Cook Islands vs Saint Martin (French Part): Sex gap in life expectancy
Cook Islands
7.18 years
in 2023
Saint Martin (French Part)
7.07 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
31st
Saint Martin (French Part) rank
33rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cook Islands
- Saint Martin (French Part)
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 7.18 years against 7.07 years in Saint Martin (French Part), a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 31st and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Saint Martin (French Part) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Saint Martin (French Part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5925 years | 6.76 years | 7.35 years | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1960s | -0.4088 years | 8.09 years | 8.5 years | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1970s | 4.31 years | 9.08 years | 4.77 years | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 8.99 years | 3.22 years | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1990s | 6.08 years | 7.52 years | 1.44 years | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2000s | 7.48 years | 7.33 years | 0.1495 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.51 years | 7.19 years | 0.3198 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.14 years | 0.0578 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cook Islands or Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Cook Islands, at 7.18 years against 7.07 years in Saint Martin (French Part) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 0.11 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French Part) rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cook Islands ranks 31st and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 33rd 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. 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.