Cook Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cook Islands
7.19 years
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.28 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
29th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
26th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cook Islands
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 7.28 years against 7.19 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.6216 years | 3.3 years | 3.93 years | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1960s | -0.5034 years | 3.5 years | 4 years | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 4.27 years | 5.12 years | 0.8487 years | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 5.81 years | 4.71 years | 1.1 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 6.1 years | 5 years | 1.1 years | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 7.46 years | 6.05 years | 1.41 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.5 years | 6.82 years | 0.6805 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 7.21 years | 7.35 years | 0.1448 years | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cook Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 7.28 years against 7.19 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.09 years, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cook Islands ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 26th 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.