Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 7.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.6 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.06 years
in 2016
All-time low
2.77 years
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela stood at 7.6 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela peaked at 9.06 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1969.
Venezuela ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.46 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.2 years | -5.8% |
| 1952 | 4.13 years | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 3.99 years | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 3.93 years | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 3.89 years | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.79 years | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 3.71 years | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.61 years | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.56 years | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 3.5 years | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 3.39 years | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 3.56 years | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 3.27 years | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 3.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.11 years | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.26 years | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 3 years | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 3.19 years | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 2.77 years | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 3.32 years | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 3.3 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.48 years | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 3.72 years | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 3.92 years | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 4.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.47 years | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 4.85 years | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 4.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.12 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 5.04 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.17 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.83 years | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 4.66 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 4.64 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.87 years | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 5.04 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 5.39 years | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 4.95 years | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 5.57 years | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 5.93 years | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 6.25 years | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.95 years | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.87 years | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.26 years | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 6.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.22 years | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 8.11 years | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6 years | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.45 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.34 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.97 years | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 8.16 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.75 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 8.59 years | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1 years | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.89 years | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 8.62 years | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.35 years | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.54 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.35 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.06 years | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 8.33 years | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.46 years | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 7.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.87 years | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 7.76 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.56 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.6 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 years | 3.56 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.23 years | 2.77 years | 3.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.01 years | 3.3 years | 4.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 years | 4.64 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9 years | 4.95 years | 6.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 years | 7.22 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 years | 7.46 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 years | 7.56 years | 7.87 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Venezuela was 7.6 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1969.
- How does Venezuela rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Venezuela ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.