Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.76 years
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.94 years
in 1987
All-time low
0.8063 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands stood at 3.76 years.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands peaked at 4.94 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8063 years, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8063 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.9433 years | +17.0% |
| 1952 | 1.07 years | +13.9% |
| 1953 | 1.22 years | +13.8% |
| 1954 | 1.52 years | +24.1% |
| 1955 | 1.83 years | +20.5% |
| 1956 | 2.18 years | +19.3% |
| 1957 | 2.48 years | +13.5% |
| 1958 | 2.81 years | +13.3% |
| 1959 | 3.02 years | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 3.28 years | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 3.44 years | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 3.62 years | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 3.78 years | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 3.92 years | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 4.01 years | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 4.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 4.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 4.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.18 years | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.14 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.03 years | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.94 years | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.85 years | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.12 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 4.33 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 4.53 years | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 4.71 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 4.85 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.93 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 4.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.86 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.72 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.61 years | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.54 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.44 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.35 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.3 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.22 years | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.17 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.14 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.12 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.12 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.14 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.25 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.19 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.13 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.03 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.94 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.84 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.78 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.71 years | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.67 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.85 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.76 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.79 years | 0.8063 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.84 years | 3.28 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 3.85 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 years | 3.94 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 4.14 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 4.12 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 years | 3.67 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 years | 3.67 years | 3.85 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1778 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0917 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 0.9833 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Faroe Islands was 3.76 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8063 years in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Faroe Islands ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.