Puerto Rico vs Saint Helena: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Puerto Rico
6.09 years
in 2023
Saint Helena
5.99 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
24th
Saint Helena rank
27th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 6.09 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Saint Helena ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 years | 2.7 years | 0.7505 years | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.13 years | 3.05 years | 0.0773 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 3.83 years | 3.28 years | 0.5502 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.01 years | 3.67 years | 0.3461 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5.28 years | 4.61 years | 0.6623 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 5.14 years | 5.15 years | 0.0103 years | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.56 years | 0.0997 years | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 5.62 years | 5.97 years | 0.3513 years | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Saint Helena?
- Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico and Saint Helena?
- 0.1 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Helena rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Puerto Rico ranks 24th 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.