Sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.59 years
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.08 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.42 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 3.59 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati peaked at 4.08 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.42 years, in 1950.
That places Kiribati 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 2.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 2.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 2.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 2.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 2.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 2.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.91 years | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.03 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.13 years | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 3.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.34 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.32 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.41 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.08 years | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 3.43 years | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 3.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.59 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.52 years | 2.42 years | 2.64 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.76 years | 2.68 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.07 years | 2.91 years | 3.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 3.19 years | 3.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 years | 3.31 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 years | 3.33 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 years | 3.33 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 years | 3.43 years | 4.08 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 200 Iraq 3.63 years compare
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 3.62 years compare
- 202 Northern Mariana Islands 3.61 years compare
- 204 Iceland 3.52 years compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 3.48 years compare
- 206 Madagascar 3.44 years compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Kiribati was 3.59 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 years in 1950.
- How does Kiribati rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Kiribati ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.