United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.8133 years
in 2018
United States of America
0.7738 years
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd
United States of America rank
24th

How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
0.20.40.60.81192219702018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.8133 years against 0.7738 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.0395 years.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1933 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 24th of 33 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1930s 0.1876 years 0.1385 years 0.0491 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 0.2501 years 0.2098 years 0.0403 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 0.3354 years 0.3268 years 0.0087 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 0.4303 years 0.4321 years 0.0018 years United States of America
1970s 0.5517 years 0.6691 years 0.1174 years United States of America
1980s 0.7509 years 0.8942 years 0.1433 years United States of America
1990s 0.8692 years 0.9608 years 0.0916 years United States of America
2000s 0.8817 years 0.8377 years 0.044 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.8543 years 0.8023 years 0.052 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United States of America?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.8133 years against 0.7738 years in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
0.0395 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
86 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2018.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America rank globally for how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy??
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 24th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?
Unit
years
Source
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed

The sex gap in life expectancy arises from sex differences in death rates across the lifespan. This indicator shows the number of years that a given age group's death rates have contributed to the overall sex gap in life expectancy.