Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.68 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.68 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.32 years
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu stood at 5.68 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu peaked at 5.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 1962.
That places Tuvalu 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.46 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 3.45 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.4 years | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.38 years | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.35 years | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 3.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 3.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.66 years | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.78 years | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.89 years | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 4.03 years | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.65 years | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 4.21 years | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 4.15 years | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 4.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.43 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.38 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.25 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 4.3 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.23 years | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.19 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1 years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.08 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.62 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4 years | 3.34 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.44 years | 3.32 years | 3.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.09 years | 3.65 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 years | 4.21 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 years | 4.1 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 years | 4.11 years | 4.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 years | 4.82 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.54 years | 5.68 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Tuvalu was 5.68 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 1962.
- How does Tuvalu rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Tuvalu ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.