Difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya
Libya: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 2.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.32 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.1% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya peaked at 6.79 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1967.
That places Libya 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.04 | — |
| 1951 | 5.98 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 5.93 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.88 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 5.82 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.75 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 5.66 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 5.45 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 5.23 | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 4.95 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 4.48 | -9.4% |
| 1961 | 3.97 | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 3.42 | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 2.81 | -18.0% |
| 1964 | 2.35 | -16.2% |
| 1965 | 2.11 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 1.9 | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 1.8 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.81 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.01 | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 2.29 | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 2.71 | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 3.05 | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 3.31 | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 3.59 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 3.79 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 3.98 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 4.16 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 4.33 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 4.53 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 4.63 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 4.78 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.72 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.58 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.41 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 4.23 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 4.06 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 4.04 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.01 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.03 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.04 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.01 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.78 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.71 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.57 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.41 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.36 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.31 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.36 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.43 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.53 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.65 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.69 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.75 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.87 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.02 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.11 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.24 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.79 | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 4.92 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.74 | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 6.56 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.73 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.79 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 5.56 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.04 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.09 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.33 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 5.05 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.32 | -54.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.32 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.85, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +60.0% | 4.24 | 6.79 |
| 2023 | -54.1% | 5.05 | 2.32 |
| 2014 | +36.9% | 4.92 | 6.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.67 | 4.95 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.67 | 1.8 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.57 | 2.29 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 | 4.01 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 | 3.31 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.43 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 | 4.24 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 | 2.32 | 6.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 0.0427 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Libya was 2.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2011.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1967.
- How does Libya rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Libya ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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