Difference in male and female life expectancy in Greenland
Greenland: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.96
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.38
in 1964
All-time low
-0.6856
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 3.96 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Greenland peaked at 7.38 in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.6856, in 1950.
That places Greenland 170th 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -0.6856 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1442 | -121.0% |
| 1952 | 1.33 | +820.9% |
| 1953 | 2.37 | +78.2% |
| 1954 | 3.24 | +37.1% |
| 1955 | 3.81 | +17.3% |
| 1956 | 3.71 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 3.42 | -7.9% |
| 1958 | 3.33 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.5 | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 4.09 | +16.8% |
| 1961 | 5.12 | +25.1% |
| 1962 | 6.33 | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 7.05 | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 7.38 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 6.96 | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 6.11 | -12.2% |
| 1967 | 5.18 | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 4.68 | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 4.17 | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 3.77 | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 3.39 | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 2.93 | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 2.6 | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 2.71 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.12 | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 3.88 | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 4.62 | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 5.17 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 5.4 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 5.41 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.22 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 5.03 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 4.93 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.96 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.05 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.21 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.38 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 5.46 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 5.37 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.2 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.86 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 4.45 | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 3.92 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 4.24 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 4.01 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.21 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.09 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.44 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 4.47 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.38 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.14 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.21 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4.36 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.06 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.32 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.49 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 3.71 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.58 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.62 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.66 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.74 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.81 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.93 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.95 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.85 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.96 | +1.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 3.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 81% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 3.96 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 74% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +820.9% | 0.1442 | 1.33 |
| 1951 | +121.0% | -0.6856 | 0.1442 |
| 1953 | +78.2% | 1.33 | 2.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 | -0.6856 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.71 | 4.09 | 7.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.76 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 | 4.93 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.34 | 3.92 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 | 4.03 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.58 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.85 | 3.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 167 Andorra 4.02 compare
- 168 Cyprus 3.99 compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 3.99 compare
- 171 North Korea 3.93 compare
- 172 Tajikistan 3.91 compare
- 173 Comoros 3.9 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 male and female life expectancy in Greenland?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Greenland was 3.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.38 in 1964.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6856 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Greenland ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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