Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland
Greenland: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.51 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
2.51
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.46
in 1964
All-time low
0.2424
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland is 2.51, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland peaked at 4.46 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2424, in 1950.
That places Greenland 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2424 | — |
| 1951 | 0.683 | +181.8% |
| 1952 | 1.34 | +96.4% |
| 1953 | 1.92 | +42.9% |
| 1954 | 2.38 | +24.3% |
| 1955 | 2.67 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | 2.56 | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 2.29 | -10.8% |
| 1958 | 2.24 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 2.31 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 2.62 | +13.3% |
| 1961 | 3.17 | +21.3% |
| 1962 | 3.86 | +21.5% |
| 1963 | 4.26 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 4.46 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 4.21 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 3.73 | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 3.19 | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 2.93 | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 2.64 | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 2.41 | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 2.21 | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 1.95 | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.77 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 1.85 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.08 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5 | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 2.9 | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 3.2 | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 3.34 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 3.34 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.24 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 3.13 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.07 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.09 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.14 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.23 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.33 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.37 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.32 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.23 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.03 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.8 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 2.49 | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 2.69 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 2.55 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.53 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.66 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.79 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 2.81 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.77 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.63 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.68 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.84 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.76 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.73 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.57 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.75 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.85 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.79 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.56 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 2.38 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.38 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.51 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.45 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.48 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | +1.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 2.51 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 58% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 2.51 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +181.8% | 0.2424 | 0.683 |
| 1952 | +96.4% | 0.683 | 1.34 |
| 1953 | +42.9% | 1.34 | 1.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.86 | 0.2424 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.51 | 2.62 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 1.77 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 | 3.07 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 | 2.49 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.3 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Greenland was 2.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 in 1964.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2424 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Greenland ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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