Belarus vs United States Virgin Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Belarus
9.49 years
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
10.55 years
in 2023
Belarus rank
5th
United States Virgin Islands rank
4th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Belarus
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 10.55 years against 9.49 years in Belarus, a difference of 1.06 years.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.65 years | 5.26 years | 0.3882 years | Belarus |
| 1960s | 6.18 years | 5.53 years | 0.6497 years | Belarus |
| 1970s | 8.1 years | 6.62 years | 1.48 years | Belarus |
| 1980s | 9.07 years | 6.48 years | 2.59 years | Belarus |
| 1990s | 10.98 years | 6.6 years | 4.38 years | Belarus |
| 2000s | 11.76 years | 7.11 years | 4.64 years | Belarus |
| 2010s | 10.58 years | 9.55 years | 1.03 years | Belarus |
| 2020s | 9.81 years | 10.6 years | 0.7883 years | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Belarus or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 10.55 years against 9.49 years in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Belarus and United States Virgin Islands?
- 1.06 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Belarus ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th 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.