Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.85
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.92
in 2020
All-time low
4.12
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country) is 5.85, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country) peaked at 5.92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.12, in 1950.

Micronesia (country) ranks 32nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country), year by year

Annual values for Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country), 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 4.12 —
1951 4.16 +0.9%
1952 4.17 +0.2%
1953 4.17 +0.1%
1954 4.17 -0.1%
1955 4.18 +0.3%
1956 4.19 +0.2%
1957 4.16 -0.8%
1958 4.16 +0.0%
1959 4.16 +0.2%
1960 4.19 +0.6%
1961 4.31 +2.9%
1962 4.36 +1.2%
1963 4.39 +0.6%
1964 4.48 +2.1%
1965 4.46 -0.5%
1966 4.45 -0.1%
1967 4.53 +1.7%
1968 4.57 +0.8%
1969 4.61 +0.9%
1970 4.65 +0.8%
1971 4.66 +0.4%
1972 4.73 +1.4%
1973 4.76 +0.5%
1974 4.81 +1.2%
1975 4.85 +0.8%
1976 4.88 +0.6%
1977 4.88 +0.1%
1978 4.88 +0.1%
1979 4.87 -0.3%
1980 4.83 -0.9%
1981 4.84 +0.3%
1982 4.82 -0.4%
1983 4.8 -0.3%
1984 4.78 -0.4%
1985 4.77 -0.3%
1986 4.75 -0.3%
1987 4.67 -1.8%
1988 4.7 +0.6%
1989 4.72 +0.5%
1990 4.69 -0.7%
1991 4.7 +0.2%
1992 4.7 -0.0%
1993 4.69 -0.1%
1994 4.76 +1.5%
1995 4.75 -0.2%
1996 4.72 -0.7%
1997 4.72 +0.0%
1998 4.74 +0.5%
1999 4.75 +0.1%
2000 4.73 -0.5%
2001 4.73 +0.1%
2002 4.46 -5.8%
2003 4.71 +5.7%
2004 4.69 -0.4%
2005 4.69 +0.0%
2006 4.73 +0.6%
2007 4.72 -0.1%
2008 4.71 -0.2%
2009 4.71 +0.0%
2010 4.7 -0.3%
2011 4.73 +0.6%
2012 4.7 -0.5%
2013 4.72 +0.2%
2014 4.73 +0.2%
2015 4.72 -0.0%
2016 4.81 +1.8%
2017 4.9 +1.8%
2018 5.05 +3.2%
2019 5.22 +3.2%
2020 5.92 +13.4%
2021 5.53 -6.5%
2022 5.69 +2.9%
2023 5.85 +2.9%

Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries

  • Micronesia (country)'s 5.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Micronesia (country)'s 5.85 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.16 4.12 4.19 10
1960s 4.43 4.19 4.61 10
1970s 4.8 4.65 4.88 10
1980s 4.77 4.67 4.84 10
1990s 4.72 4.69 4.76 10
2000s 4.69 4.46 4.73 10
2010s 4.83 4.7 5.22 10
2020s 5.75 5.53 5.92 4

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 29 Serbia 5.91 compare
  2. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 compare
  3. 31 Guyana 5.89 compare
  4. 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.84 compare
  5. 34 Guadeloupe 5.84 compare
  6. 35 Slovakia 5.84 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country)?
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Micronesia (country) was 5.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 5.92 in 2020.
What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.12 in 1950.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Micronesia (country) ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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