Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 5.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia is 5.09 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia peaked at 5.49 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3 years, in 1950.
Tunisia ranks 101st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.61 years | 1.3 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.55 years | 1.37 years | 2.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 years | 1.71 years | 2.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 years | 2.97 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.97 years | 3.69 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.51 years | 4.31 years | 4.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 years | 4.58 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 years | 5.09 years | 5.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 98 Hong Kong 5.27 years compare
- 99 Costa Rica 5.23 years compare
- 100 British Virgin Islands 5.18 years compare
- 102 Papua New Guinea 5.09 years compare
- 103 Lesotho 5.09 years compare
- 104 Niue 5.04 years compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 80,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 77,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 80,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 77,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 80,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 76,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia was 5.09 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 years in 1950.
- How does Tunisia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Tunisia ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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The difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.