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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.61 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.61 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.48 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.15 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia is 4.61 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia peaked at 5.48 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.15 years, in 1952.

French Polynesia ranks 77th 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 French Polynesia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 2.18 years —
1951 2.16 years -0.9%
1952 2.15 years -0.4%
1953 2.2 years +2.1%
1954 2.24 years +1.9%
1955 2.26 years +1.0%
1956 2.25 years -0.4%
1957 2.25 years -0.3%
1958 2.24 years -0.3%
1959 2.25 years +0.3%
1960 2.25 years +0.2%
1961 2.26 years +0.3%
1962 2.27 years +0.3%
1963 2.27 years +0.4%
1964 2.29 years +0.5%
1965 2.3 years +0.5%
1966 2.3 years +0.3%
1967 2.3 years -0.0%
1968 2.3 years -0.2%
1969 2.29 years -0.4%
1970 2.28 years -0.5%
1971 2.26 years -0.6%
1972 2.25 years -0.6%
1973 2.24 years -0.6%
1974 2.23 years -0.2%
1975 2.23 years -0.1%
1976 2.23 years +0.0%
1977 2.24 years +0.2%
1978 2.24 years +0.3%
1979 2.25 years +0.5%
1980 2.23 years -0.8%
1981 2.21 years -0.8%
1982 2.24 years +1.2%
1983 2.25 years +0.3%
1984 2.3 years +2.2%
1985 2.37 years +3.0%
1986 2.54 years +7.5%
1987 2.64 years +3.8%
1988 2.73 years +3.6%
1989 2.84 years +3.8%
1990 3.08 years +8.5%
1991 3.25 years +5.7%
1992 3.3 years +1.4%
1993 3.35 years +1.5%
1994 3.42 years +2.2%
1995 3.77 years +10.2%
1996 4.12 years +9.3%
1997 4.38 years +6.3%
1998 4.49 years +2.6%
1999 4.67 years +3.9%
2000 4.77 years +2.3%
2001 4.84 years +1.4%
2002 4.88 years +0.8%
2003 4.91 years +0.5%
2004 4.93 years +0.5%
2005 4.98 years +0.9%
2006 5.04 years +1.3%
2007 5.04 years -0.0%
2008 5.04 years -0.0%
2009 5.03 years -0.1%
2010 5.02 years -0.3%
2011 5.01 years -0.2%
2012 4.99 years -0.4%
2013 4.97 years -0.4%
2014 4.95 years -0.4%
2015 4.93 years -0.4%
2016 4.9 years -0.6%
2017 4.86 years -0.9%
2018 4.81 years -0.9%
2019 4.77 years -0.9%
2020 5.48 years +14.8%
2021 4.57 years -16.7%
2022 4.65 years +1.8%
2023 4.61 years -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.22 years 2.15 years 2.26 years 10
1960s 2.28 years 2.25 years 2.3 years 10
1970s 2.25 years 2.23 years 2.28 years 10
1980s 2.44 years 2.21 years 2.84 years 10
1990s 3.78 years 3.08 years 4.67 years 10
2000s 4.95 years 4.77 years 5.04 years 10
2010s 4.92 years 4.77 years 5.02 years 10
2020s 4.83 years 4.57 years 5.48 years 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 74 French Guiana 4.74 years compare
  2. 75 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.67 years compare
  3. 76 Greece 4.66 years compare
  4. 78 Mauritius 4.59 years compare
  5. 79 Paraguay 4.59 years compare
  6. 80 American Samoa 4.57 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in French Polynesia was 4.61 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 French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 5.48 years in 2020.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.15 years in 1952.
How does French Polynesia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
French Polynesia ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
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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