Sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy was 1.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.96 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.17 years
in 2010
All-time low
0.4478 years
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna, 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 Wallis and Futuna is 1.96 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 3.17 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4478 years, in 1993.
Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6114 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.6254 years | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6423 years | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.6744 years | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.721 years | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.7803 years | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 0.8271 years | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8702 years | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9148 years | +5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.961 years | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.02 years | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 1.09 years | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 1.16 years | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 1.21 years | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.26 years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.32 years | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.41 years | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.49 years | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 1.55 years | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 1.6 years | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 1.7 years | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8 years | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 years | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.94 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.05 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.16 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.26 years | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.35 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.46 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.55 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.65 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 2.73 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.79 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.86 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.8 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.54 years | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 2.27 years | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 1.78 years | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 1.26 years | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8506 years | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.51 years | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4512 years | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4478 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7 years | +56.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9209 years | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 years | +35.3% |
| 1997 | 1.33 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 years | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.71 years | +35.3% |
| 2000 | 2.04 years | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 2.28 years | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.58 years | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 2.91 years | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.82 years | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.87 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.17 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.01 years | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8 years | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.55 years | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3 years | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.06 years | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.98 years | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.94 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.93 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.07 years | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.96 years | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.96 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7628 years | 0.6114 years | 0.961 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 years | 1.02 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.12 years | 1.7 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 1.26 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9434 years | 0.4478 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 years | 2.04 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 years | 1.93 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 years | 1.95 years | 2.07 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna was 1.96 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4478 years in 1993.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.