Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in French Guiana
French Guiana: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 5.45 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.45 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.62 years
in 2004
All-time low
3.94 years
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in French Guiana, 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 French Guiana stood at 5.45 years.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in French Guiana peaked at 6.62 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.94 years, in 2017.
French Guiana ranks 84th 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 French Guiana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.65 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 4.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 4.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 5.33 years | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 5.49 years | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 5.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 5.82 years | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 6.03 years | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 6.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 6.05 years | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.84 years | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 5.54 years | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 5.22 years | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 4.99 years | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.88 years | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 4.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.99 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 5.21 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.46 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 5.73 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 6.04 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 6.23 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.39 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 6.35 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.22 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 6.15 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 6.12 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 6.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.16 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.13 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.41 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.51 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.62 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.54 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.41 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.18 years | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.95 years | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.85 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.55 years | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.18 years | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.45 years | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 4.54 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.25 years | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.94 years | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.45 years | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 5.8 years | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.41 years | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.43 years | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 5.52 years | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 5.45 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.94 years | 4.65 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.67 years | 4.99 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 years | 4.88 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.25 years | 6.12 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 years | 6.08 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 years | 5.85 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 years | 3.94 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.41 years | 6.43 years | 4 |
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More health data for French Guiana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 639.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.98 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.98 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in French Guiana?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in French Guiana was 5.45 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 years in 2017.
- How does French Guiana rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- French Guiana ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.