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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives

Maldives: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 82.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.82 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.82 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.52 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives stood at 82.82 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives peaked at 82.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.52 years, in 1950.

Maldives ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives, year by year

Year years Change
1950 37.52 years —
1951 38.13 years +1.6%
1952 38.01 years -0.3%
1953 37.91 years -0.3%
1954 37.88 years -0.1%
1955 37.92 years +0.1%
1956 38.03 years +0.3%
1957 38.19 years +0.4%
1958 38.41 years +0.6%
1959 38.68 years +0.7%
1960 39 years +0.8%
1961 39.37 years +0.9%
1962 39.77 years +1.0%
1963 40.21 years +1.1%
1964 40.71 years +1.2%
1965 41.24 years +1.3%
1966 41.82 years +1.4%
1967 42.45 years +1.5%
1968 43.16 years +1.7%
1969 43.94 years +1.8%
1970 44.79 years +1.9%
1971 45.72 years +2.1%
1972 46.74 years +2.2%
1973 47.83 years +2.3%
1974 48.98 years +2.4%
1975 50.15 years +2.4%
1976 51.32 years +2.3%
1977 52.46 years +2.2%
1978 51.08 years -2.6%
1979 54.56 years +6.8%
1980 55.53 years +1.8%
1981 56.47 years +1.7%
1982 57.39 years +1.6%
1983 58.31 years +1.6%
1984 59.22 years +1.6%
1985 60.11 years +1.5%
1986 60.96 years +1.4%
1987 61.79 years +1.4%
1988 62.61 years +1.3%
1989 63.41 years +1.3%
1990 64.2 years +1.2%
1991 65.01 years +1.3%
1992 65.83 years +1.3%
1993 66.65 years +1.2%
1994 67.47 years +1.2%
1995 68.27 years +1.2%
1996 69.08 years +1.2%
1997 69.86 years +1.1%
1998 70.63 years +1.1%
1999 71.47 years +1.2%
2000 72.19 years +1.0%
2001 73.07 years +1.2%
2002 73.81 years +1.0%
2003 74.8 years +1.3%
2004 74.34 years -0.6%
2005 76.32 years +2.7%
2006 76.86 years +0.7%
2007 77.36 years +0.6%
2008 77.7 years +0.4%
2009 78.05 years +0.5%
2010 78.44 years +0.5%
2011 78.81 years +0.5%
2012 79.15 years +0.4%
2013 79.51 years +0.4%
2014 79.79 years +0.4%
2015 80.15 years +0.4%
2016 80.4 years +0.3%
2017 80.79 years +0.5%
2018 81.14 years +0.4%
2019 81.51 years +0.5%
2020 80.39 years -1.4%
2021 79.7 years -0.9%
2022 82.55 years +3.6%
2023 82.82 years +0.3%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 82.82 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 82.82 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 75.67 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.07 years 37.52 years 38.68 years 10
1960s 41.17 years 39 years 43.94 years 10
1970s 49.36 years 44.79 years 54.56 years 10
1980s 59.58 years 55.53 years 63.41 years 10
1990s 67.85 years 64.2 years 71.47 years 10
2000s 75.45 years 72.19 years 78.05 years 10
2010s 79.97 years 78.44 years 81.51 years 10
2020s 81.36 years 79.7 years 82.82 years 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 51 Chile 83.08 years compare
  2. 52 Estonia 83.04 years compare
  3. 53 Cayman Islands 82.87 years compare
  4. 55 Anguilla 82.66 years compare
  5. 56 Czechia 82.64 years compare
  6. 57 Panama 82.56 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Maldives was 82.82 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 82.82 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 37.52 years in 1950.
How does Maldives rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Maldives ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.