Life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion
Réunion: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 86.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.33 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.33 years
in 2023
All-time low
50.21 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 86.33 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion peaked at 86.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.21 years, in 1950.
Réunion ranks 8th 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.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.21 years | — |
| 1951 | 51.39 years | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 52.91 years | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 54.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 55.76 years | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 56.81 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 57.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 57.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 58.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 59.03 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 60.71 years | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 62 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 62.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 63.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 63.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 64.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 64.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 65.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 65.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 66.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 67.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 67.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 68.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 68.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 69.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 70.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 70.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 71.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 72.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 72.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 73.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 74.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 75.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 75.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 76.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 76.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 77.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 78.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.01 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.33 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.37 years | 50.21 years | 59.03 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.99 years | 60.71 years | 66.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.86 years | 67.06 years | 72.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.36 years | 73.32 years | 78.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.79 years | 78.53 years | 80.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.97 years | 81.1 years | 83.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.73 years | 83.81 years | 85.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.13 years | 84.33 years | 86.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 5 San Marino 87.1 years compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 86.81 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 86.5 years compare
- 9 Spain 86.31 years compare
- 10 Singapore 86.24 years compare
- 11 Gibraltar 86.14 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Réunion was 86.33 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 Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 86.33 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.21 years in 1950.
- How does Réunion rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Réunion ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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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Period life expectancy at birth.