Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 4.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.12 years
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.22 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.7 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland 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
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands stood at 4.12 years.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands peaked at 4.22 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1951.
That places Falkland Islands 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.7 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 2.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 2.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 2.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 2.89 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.98 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.96 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.93 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.91 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.88 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.93 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.99 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.53 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.74 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.79 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.93 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.85 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.77 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.71 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.65 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.59 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.65 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.84 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.03 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.18 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.12 years | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.74 years | 2.7 years | 2.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.92 years | 2.83 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.99 years | 2.93 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 years | 2.87 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 2.88 years | 3.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 years | 3.39 years | 3.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 years | 3.58 years | 4.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 years | 4.1 years | 4.22 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 151 Italy 4.15 years compare
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- 156 Faroe Islands 4.1 years compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,295 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.3% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands was 4.12 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1951.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Falkland Islands ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland 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 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.