Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion
Reunion: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1972
All-time low
1.07
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion stood at 1.07. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion peaked at 1.14 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.
That places Reunion 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.12 | — |
| 1951 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.14 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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More health data for Reunion
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Reunion was 1.07 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1972.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Reunion ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Reunion 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.