Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominica
Dominica: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.33 years
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
59th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.45 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.62 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominica, 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 in Dominica is 6.33 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Dominica peaked at 6.45 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.62 years, in 1960.
That places Dominica 59th 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 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.88 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.17 years | +9.9% |
| 1952 | 3.46 years | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 3.76 years | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 4 years | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 3.91 years | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 3.74 years | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 3.39 years | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 2.95 years | -13.0% |
| 1959 | 2.73 years | -7.3% |
| 1960 | 2.62 years | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.98 years | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 3.38 years | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 3.68 years | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 3.75 years | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.84 years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.63 years | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 3.5 years | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 3.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3.74 years | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 4.04 years | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 4.33 years | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 4.54 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 4.54 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.43 years | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.27 years | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.3 years | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 3.7 years | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5 years | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.36 years | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.47 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.79 years | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 4.55 years | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 5.26 years | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 5.74 years | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 5.97 years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 6.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.94 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.7 years | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.71 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.59 years | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.44 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.51 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.33 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.23 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.64 years | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 5.54 years | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 4.34 years | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 5.67 years | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 5.94 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 6.15 years | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 5.88 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.45 years | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.33 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4 years | 2.73 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.38 years | 2.62 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.13 years | 3.3 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 3.36 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.68 years | 5.44 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 years | 5.33 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 4.34 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.88 years | 6.45 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Dominica?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominica was 6.33 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 years in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Dominica ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.