Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Jersey
Jersey: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.05 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.15 years
in 1982
All-time low
3.43 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Jersey, 1950–2023
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 Jersey is 4.05 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Jersey peaked at 5.15 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.43 years, in 1952.
Jersey ranks 114th 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 Jersey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.46 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.46 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 3.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 3.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 3.59 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 3.74 years | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 3.89 years | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 4.04 years | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 4.19 years | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 4.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 4.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.38 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 4.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.39 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.33 years | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 4.24 years | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.18 years | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 4.15 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 4.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.25 years | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 4.42 years | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4.53 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.6 years | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.51 years | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.45 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.64 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.87 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 5.05 years | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 5.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5.09 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.06 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.91 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.78 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.67 years | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.59 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.54 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.54 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.62 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.51 years | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.27 years | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.13 years | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.05 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 years | 3.43 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 4.15 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.52 years | 4.25 years | 4.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.01 years | 4.87 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 years | 4.54 years | 4.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 years | 4.59 years | 4.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 years | 4.51 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 4.05 years | 4.45 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Jersey?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Jersey was 4.05 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 years in 1952.
- How does Jersey rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Jersey ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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.