Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tokelau
Tokelau: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.88 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
127th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.29 years
in 1981
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tokelau, 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 Tokelau is 3.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tokelau peaked at 3.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.29 years, in 1981.
Tokelau ranks 127th 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 Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.68 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 3.81 years | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 3.73 years | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 3.73 years | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.66 years | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 3.61 years | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.56 years | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.47 years | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 3.4 years | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.3 years | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 3.23 years | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.09 years | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 2.9 years | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 2.78 years | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 2.65 years | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 2.52 years | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.4 years | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.23 years | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 2.12 years | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.99 years | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.82 years | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 years | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.58 years | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.49 years | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.4 years | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.38 years | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.33 years | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.29 years | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.34 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.4 years | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.52 years | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 1.62 years | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.78 years | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 1.96 years | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 2.13 years | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3 years | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.46 years | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 2.58 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.68 years | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.67 years | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.86 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.95 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.06 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.17 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.36 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.45 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.52 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.59 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.75 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.72 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.88 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.72 years | 3.61 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.09 years | 2.52 years | 3.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.81 years | 1.38 years | 2.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 years | 1.29 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 years | 2.46 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 years | 2.86 years | 3.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 years | 3.66 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 years | 3.8 years | 3.88 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 124 Malaysia 3.96 years compare
- 125 Belgium 3.94 years compare
- 126 Vanuatu 3.9 years compare
- 128 Marshall Islands 3.87 years compare
- 129 Luxembourg 3.86 years compare
- 130 Costa Rica 3.85 years compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,108 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7183 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Obesity in men vs. women 66.7% (2024)
- Adult obesity vs protein, annual growth rate 0.4103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate 0.6071 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tokelau?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tokelau was 3.88 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 years in 1981.
- How does Tokelau rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Tokelau ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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.