Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique
Martinique: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 6.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 6.36 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique peaked at 6.76 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 1955.
Martinique ranks 55th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 | — |
| 1951 | 4.87 | -6.4% |
| 1952 | 4.08 | -16.4% |
| 1953 | 3.85 | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 4.06 | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 3.34 | -17.8% |
| 1956 | 4.85 | +45.5% |
| 1957 | 5.37 | +10.7% |
| 1958 | 5.16 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 4.48 | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 4.84 | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 4.74 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 5.04 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 5.74 | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 5.26 | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 5.84 | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 5.29 | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 5.37 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.8 | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 5.93 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 6.04 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5.63 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 6.02 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 6.17 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.76 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 6.41 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 6.1 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 6.04 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.95 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.85 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.83 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.76 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.71 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.62 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.62 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.13 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 6.03 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.92 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.02 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.04 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.36 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 6.33 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.28 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.21 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.19 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.19 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.12 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.11 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.09 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.05 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.86 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.73 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.12 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.41 | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 5.64 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.55 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.54 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.73 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.23 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.39 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.33 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.97 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.17 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.03 | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 5.93 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.97 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.21 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.19 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.54 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 6.36 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +45.5% | 3.34 | 4.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 | 3.34 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.38 | 4.74 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.11 | 5.63 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 | 5.62 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 | 6.04 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.78 | 5.41 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4.97 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 | 6.19 | 6.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
More health data for Martinique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0936 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy 82.57 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 82.57 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 82.57 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 82.57 (2023)
- Life expectancy at different ages 82.57 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 2.01 (2023)
- Child mortality vs population growth 0.0651 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Martinique was 6.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 in 1974.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 1955.
- How does Martinique rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Martinique ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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