Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey
Guernsey: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1963
All-time low
1.04
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey is 1.06, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey peaked at 1.16 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1999.
Guernsey ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 | — |
| 1951 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 1.13 | +6.5% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.12 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 1.06 | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.16 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.12 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.06 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 1.06 compare
- 170 Mayotte 1.06 compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 1.06 compare
- 173 Belgium 1.06 compare
- 174 Kiribati 1.06 compare
- 175 Madagascar 1.06 compare
More health data for Guernsey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.172 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Guernsey was 1.06 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1963.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1999.
- How does Guernsey rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Guernsey ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.