Difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 5.38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan is 5.38, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.23 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 2022.
That places Azerbaijan 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.76 | — |
| 1951 | 7.87 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 7.83 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 7.78 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 7.75 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.86 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 7.91 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 7.78 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 7.83 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.79 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 7.78 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 7.92 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 7.97 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 7.96 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.96 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 8.02 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 8.03 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.02 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.98 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.94 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 7.9 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.83 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 7.73 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.64 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 7.64 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.27 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 7.09 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 6.8 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 6.47 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 6.16 | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 5.76 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 5.55 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 5.55 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.95 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 5.62 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 5.13 | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 5.51 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 5.8 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 6.03 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 6.79 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 6.95 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.46 | +36.0% |
| 1993 | 8.76 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 11.23 | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 7.68 | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 7.53 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 7.36 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.09 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.13 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 6.22 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5 | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.64 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.58 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.14 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 5.48 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.78 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.54 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.01 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 5.72 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.94 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.56 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.83 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.79 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.78 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.83 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 5.37 | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 5.02 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.38 | +7.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 5.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 5.38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +36.0% | 6.95 | 9.46 |
| 1995 | -31.7% | 11.23 | 7.68 |
| 1994 | +28.2% | 8.76 | 11.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.82 | 7.75 | 7.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.96 | 7.78 | 8.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.43 | 6.47 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 | 5.13 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9 | 6.13 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.76 | 5.35 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.48 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 | 5.02 | 6.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1127 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 264 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.72 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.06 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Azerbaijan was 5.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 in 1994.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 2022.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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