Sex gap in life expectancy in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.93 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.17 years
in 2021
All-time low
5 years
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 6.93 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Tuvalu peaked at 7.17 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 39th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.47 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.29 years | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 5.13 years | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 5.02 years | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 5.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 5.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 5.15 years | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 5.11 years | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 5.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 5.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 5.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.66 years | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 5.83 years | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 5.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 6.15 years | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 5.21 years | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 6.3 years | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 6.12 years | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 6.03 years | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 5.99 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.92 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.87 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.75 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.66 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.81 years | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 5.79 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.7 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.66 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.29 years | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 5.52 years | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 5.39 years | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 5.3 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.24 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.2 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.06 years | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.18 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.27 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.61 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.85 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.73 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.17 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.86 years | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 6.93 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.16 years | 5.02 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.33 years | 5.12 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.93 years | 5.21 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 5.66 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 years | 5.04 years | 5.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 5 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 years | 5.85 years | 6.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 years | 6.86 years | 7.17 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 36 Tonga 7.04 years compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 6.99 years compare
- 38 South Africa 6.99 years compare
- 40 Bermuda 6.89 years compare
- 41 Saint Helena 6.75 years compare
- 42 Ethiopia 6.65 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Tuvalu?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Tuvalu was 6.93 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Tuvalu ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.