Barbados vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Barbados
4.85 years
in 2023
United States of America
4.91 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
115th
United States of America rank
114th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Barbados
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4.91 years against 4.85 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.06 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 115th and United States of America ranks 114th of 236 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.88 years | 5.66 years | 2.78 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.91 years | 6.7 years | 3.79 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.42 years | 7.39 years | 3.96 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 3.65 years | 6.97 years | 3.32 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 6.24 years | 1.05 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.53 years | 5 years | 0.4716 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 4.22 years | 4.77 years | 0.5483 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4.57 years | 5.36 years | 0.7911 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 at different ages, Barbados or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4.91 years against 4.85 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Barbados and United States of America?
- 0.06 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Barbados ranks 115th and United States of America ranks 114th 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.