Sex gap in life expectancy in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.4 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.4 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.5 years
in 1983
All-time low
4.08 years
in 2009
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 4.4 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Marshall Islands peaked at 7.5 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.08 years, in 2009.
Marshall Islands ranks 154th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 7.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 7.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 7.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 7.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 7.15 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 7.09 years | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 7.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.04 years | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 7.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.23 years | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 7.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 7.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 7.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 7.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.36 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 7.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.35 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.33 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 7.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 7.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 7.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.35 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.22 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.01 years | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 6.8 years | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.56 years | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 6.22 years | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 5.9 years | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 5.57 years | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 5.29 years | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.02 years | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.88 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.15 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.03 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.84 years | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.66 years | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.48 years | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 4.28 years | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.12 years | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.08 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.14 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.12 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.35 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.81 years | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 4.38 years | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 4.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.19 years | 7.04 years | 7.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.23 years | 7.02 years | 7.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.37 years | 7.33 years | 7.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.22 years | 6.56 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 years | 4.85 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 years | 4.08 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 years | 4.09 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 years | 4.38 years | 4.81 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Marshall Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Marshall Islands was 4.4 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1983.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 years in 2009.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Marshall Islands ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.