Sex ratio in life expectancy in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1950
All-time low
1.06
in 2014
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Marshall Islands, 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 in Marshall Islands is 1.07, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.15 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2014.
Marshall Islands ranks 127th 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 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.15 | — |
| 1951 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
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- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Marshall Islands?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Marshall Islands was 1.07 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2014.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Marshall Islands ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall 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 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.