Sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey
Guernsey: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.56 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.56 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.15 years
in 1963
All-time low
2.93 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 4.56 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey peaked at 11.15 years in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.93 years, in 1999.
Guernsey ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.89 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.73 years | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 4.46 years | -33.7% |
| 1953 | 8.87 years | +98.9% |
| 1954 | 5.67 years | -36.1% |
| 1955 | 5.46 years | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 6.31 years | +15.5% |
| 1957 | 8.3 years | +31.5% |
| 1958 | 5.67 years | -31.7% |
| 1959 | 8.06 years | +42.3% |
| 1960 | 4.37 years | -45.8% |
| 1961 | 6.37 years | +45.7% |
| 1962 | 6.99 years | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 11.15 years | +59.5% |
| 1964 | 5.8 years | -48.0% |
| 1965 | 4.69 years | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 4.14 years | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 5.7 years | +37.8% |
| 1968 | 7.27 years | +27.5% |
| 1969 | 6.43 years | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 5.93 years | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 6.71 years | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 5.9 years | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 6.83 years | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 8.36 years | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 7.44 years | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 6.9 years | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 6.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.67 years | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 5.96 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 4.7 years | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 7.4 years | +57.5% |
| 1982 | 4.52 years | -39.0% |
| 1983 | 5.66 years | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 5.75 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.32 years | +27.3% |
| 1986 | 4.8 years | -34.5% |
| 1987 | 5.66 years | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 7.02 years | +24.0% |
| 1989 | 5.67 years | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 3.72 years | -34.5% |
| 1991 | 7.45 years | +100.5% |
| 1992 | 6.04 years | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 5.66 years | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 4.02 years | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 5.44 years | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 3.95 years | -27.4% |
| 1997 | 5.03 years | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 5.25 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.93 years | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 4.58 years | +56.6% |
| 2001 | 4.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.59 years | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.38 years | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.27 years | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.28 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.19 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.31 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.13 years | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.82 years | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.93 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.81 years | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.78 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.21 years | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 4.69 years | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.29 years | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.25 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.56 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.64 years | 4.46 years | 8.87 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.29 years | 4.14 years | 11.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.66 years | 5.67 years | 8.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 4.52 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 2.93 years | 7.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 years | 4.19 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 years | 3.78 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 years | 4.25 years | 4.56 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Guernsey was 4.56 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 years in 1963.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 years in 1999.
- How does Guernsey rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guernsey ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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.