Sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat
Montserrat: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.7 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.86 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.37 years
in 1997
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 4.7 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat peaked at 4.86 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.37 years, in 1997.
That places Montserrat 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.19 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.31 years | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 2.41 years | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 2.47 years | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 2.62 years | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 2.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 2.84 years | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 3.03 years | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 3.15 years | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 3.38 years | +7.1% |
| 1961 | 3.32 years | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 3.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 3.31 years | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.29 years | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.24 years | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.29 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.41 years | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 3.77 years | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 3.91 years | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.05 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.4 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.35 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 4.28 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.19 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.11 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4 years | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 3.92 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.84 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.49 years | -35.2% |
| 1990 | 3.74 years | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 3.71 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.76 years | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3.86 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.98 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.08 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.37 years | -66.4% |
| 1998 | 4.21 years | +207.2% |
| 1999 | 4.35 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.38 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.36 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.32 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.47 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.45 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.86 years | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.66 years | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.59 years | 2.19 years | 3.15 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.34 years | 3.23 years | 3.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.17 years | 3.77 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 years | 2.49 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 years | 1.37 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 4.28 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 years | 4.45 years | 4.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 years | 4.66 years | 4.86 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 133 French Polynesia 4.73 years compare
- 134 Peru 4.71 years compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 4.71 years compare
- 137 Palau 4.64 years compare
- 138 Syrian Arab Republic 4.58 years compare
- 139 Guatemala 4.56 years compare
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- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.19 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Montserrat was 4.7 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 years in 1997.
- How does Montserrat rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Montserrat ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.