Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Afghanistan or Algeria?

Afghanistan, at 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Algeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Afghanistan and Algeria?

0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Algeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Afghanistan

2.35 years

in 2023

Algeria

2.31 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

214th

Algeria rank

215th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Afghanistan
Algeria

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 214th and Algeria ranks 215th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Algeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Algeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.9 years	2.56 years	0.659 years	Algeria
1960s	1.94 years	2.24 years	0.3001 years	Algeria
1970s	2.09 years	1.94 years	0.1508 years	Afghanistan
1980s	3.38 years	1.8 years	1.59 years	Afghanistan
1990s	2.59 years	1.26 years	1.32 years	Afghanistan
2000s	2.34 years	1.49 years	0.8513 years	Afghanistan
2010s	2.64 years	1.81 years	0.8304 years	Afghanistan
2020s	2.91 years	2.42 years	0.4929 years	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Afghanistan or Algeria?: Afghanistan, at 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Afghanistan and Algeria?: 0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Afghanistan ranks 214th and Algeria ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.