Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Dominican Republic
6.19
in 2023
Suriname
6.23
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
54th
Suriname rank
53rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Suriname
2468195019862023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 6.23 against 6.19 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.04.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 2.26 2.91 0.651 Suriname
1960s 3.02 4.19 1.17 Suriname
1970s 2.95 5.14 2.19 Suriname
1980s 3.91 5.55 1.63 Suriname
1990s 5.56 5.83 0.2707 Suriname
2000s 5.8 5.87 0.0684 Suriname
2010s 6.75 6.32 0.4326 Dominican Republic
2020s 6.91 6.47 0.4404 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
Suriname, at 6.23 against 6.19 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
0.04, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
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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