 4.16 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 4.24 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.33 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.42 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.53 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 4.63 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4.72 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 4.8 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.9 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5.05 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5.22 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 5.4 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 5.53 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5.69 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.86 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.97 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.11 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.17 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.25 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.28 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.3 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.27 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.22 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.12 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.13 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.22 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.72 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 6.13 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 5.92 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.64 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.35 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.16 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.03 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.13 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.46 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.32 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.81 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.35 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4.09 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.89 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.73 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.49 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.17 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.83 | +52.2% |
| 2021 | 4.19 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 3.99 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 3.67 | -8.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 3.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 3.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 69% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +52.2% | 3.17 | 4.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 | 1.98 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.33 | 2.39 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.58 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 | 5.22 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.22 | 5.92 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5.03 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 3.17 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 3.67 | 4.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % 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 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Albania was 3.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 in 1997.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1955.
- How does Albania rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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