Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in United States
United States: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -4.9 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-4.9 Years
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
20th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-4.8 Years
in 2010
All-time low
-7.8 Years
in 1975
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
United States recorded -4.9 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States peaked at -4.8 Years in 2010 and was at its lowest, -7.8 Years, in 1975.
That places United States 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in United States, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -6.5 Years | — |
| 1961 | -6.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -6.6 Years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | -6.8 Years | +3.0% |
| 1964 | -6.9 Years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | -7 Years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | -7.1 Years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | -7.3 Years | +2.8% |
| 1968 | -7.5 Years | +2.7% |
| 1969 | -7.6 Years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | -7.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -7.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -7.7 Years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | -7.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -7.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -7.8 Years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | -7.7 Years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | -7.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -7.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -7.8 Years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | -7.4 Years | -5.1% |
| 1981 | -7.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -7.3 Years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | -7.1 Years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | -7.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -7.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -7 Years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | -6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | -7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | -6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | -6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | -6.6 Years | -2.9% |
| 1994 | -6.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -6.4 Years | -3.0% |
| 1996 | -6 Years | -6.3% |
| 1997 | -5.8 Years | -3.3% |
| 1998 | -5.7 Years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | -5.5 Years | -3.5% |
| 2000 | -5.2 Years | -5.5% |
| 2001 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5.1 Years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5 Years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -4.9 Years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | -4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | -5.7 Years | +11.8% |
| 2021 | -5.8 Years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | -5.4 Years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | -5.3 Years | -1.9% |
| 2024 | -4.9 Years | -7.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's -4.9 Years is below the median for high income countries, which is -4.55 Years, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.98 Years | -7.6 Years | -6.5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -7.7 Years | -7.8 Years | -7.6 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.1 Years | -7.4 Years | -6.8 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.33 Years | -7 Years | -5.5 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.11 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.88 Years | -5.1 Years | -4.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.42 Years | -5.8 Years | -4.9 Years | 5 |
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More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States was -4.9 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8 Years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.8 Years in 1975.
- How does United States rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- United States ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.