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
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Northern Mariana 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 939.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 282 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 248 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 314 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 386 (2025)
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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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.