Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Canada or Marshall Islands?

Canada, at 4.4 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Marshall Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy

Canada

4.4 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Canada rank

152nd

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Canada
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Canada currently reports 4.4 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Canada ranks 152nd and Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5.2 years	7.19 years	1.99 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	6.38 years	7.23 years	0.8459 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	7.19 years	7.37 years	0.1786 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	6.78 years	7.22 years	0.4467 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	5.93 years	5.28 years	0.6447 years	Canada
2000s	4.78 years	4.59 years	0.1947 years	Canada
2010s	4.18 years	4.18 years	0.0017 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	4.82 years	4.49 years	0.3277 years	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Canada or Marshall Islands?: Canada, at 4.4 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Canada and Marshall Islands?: 0 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Marshall Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Canada ranks 152nd and Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.