Singapore vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy
Singapore
5 years
in 2023
United States of America
4.98 years
in 2023
Singapore rank
120th
United States of America rank
121st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Singapore
- United States of America
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5 years against 4.98 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 120th and United States of America ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.83 years | 6.15 years | 1.68 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 7 years | 7.09 years | 0.0887 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 6.25 years | 7.65 years | 1.41 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.62 years | 7.15 years | 1.54 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 6.37 years | 0.8277 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.58 years | 5.12 years | 0.4626 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.45 years | 4.86 years | 0.4117 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4.94 years | 5.43 years | 0.4891 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Singapore or United States of America?
- Singapore, at 5 years against 4.98 years in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Singapore and United States of America?
- 0.02 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Singapore ranks 120th and United States of America ranks 121st 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.