Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cayman Islands or Ghana?

Cayman Islands, at 4.89 years against 4.81 years in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cayman Islands and Ghana?

0.08 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Ghana?

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.

Cayman Islands vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy

Cayman Islands

4.89 years

in 2023

Ghana

4.81 years

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

125th

Ghana rank

128th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Cayman Islands
Ghana

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 4.89 years against 4.81 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.32 years	4.11 years	0.2082 years	Cayman Islands
1960s	4.41 years	4.24 years	0.1678 years	Cayman Islands
1970s	4.62 years	3.94 years	0.6859 years	Cayman Islands
1980s	5.17 years	3.57 years	1.6 years	Cayman Islands
1990s	5.57 years	2.41 years	3.17 years	Cayman Islands
2000s	5.31 years	2.58 years	2.73 years	Cayman Islands
2010s	4.91 years	3.66 years	1.26 years	Cayman Islands
2020s	4.96 years	4.63 years	0.3264 years	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cayman Islands or Ghana?: Cayman Islands, at 4.89 years against 4.81 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cayman Islands and Ghana?: 0.08 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Cayman Islands ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 128th 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.