Sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.65 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.4 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.75 years
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 5.65 years.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 8.4 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 1962.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.12 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.06 years | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 4 years | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 3.93 years | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 3.64 years | -7.3% |
| 1955 | 3.49 years | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 3.36 years | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 3.22 years | -4.1% |
| 1958 | 2.59 years | -19.5% |
| 1959 | 2.35 years | -9.5% |
| 1960 | 1.88 years | -19.9% |
| 1961 | 1.77 years | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 1.75 years | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.83 years | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.97 years | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 2.21 years | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 2.3 years | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.38 years | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 2.45 years | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.58 years | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.57 years | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.52 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.47 years | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 2.44 years | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.61 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.58 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.59 years | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.84 years | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 3.1 years | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 3.47 years | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 3.92 years | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 4.29 years | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 4.39 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.26 years | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 4.54 years | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 4.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.86 years | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.15 years | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 5.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6 years | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 5.34 years | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 5.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.28 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.21 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.08 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.32 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.91 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 6.41 years | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 6.53 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.88 years | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4 years | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 5.73 years | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.44 years | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4 years | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 6.67 years | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 5.66 years | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 5.65 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 2.35 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1 years | 1.75 years | 2.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.53 years | 2.44 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 years | 2.58 years | 4.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 years | 3.26 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 4.6 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.32 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 years | 5.65 years | 8.4 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5.65 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 1962.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.