Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 2.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.65 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.78 years
in 2010
All-time low
0.5532 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna, 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 Wallis and Futuna stood at 2.65 years.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 3.78 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5532 years, in 1950.
That places Wallis and Futuna 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5532 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.5785 years | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 0.6089 years | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.6665 years | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 0.7386 years | +10.8% |
| 1955 | 0.8238 years | +11.5% |
| 1956 | 0.8967 years | +8.8% |
| 1957 | 0.9657 years | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 1.04 years | +7.3% |
| 1959 | 1.11 years | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 1.19 years | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 1.28 years | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 1.36 years | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 1.44 years | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1.51 years | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.59 years | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 1.69 years | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1.78 years | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.86 years | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.94 years | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 2.05 years | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 2.16 years | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 2.27 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.35 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.46 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 2.57 years | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 2.68 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.77 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.87 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.97 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.07 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.24 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3.33 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.19 years | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 3.04 years | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 2.7 years | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.3 years | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 1.98 years | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 1.7 years | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 1.64 years | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.82 years | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.99 years | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 2.25 years | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 2.29 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.21 years | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.57 years | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.84 years | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 3.04 years | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.29 years | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 3.57 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.48 years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.65 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.78 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.64 years | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.45 years | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.23 years | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 3 years | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.78 years | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.71 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.67 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.65 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.77 years | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 years | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.65 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7975 years | 0.5532 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 years | 1.19 years | 1.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.51 years | 2.05 years | 2.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 years | 2.3 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 years | 1.62 years | 2.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 years | 2.84 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 years | 2.65 years | 3.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 years | 2.65 years | 2.77 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Wallis and Futuna was 2.65 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5532 years in 1950.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.