Difference in male and female life expectancy in Gabon
Gabon: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.73 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4.73 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Gabon peaked at 4.73 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 1996.
That places Gabon 116th out of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 | 4.51 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.52 | 4.47 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 | 4.45 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.76 | 2.61 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 1.82 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.95 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.34 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 4.43 | 4.73 | 4 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4928 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Gabon?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Gabon was 4.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 116th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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