Sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.15 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.15
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1953
All-time low
1.05
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands stood at 1.15.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.19 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1951.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 1.13 | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 1.19 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | -7.9% |
| 1955 | 1.15 | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.13 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 1.11 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.14 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 4 |
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More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3291 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 500 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 492 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 439 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 463 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 442 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 480 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands was 1.15 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1953.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1951.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States Virgin 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.