Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 5.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.72 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.91 years
in 2001
All-time low
3.89 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 5.72 years.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 6.91 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.89 years, in 1950.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.89 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.95 years | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 3.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 4.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 4.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 4.21 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 4.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 4.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 4.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 4.49 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 4.62 years | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 4.71 years | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 4.84 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 4.95 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 5.09 years | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 5.21 years | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5.29 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 5.39 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 5.45 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.61 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.58 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.55 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.46 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.57 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.77 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.08 years | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6.37 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6.53 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.55 years | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.99 years | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 5.78 years | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.94 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.19 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.59 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.28 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.08 years | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.94 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.79 years | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.67 years | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.62 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.43 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.66 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.72 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.09 years | 3.89 years | 4.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.79 years | 4.29 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.56 years | 5.39 years | 5.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 years | 5.39 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.37 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 years | 5.78 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.24 years | 5.67 years | 6.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.43 years | 5.72 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.72 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 at different ages recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 years in 1950.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.