Life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 85.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.58 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.58 years
in 2023
All-time low
74.28 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey is 85.58 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey peaked at 85.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.28 years, in 1955.
Guernsey ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74.69 years | — |
| 1951 | 75.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 74.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 76.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 75.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 74.28 years | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 78.97 years | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 76.83 years | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 76.35 years | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 77.99 years | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 77.26 years | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 76.03 years | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 77.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 79.61 years | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 75.95 years | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 74.43 years | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 75.68 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 76.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 76.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 75.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 75.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 76.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 75.8 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 77.59 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 77.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 77.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 77.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 77.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 77.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 78.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 74.57 years | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 78.94 years | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 79.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 78.33 years | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 79.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 80.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.36 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 80.51 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 80.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.55 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 78.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.74 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 79.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 81.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 81.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 82.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.11 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.58 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76.1 years | 74.28 years | 78.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.38 years | 74.43 years | 79.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.94 years | 75.49 years | 77.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.63 years | 74.57 years | 80.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.31 years | 78.36 years | 81.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.64 years | 81.58 years | 83.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.67 years | 84.2 years | 85.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.14 years | 84.11 years | 85.58 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 16 Bermuda 85.74 years compare
- 17 Australia 85.74 years compare
- 18 Martinique 85.62 years compare
- 20 Guadeloupe 85.53 years compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 85.32 years compare
- 22 Malta 85.26 years 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 life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Guernsey was 85.58 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 85.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.28 years in 1955.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Guernsey ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.