Sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla
Anguilla: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.64 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.64 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.47 years
in 1950
All-time low
5.5 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Anguilla recorded 6.64 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla peaked at 9.47 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.5 years, in 1990.
That places Anguilla 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.47 years | — |
| 1951 | 9.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 9.17 years | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 9.08 years | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 9 years | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 8.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 8.92 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 8.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 8.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 8.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 7.85 years | -11.1% |
| 1961 | 8.77 years | +11.7% |
| 1962 | 8.73 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 8.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 8.72 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 8.59 years | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.46 years | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 8.1 years | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 7.88 years | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 7.72 years | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.62 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 7.46 years | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 7.26 years | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.17 years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 7.01 years | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.77 years | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 6.63 years | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 6.54 years | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.41 years | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.2 years | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 6.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.02 years | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.84 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 5.66 years | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.56 years | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.54 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.65 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.79 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.94 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 6.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.74 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.87 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.02 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.27 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.36 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.43 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.36 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.69 years | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 7.15 years | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 7.07 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.95 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.85 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.72 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.64 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.05 years | 8.83 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.56 years | 7.85 years | 8.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.36 years | 6.63 years | 8.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.53 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.04 years | 5.5 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 years | 6.4 years | 7.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 years | 6.69 years | 7.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 years | 6.64 years | 6.95 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Anguilla
- 40 Bermuda 6.89 years compare
- 41 Saint Helena 6.75 years compare
- 42 Ethiopia 6.65 years compare
- 44 Seychelles 6.58 years compare
- 45 Montenegro 6.58 years compare
- 46 Haiti 6.57 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2034)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,666 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.31 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Anguilla was 6.64 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 recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 years in 1990.
- How does Anguilla rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Anguilla ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Anguilla 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.