Difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia
Armenia: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 8.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.01
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
18th
of 229 countries
All-time high
14.4
in 2020
All-time low
2.16
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia is 8.01, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia peaked at 14.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 1988.
That places Armenia 18th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.63 | — |
| 1951 | 4.61 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.6 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 4.6 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 4.61 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 4.63 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.66 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.7 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 4.74 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 4.78 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 4.82 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.87 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.91 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 4.96 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 5.02 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.07 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 5.13 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.19 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.26 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.33 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 5.41 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.49 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.58 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5.67 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.76 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.85 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5.94 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.01 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.06 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.06 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.89 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.75 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 5.62 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 5.55 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.58 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.74 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.16 | -62.4% |
| 1989 | 6.41 | +196.6% |
| 1990 | 6.81 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 7.15 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 7.41 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 7.47 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.41 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.26 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 7.06 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.85 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.64 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.46 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.33 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.25 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.25 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.35 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.53 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.76 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.02 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.26 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.46 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.59 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.66 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.69 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.68 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.67 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.66 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.66 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.68 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.4 | +87.0% |
| 2021 | 7.19 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 8.44 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 8.01 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 | 4.6 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5 | 4.78 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.71 | 5.33 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 | 2.16 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.05 | 6.46 | 7.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 | 6.25 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 | 7.66 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 | 7.19 | 14.4 | 4 |
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More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,466 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.4339 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Armenia was 8.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 1988.
- How does Armenia rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Armenia ranks 18th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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