Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.09 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 2021
All-time low
1.05
in 2009
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.09 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini peaked at 1.11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2009.
Eswatini ranks 46th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.06 | — |
| 1951 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 43 Lesotho 1.1 compare
- 44 Bulgaria 1.1 compare
- 45 Guadeloupe 1.09 compare
- 47 Seychelles 1.09 compare
- 48 Dominica 1.09 compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 1.09 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eswatini was 1.09 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2009.
- How does Eswatini rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Eswatini ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.