Australia vs Northern Mariana Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Australia
3.63 years
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
3.58 years
in 2023
Australia rank
190th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
191st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Australia
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.63 years against 3.58 years in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.35 years | 5.62 years | 0.2726 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 6.24 years | 5.8 years | 0.4359 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.67 years | 6.47 years | 0.2045 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 4.37 years | 2.08 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 6.48 years | 0.7565 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 4.77 years | 3.69 years | 1.08 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.07 years | 3.63 years | 0.4393 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 3.59 years | 0.3181 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Australia or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Australia, at 3.63 years against 3.58 years in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Australia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.05 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Australia ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st 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 at different ages. 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.