Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus
Cyprus: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus is 3.99, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus peaked at 27.01 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2023.
Cyprus ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.24 | — |
| 1951 | 6.32 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 6.46 | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 6.53 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 6.69 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 7.53 | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 7.62 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 7.35 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 7.28 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 7.19 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 6.47 | -10.0% |
| 1961 | 6.31 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 6.14 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 8.3 | +35.1% |
| 1964 | 8.25 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.96 | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 5.93 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.97 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.94 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.85 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.77 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 5.81 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 5.89 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.91 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 27.01 | +357.3% |
| 1975 | 5.41 | -80.0% |
| 1976 | 5.23 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.09 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.94 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.89 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.57 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 4.74 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.83 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.95 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 5.3 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 4.99 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 5.31 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 5.2 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 5.24 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.17 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.95 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 4.87 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.18 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 5.11 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.04 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.09 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.17 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.13 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.02 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.19 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.94 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.98 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.21 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.23 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.46 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.09 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.87 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.73 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.62 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.67 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.54 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.35 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.29 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.68 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.78 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.37 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.99 | -8.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 81% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.99 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +357.3% | 5.91 | 27.01 |
| 1975 | -80.0% | 27.01 | 5.41 |
| 1963 | +35.1% | 6.14 | 8.3 |
| 1965 | -27.8% | 8.25 | 5.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.92 | 6.24 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.51 | 5.85 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.59 | 4.89 | 27.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.03 | 4.57 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 | 4.87 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4.92 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.29 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 3.99 | 4.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Cyprus was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 27.01 in 1974.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Cyprus ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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