Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Greenland
Greenland: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 4.35 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Greenland is 4.35, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Greenland peaked at 8.83 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.5702, in 1950.
That places Greenland 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5702 | — |
| 1951 | 1.25 | +119.0% |
| 1952 | 2.36 | +89.1% |
| 1953 | 3.37 | +42.7% |
| 1954 | 4.26 | +26.4% |
| 1955 | 4.85 | +14.0% |
| 1956 | 4.79 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 4.54 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 4.44 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 4.63 | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 5.27 | +13.9% |
| 1961 | 6.39 | +21.2% |
| 1962 | 7.7 | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 8.48 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 8.83 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 8.33 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 7.35 | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 6.29 | -14.5% |
| 1968 | 5.69 | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 5.07 | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 4.58 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 4.1 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 3.54 | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 3.12 | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 3.2 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 3.65 | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 4.52 | +24.0% |
| 1977 | 5.38 | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 6.01 | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 6.28 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 6.28 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.05 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 5.83 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 5.7 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 5.72 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.83 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 6 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 6.19 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.27 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 6.16 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.95 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.54 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 5.06 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 4.44 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 4.79 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 4.51 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 4.46 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.71 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.55 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.95 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 4.97 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.86 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.58 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.65 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.97 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.72 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.44 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.41 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.73 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 4.93 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.83 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.37 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.05 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.91 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.96 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.01 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.09 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.18 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.32 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.34 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.22 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.35 | +1.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 4.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 4.35 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +119.0% | 0.5702 | 1.25 |
| 1952 | +89.1% | 1.25 | 2.36 |
| 1953 | +42.7% | 2.36 | 3.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 0.5702 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.94 | 5.07 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.44 | 3.12 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 | 5.7 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 4.44 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.71 | 4.41 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 | 3.91 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 | 4.22 | 4.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 153 Tajikistan 4.4 compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 4.4 compare
- 155 Rwanda 4.39 compare
- 157 Vatican 4.34 compare
- 158 Faroe Islands 4.33 compare
- 159 Egypt 4.32 compare
More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3557 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3129 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Greenland?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Greenland was 4.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 in 1964.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5702 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Greenland ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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