Sex gap in life expectancy in Palau
Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.64 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.64 years
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.74 years
in 1987
All-time low
4.64 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Palau, 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 Palau is 4.64 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Palau peaked at 11.74 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.64 years, in 2023.
Palau ranks 137th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.84 years | — |
| 1951 | 8.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 8.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 8.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 8.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 8.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 8.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 8.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 8.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 8.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 9 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 9.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 9.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 9.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 9.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 9.34 years | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 9.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 9.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 9.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 9.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 10 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 10.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 10.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 10.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 10.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 10.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 10.96 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 11.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 11.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 11.43 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 11.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 11.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.65 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 11.5 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.27 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.98 years | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 10.6 years | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 10.25 years | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.83 years | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.44 years | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 9.1 years | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.8 years | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.58 years | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.49 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.41 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.25 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.86 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.64 years | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.48 years | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.25 years | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.13 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.06 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.97 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.89 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.81 years | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.68 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.62 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.49 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.33 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.14 years | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.86 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.59 years | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.84 years | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.07 years | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.85 years | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.64 years | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.89 years | 8.82 years | 8.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.29 years | 9 years | 9.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2 years | 9.71 years | 10.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.44 years | 10.96 years | 11.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.73 years | 8.49 years | 11.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 years | 7.06 years | 8.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 years | 5.59 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 4.64 years | 5.84 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Palau?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Palau was 4.64 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 years in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Palau ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.