Difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam

Guam: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 7.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.88
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 229 countries
All-time high
8.63
in 2020
All-time low
2.67
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam, 1950–2023

2468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam is 7.88, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam peaked at 8.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 1962.

That places Guam 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3.11 2.85 3.34 10
1960s 3.48 2.67 5.49 10
1970s 6.39 5.97 6.74 10
1980s 5.75 5.45 5.97 10
1990s 5.7 5.3 6.08 10
2000s 5.59 5.19 6.42 10
2010s 7.66 6.87 7.93 10
2020s 8.02 7.61 8.63 4

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 16 Curaçao 8.03 compare
  2. 17 Estonia 8.03 compare
  3. 18 Armenia 8.01 compare
  4. 20 Namibia 7.73 compare
  5. 21 Uruguay 7.69 compare
  6. 22 Venezuela 7.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam?
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Guam was 7.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2020.
What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 1962.
How does Guam rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Guam ranks 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guam 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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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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