Saint Helena vs Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy
Saint Helena
6.75 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
6.93 years
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
41st
Tuvalu rank
39th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Saint Helena
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 6.93 years against 6.75 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 years | 5.16 years | 0.9882 years | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 5.08 years | 5.33 years | 0.2459 years | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 5.48 years | 5.93 years | 0.4492 years | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 5.76 years | 5.78 years | 0.0175 years | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 5.34 years | 0.8638 years | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 5.31 years | 0.5117 years | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 6.34 years | 6.5 years | 0.1618 years | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 6.72 years | 6.96 years | 0.2337 years | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Saint Helena or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 6.93 years against 6.75 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 0.18 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Helena and Tuvalu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Saint Helena ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 39th 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.