Difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia
Indonesia: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia is 4.02, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia peaked at 8.7 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1951.
Indonesia ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.55 | — |
| 1951 | 1.39 | -10.4% |
| 1952 | 1.47 | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 1.63 | +11.0% |
| 1954 | 1.66 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 1.72 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 1.78 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 1.82 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 2.49 | +36.7% |
| 1959 | 2.23 | -10.5% |
| 1960 | 2.27 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.31 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.08 | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 2.16 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.34 | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 8.7 | +272.4% |
| 1966 | 3.32 | -61.8% |
| 1967 | 3.08 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 3.26 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.21 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.36 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 3.48 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 3.55 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 3.54 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.61 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.65 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.73 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.61 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.46 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 3.28 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.13 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 3.02 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 3.03 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.06 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.99 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 2.95 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.01 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.07 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.97 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.07 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.9 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 2.76 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.77 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.71 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 2.58 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.67 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.71 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.86 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.93 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.03 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.98 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.23 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.21 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.41 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.51 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.59 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.59 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.63 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.71 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.82 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.24 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 3.68 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 4.02 | +3.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +272.4% | 2.34 | 8.7 |
| 1966 | -61.8% | 8.7 | 3.32 |
| 1958 | +36.7% | 1.82 | 2.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.77 | 1.39 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.27 | 2.08 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 | 3.28 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 | 2.95 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 | 2.58 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 | 2.61 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 3.26 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 3.68 | 4.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % 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 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % 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 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Indonesia was 4.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 1965.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1951.
- How does Indonesia rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Indonesia ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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