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

Israel, at 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy

Israel

4.41 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Israel rank

151st

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Israel
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Israel currently reports 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Israel ranks 151st and Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.92 years	7.19 years	4.27 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	3.05 years	7.23 years	4.18 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	3.87 years	7.37 years	3.5 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	3.91 years	7.22 years	3.31 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	3.93 years	5.28 years	1.35 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	4.02 years	4.59 years	0.5655 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	3.72 years	4.18 years	0.4641 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	4.15 years	4.49 years	0.3379 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Israel or Marshall Islands?: Israel, at 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Israel and Marshall Islands?: 0.01 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Marshall Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Israel ranks 151st 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.