Difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 10.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 10.55 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 10.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 1951.
That places United States Virgin Islands 4th out of 236 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.07 | — |
| 1951 | 2.1 | -31.7% |
| 1952 | 5.73 | +173.1% |
| 1953 | 8.99 | +57.0% |
| 1954 | 4.35 | -51.7% |
| 1955 | 7.35 | +69.1% |
| 1956 | 4.36 | -40.6% |
| 1957 | 4.6 | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 6.75 | +46.8% |
| 1959 | 5.34 | -20.9% |
| 1960 | 6.39 | +19.6% |
| 1961 | 5.71 | -10.6% |
| 1962 | 4.56 | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 4.06 | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 4.73 | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 7.89 | +66.8% |
| 1966 | 4.96 | -37.2% |
| 1967 | 5.28 | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 5.71 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 5.98 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 6.29 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 6.55 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 5.08 | -22.4% |
| 1973 | 7.45 | +46.7% |
| 1974 | 7.21 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.01 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 6.89 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 6.73 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.58 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.42 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 6.58 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 6.54 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.46 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.39 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.47 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.33 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.43 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.44 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.59 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.56 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.5 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.51 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.48 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.44 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.4 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.24 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 6.23 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.28 | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 6.66 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 7.27 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 7.58 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.93 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 7.23 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 6.59 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.64 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.31 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 8.27 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.45 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.74 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.12 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.38 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.18 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.46 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.51 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.84 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.48 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.52 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.55 | +0.3% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 10.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 10.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.72, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands 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 | +173.1% | 2.1 | 5.73 |
| 1955 | +69.1% | 4.35 | 7.35 |
| 1965 | +66.8% | 4.73 | 7.89 |
| 1953 | +57.0% | 5.73 | 8.99 |
| 1954 | -51.7% | 8.99 | 4.35 |
| 1958 | +46.8% | 4.6 | 6.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.26 | 2.1 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.53 | 4.06 | 7.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.62 | 5.08 | 7.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.48 | 6.33 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 6.23 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.11 | 6.28 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 8.27 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 | 10.48 | 10.84 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 471 (2025)
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 420 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 464 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands was 10.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 1951.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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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