Kenya vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy
Kenya
4.46 years
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
4.47 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
147th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
145th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Kenya
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 4.47 years against 4.46 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.99 years | 7.96 years | 4.97 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 2.7 years | 5.59 years | 2.89 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 3.35 years | 3.56 years | 0.207 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 3.71 years | 3.63 years | 0.0824 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.41 years | 4.01 years | 1.6 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 2.19 years | 4.27 years | 2.08 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 3.93 years | 4.28 years | 0.3441 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 4.69 years | 4.6 years | 0.0934 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kenya or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 4.47 years against 4.46 years in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kenya and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.01 years, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 145th 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.