Guam vs Saint Helena: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Guam
6.09 years
in 2023
Saint Helena
5.99 years
in 2023
Guam rank
25th
Saint Helena rank
27th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Guam
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Guam currently reports 6.09 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Guam ranks 25th and Saint Helena ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.46 years | 2.7 years | 1.23 years | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 1.87 years | 3.05 years | 1.18 years | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 4.1 years | 3.28 years | 0.8177 years | Guam |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 3.67 years | 0.3211 years | Guam |
| 1990s | 3.97 years | 4.61 years | 0.6466 years | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 5.15 years | 1.1 years | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 5.85 years | 5.56 years | 0.2853 years | Guam |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.97 years | 0.2277 years | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Guam or Saint Helena?
- Guam, at 6.09 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Guam and Saint Helena?
- 0.1 years, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Saint Helena rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Guam ranks 25th and Saint Helena ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.