Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 3.58 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.58 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.07 years
in 1996
All-time low
3.19 years
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023

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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 Northern Mariana Islands stood at 3.58 years.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 8.07 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.19 years, in 2004.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year

Annual values for Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 5.6 years
1951 5.64 years +0.8%
1952 5.59 years -1.0%
1953 5.64 years +0.9%
1954 5.63 years -0.2%
1955 5.64 years +0.2%
1956 5.62 years -0.2%
1957 5.63 years +0.1%
1958 5.62 years -0.1%
1959 5.62 years -0.0%
1960 5.6 years -0.4%
1961 5.57 years -0.5%
1962 5.59 years +0.3%
1963 5.66 years +1.4%
1964 5.72 years +0.9%
1965 5.82 years +1.8%
1966 5.89 years +1.3%
1967 5.99 years +1.6%
1968 6.08 years +1.4%
1969 6.09 years +0.3%
1970 6.15 years +0.9%
1971 6.21 years +1.0%
1972 6.35 years +2.2%
1973 6.37 years +0.2%
1974 6.49 years +2.0%
1975 6.65 years +2.5%
1976 6.68 years +0.4%
1977 6.76 years +1.2%
1978 6.62 years -2.1%
1979 6.41 years -3.1%
1980 6.09 years -5.1%
1981 5.71 years -6.2%
1982 5.25 years -8.1%
1983 4.71 years -10.3%
1984 4.29 years -8.9%
1985 3.89 years -9.3%
1986 3.55 years -8.7%
1987 3.37 years -5.1%
1988 3.32 years -1.6%
1989 3.53 years +6.5%
1990 4 years +13.2%
1991 4.64 years +15.9%
1992 5.38 years +16.0%
1993 6.2 years +15.3%
1994 7 years +12.8%
1995 7.66 years +9.5%
1996 8.07 years +5.3%
1997 7.94 years -1.6%
1998 7.42 years -6.6%
1999 6.46 years -12.9%
2000 5.29 years -18.1%
2001 4.14 years -21.7%
2002 3.61 years -12.9%
2003 3.34 years -7.5%
2004 3.19 years -4.3%
2005 3.35 years +4.9%
2006 3.42 years +1.9%
2007 3.47 years +1.6%
2008 3.54 years +2.0%
2009 3.59 years +1.3%
2010 3.58 years -0.2%
2011 3.62 years +1.0%
2012 3.64 years +0.5%
2013 3.66 years +0.6%
2014 3.68 years +0.5%
2015 3.65 years -0.6%
2016 3.65 years -0.2%
2017 3.66 years +0.3%
2018 3.56 years -2.6%
2019 3.6 years +1.0%
2020 3.61 years +0.5%
2021 3.58 years -1.0%
2022 3.58 years +0.2%
2023 3.58 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.62 years 5.59 years 5.64 years 10
1960s 5.8 years 5.57 years 6.09 years 10
1970s 6.47 years 6.15 years 6.76 years 10
1980s 4.37 years 3.32 years 6.09 years 10
1990s 6.48 years 4 years 8.07 years 10
2000s 3.69 years 3.19 years 5.29 years 10
2010s 3.63 years 3.56 years 3.68 years 10
2020s 3.59 years 3.58 years 3.61 years 4

Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands

  1. 188 Albania 3.67 years compare
  2. 189 Sweden 3.64 years compare
  3. 190 Australia 3.63 years compare
  4. 192 Liechtenstein 3.54 years compare
  5. 193 Burundi 3.54 years compare
  6. 194 Mauritania 3.54 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands?
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana Islands was 3.58 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
The highest recorded value was 8.07 years in 1996.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 3.19 years in 2004.
How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Mariana 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by 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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