Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 1.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna is 1.96, 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 3.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4478, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6114 | — |
| 1951 | 0.6254 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6423 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.6744 | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.721 | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.7803 | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 0.8271 | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8702 | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9148 | +5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.961 | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.02 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 1.21 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.26 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.32 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.41 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.49 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 1.55 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 1.6 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 1.7 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.94 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.05 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.16 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.26 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.35 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.46 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.55 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.65 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 2.73 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.79 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.86 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.8 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.54 | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 2.27 | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 1.26 | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8506 | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.51 | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4512 | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4478 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7 | +56.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9209 | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | +35.3% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.71 | +35.3% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.82 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.87 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.02 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.17 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.01 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.55 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.06 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.98 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.94 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.93 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.95 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.96 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.96 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +56.3% | 0.4478 | 0.7 |
| 1991 | -40.0% | 0.8506 | 0.51 |
| 1990 | -32.5% | 1.26 | 0.8506 |
| 1989 | -29.1% | 1.78 | 1.26 |
| 1996 | +35.3% | 0.9209 | 1.25 |
| 1999 | +35.3% | 1.27 | 1.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7628 | 0.6114 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 | 1.02 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.12 | 1.7 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 1.26 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9434 | 0.4478 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 | 2.04 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 | 1.93 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2.07 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Wallis and Futuna was 1.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4478 in 1993.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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