Dominica vs Dominican Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Dominica
6.06 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic
6.19 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
57th
Dominican Republic rank
54th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.19 years against 6.06 years in Dominica, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominica ranks 57th and Dominican Republic ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 2.11 years 2.26 years 0.1446 years Dominican Republic
1960s 2.54 years 3.02 years 0.4749 years Dominican Republic
1970s 3.86 years 2.95 years 0.9087 years Dominica
1980s 4.41 years 3.91 years 0.4978 years Dominica
1990s 5.63 years 5.56 years 0.0685 years Dominica
2000s 5.27 years 5.8 years 0.525 years Dominican Republic
2010s 5.13 years 6.75 years 1.62 years Dominican Republic
2020s 5.95 years 6.91 years 0.9656 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Dominica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 6.19 years against 6.06 years in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Dominica and Dominican Republic?
0.13 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Dominican Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Dominican Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Dominica ranks 57th and Dominican Republic ranks 54th 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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
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