Sex ratio in life expectancy in French Guiana
French Guiana: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1963
All-time low
1.06
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in French Guiana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 1.08 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in French Guiana peaked at 1.15 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2017.
That places French Guiana 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.14 | — |
| 1951 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 4 |
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More health data for French Guiana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 639.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.98 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in French Guiana?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in French Guiana was 1.08 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 recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1963.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2017.
- How does French Guiana rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- French Guiana ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.