Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican
Vatican: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 1979
All-time low
1.05
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican, 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 Vatican stood at 1.05.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican peaked at 1.09 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1950.
Vatican ranks 182nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Vatican was 1.05 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Vatican ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vatican 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.