Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 3.19 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.19 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.94 years
in 1983
All-time low
0.2712 years
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 3.19 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 3.94 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2712 years, in 2003.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.07 years | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 3.02 years | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.97 years | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.82 years | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 2.77 years | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 2.72 years | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 2.62 years | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 2.59 years | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 2.55 years | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 2.6 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 2.52 years | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.58 years | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.57 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.56 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.56 years | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.56 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.66 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.78 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.91 years | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.97 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.08 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3.36 years | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 3.63 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.74 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.94 years | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.87 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.82 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.72 years | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.57 years | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 3.29 years | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 3.1 years | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.86 years | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 2.65 years | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 2.27 years | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 2.13 years | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8 years | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49 years | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7462 years | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7697 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8141 years | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5918 years | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4222 years | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2712 years | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5465 years | +101.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8375 years | +53.2% |
| 2006 | 0.65 years | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9202 years | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 1.45 years | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 1.72 years | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 1.86 years | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.03 years | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.13 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.25 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.05 years | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.18 years | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.41 years | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.57 years | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.68 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.81 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.13 years | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.81 years | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 3.11 years | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 3.19 years | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.83 years | 2.55 years | 3.16 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.57 years | 2.52 years | 2.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 years | 2.56 years | 3.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 years | 3.36 years | 3.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 years | 0.7462 years | 3.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8224 years | 0.2712 years | 1.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 years | 1.86 years | 2.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 years | 2.81 years | 3.19 years | 4 |
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More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.57 % 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 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,492 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire was 3.19 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 at different ages recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 years in 1983.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 years in 2003.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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 at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.