Sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique
Martinique: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.36 years
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
55th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.76 years
in 1974
All-time low
3.34 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 6.36 years for sex gap in life expectancy 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, sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique peaked at 6.76 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.34 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.87 years | -6.4% |
| 1952 | 4.08 years | -16.4% |
| 1953 | 3.85 years | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 4.06 years | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 3.34 years | -17.8% |
| 1956 | 4.85 years | +45.5% |
| 1957 | 5.37 years | +10.7% |
| 1958 | 5.16 years | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 4.48 years | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 4.84 years | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 4.74 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 5.04 years | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 5.74 years | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 5.26 years | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 5.84 years | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 5.29 years | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 5.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.8 years | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 5.93 years | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 6.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5.63 years | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 6.02 years | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 6.17 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.76 years | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 6.41 years | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 6.1 years | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 6.04 years | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.85 years | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.76 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.71 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.13 years | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 6.03 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.92 years | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.36 years | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 6.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.28 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.21 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.12 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.86 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.73 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.12 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.41 years | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 5.64 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.55 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.02 years | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.73 years | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.23 years | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.39 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.33 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.97 years | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.17 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.03 years | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 5.93 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.21 years | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.19 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.54 years | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 6.36 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 years | 3.34 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.38 years | 4.74 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.11 years | 5.63 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5.62 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 years | 6.04 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 5.41 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 years | 4.97 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.19 years | 6.54 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,174 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 82.57 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 82.57 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 82.57 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 82.57 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Martinique was 6.36 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 years in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 years in 1955.
- How does Martinique rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Martinique ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy 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 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.