Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey
Guernsey: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.47 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.47 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.87 years
in 1963
All-time low
3.1 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 4.47 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey peaked at 7.87 years in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3.1 years, in 1999.
That places Guernsey 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.38 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 3.43 years | -22.5% |
| 1953 | 5.54 years | +61.4% |
| 1954 | 4.23 years | -23.6% |
| 1955 | 3.74 years | -11.7% |
| 1956 | 5.4 years | +44.5% |
| 1957 | 5.62 years | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 4.36 years | -22.4% |
| 1959 | 5.96 years | +36.7% |
| 1960 | 3.88 years | -34.8% |
| 1961 | 4.58 years | +18.1% |
| 1962 | 5.16 years | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 7.87 years | +52.5% |
| 1964 | 4.32 years | -45.2% |
| 1965 | 3.46 years | -19.9% |
| 1966 | 3.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.34 years | +25.5% |
| 1968 | 4.94 years | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 4.46 years | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 4.23 years | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 4.82 years | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 4.32 years | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 5.25 years | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 5.99 years | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 5.44 years | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 5.13 years | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 5.26 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.58 years | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 4.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 4.16 years | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 5.79 years | +39.2% |
| 1982 | 3.41 years | -41.1% |
| 1983 | 4.98 years | +46.0% |
| 1984 | 5.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.16 years | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 4.32 years | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 5.02 years | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 6.08 years | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 5.22 years | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 3.61 years | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 6.42 years | +78.0% |
| 1992 | 5.53 years | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 5.08 years | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 3.88 years | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 5.1 years | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 3.9 years | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 4.8 years | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 5.01 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.1 years | -38.1% |
| 2000 | 4.48 years | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 4.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.5 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.32 years | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.24 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.24 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.17 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.27 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1 years | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.84 years | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.82 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.18 years | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 4.59 years | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 4.24 years | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 4.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.42 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.47 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.71 years | 3.43 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.65 years | 3.46 years | 7.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.98 years | 4.23 years | 5.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 3.41 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 years | 3.1 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 years | 4.17 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 years | 3.79 years | 4.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 years | 4.2 years | 4.47 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.51 years compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 4.51 years compare
- 86 Cayman Islands 4.5 years compare
- 88 Naoero 4.47 years compare
- 89 Panama 4.46 years compare
- 90 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.45 years compare
More health data for Guernsey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.172 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guernsey was 4.47 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 years in 1963.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 years in 1999.
- How does Guernsey rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Guernsey ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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.