Sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy was 10.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.16 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.02 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 10.84 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 11.16 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.02 years, in 1951.
That places United States Virgin Islands 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.19 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.02 years | -28.0% |
| 1952 | 6.95 years | +130.1% |
| 1953 | 10.48 years | +50.9% |
| 1954 | 5.62 years | -46.3% |
| 1955 | 8.7 years | +54.7% |
| 1956 | 5.38 years | -38.1% |
| 1957 | 5.58 years | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 7.87 years | +41.1% |
| 1959 | 6.21 years | -21.0% |
| 1960 | 7.29 years | +17.4% |
| 1961 | 6.5 years | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 5.16 years | -20.6% |
| 1963 | 4.53 years | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 5.3 years | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 8.7 years | +64.3% |
| 1966 | 5.49 years | -36.9% |
| 1967 | 5.85 years | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 6.35 years | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 6.67 years | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 7.02 years | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 7.3 years | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 5.71 years | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 8.29 years | +45.0% |
| 1974 | 8.04 years | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 7.82 years | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.69 years | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 7.53 years | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.19 years | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 7.35 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 7.3 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.2 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 7.1 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 7.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 7.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.22 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.09 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 7.04 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.99 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.71 years | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.81 years | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 7.11 years | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 7.74 years | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.02 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.3 years | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.62 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.63 years | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 6.97 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.39 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.71 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.02 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.38 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.69 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.5 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.17 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.96 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.85 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.16 years | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8 years | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 10.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.84 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 years | 3.02 years | 10.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.18 years | 4.53 years | 8.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4 years | 5.71 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.17 years | 7 years | 7.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.12 years | 6.68 years | 7.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5 years | 6.63 years | 8.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 years | 8.69 years | 10.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9 years | 10.8 years | 11.16 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands was 10.84 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.16 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 years in 1951.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.