What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?

0.19 years, with Guadeloupe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?

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 versus child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guadeloupe vs Puerto Rico: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality

Guadeloupe

7.4 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

7.21 years

in 2023

Guadeloupe rank

28th

Puerto Rico rank

30th

Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time

Guadeloupe
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Guadeloupe currently reports 7.4 years against 7.21 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guadeloupe ahead.

Guadeloupe ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guadeloupe	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.81 years	3.4 years	1.42 years	Guadeloupe
1960s	5.45 years	5.31 years	0.1441 years	Guadeloupe
1970s	6.61 years	6.74 years	0.1347 years	Puerto Rico
1980s	7.53 years	7.26 years	0.2741 years	Guadeloupe
1990s	7.71 years	8.5 years	0.7933 years	Puerto Rico
2000s	7.91 years	7.31 years	0.5973 years	Guadeloupe
2010s	8.05 years	6.96 years	1.1 years	Guadeloupe
2020s	8.12 years	7.9 years	0.2138 years	Guadeloupe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, Guadeloupe or Puerto Rico?: Guadeloupe, at 7.4 years against 7.21 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?: 0.19 years, with Guadeloupe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?: Guadeloupe ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 30th 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 versus child mortality. 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 versus child mortality
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.