Sex gap in life expectancy in Jersey
Jersey: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.04 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.04 years
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.18 years
in 1974
All-time low
4.04 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 4.04 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Jersey peaked at 7.18 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.04 years, in 2023.
Jersey ranks 177th 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 Jersey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.85 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.81 years | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.67 years | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 5.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 6.02 years | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 6.34 years | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 6.61 years | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 6.9 years | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 7.11 years | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 7.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 7.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.09 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 7 years | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 6.81 years | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 6.59 years | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 6.52 years | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.48 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.7 years | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 7.01 years | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 7.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 7.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.98 years | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 6.75 years | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 6.62 years | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 7.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 6.96 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.66 years | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 6.41 years | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 6.2 years | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.02 years | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 5.94 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.89 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.65 years | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 5.42 years | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 5.21 years | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 5.05 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 4.93 years | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.87 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.83 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.76 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.74 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.73 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.71 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.83 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.72 years | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.58 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.32 years | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.14 years | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.04 years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 years | 5.66 years | 6.9 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.84 years | 6.48 years | 7.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 years | 6.62 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.37 years | 5.65 years | 7.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.96 years | 4.82 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 years | 4.68 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 years | 4.58 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 years | 4.04 years | 4.5 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 174 Falkland Islands 4.09 years compare
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- 179 Central African Republic 4.03 years compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4052 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,155 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.71 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 79.71 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Jersey?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Jersey was 4.04 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 years in 2023.
- How does Jersey rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Jersey ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey 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.