Sex gap in life expectancy in Guam
Guam: Sex gap in life expectancy was 7.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.98 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.72 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.86 years
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guam recorded 7.98 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Guam peaked at 8.72 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.86 years, in 1962.
Guam ranks 20th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.35 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.41 years | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 3.35 years | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 3.31 years | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.23 years | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 3.18 years | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 3.17 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.07 years | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 3.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.99 years | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 3 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 2.96 years | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.86 years | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.98 years | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 3.12 years | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.37 years | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 3.83 years | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 4.45 years | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 5.18 years | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 5.8 years | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 6.22 years | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 6.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 6.63 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 6.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.78 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.51 years | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.36 years | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.19 years | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 6 years | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 5.91 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.81 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.78 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.56 years | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.75 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.87 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.89 years | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.71 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 5.61 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.4 years | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.58 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 5.75 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.1 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.84 years | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.67 years | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.51 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.49 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.32 years | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.91 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.27 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.63 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.09 years | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 7.44 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.71 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.98 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.02 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.72 years | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.71 years | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 8.05 years | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7.98 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.21 years | 2.99 years | 3.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.76 years | 2.86 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 6.19 years | 6.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.86 years | 5.56 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.79 years | 5.4 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 years | 5.32 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 years | 7.09 years | 8.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 years | 7.71 years | 8.72 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,231 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Guam?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Guam was 7.98 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 years in 1962.
- How does Guam rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guam ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam 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.