Northern Mariana Islands vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Northern Mariana Islands
3.58 years
in 2023
Sweden
3.64 years
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
191st
Sweden rank
189th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.64 years against 3.58 years in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.62 years | 2.6 years | 3.02 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 5.8 years | 3.95 years | 1.85 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 6.47 years | 5.53 years | 0.9384 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 4.37 years | 5.87 years | 1.5 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.48 years | 5.15 years | 1.33 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 3.69 years | 4.24 years | 0.5497 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.63 years | 3.6 years | 0.0299 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 3.59 years | 3.55 years | 0.0418 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Northern Mariana Islands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.64 years against 3.58 years in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Northern Mariana Islands and Sweden?
- 0.06 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sweden rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 189th 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.