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

Guatemala, at 2.47 years against 2.35 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.

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

0.12 years, with Guatemala ahead.

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

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 Guatemala: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Afghanistan

2.35 years

in 2023

Guatemala

2.47 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

214th

Guatemala rank

211th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Afghanistan
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.47 years against 2.35 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 214th and Guatemala ranks 211th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.9 years	0.148 years	1.75 years	Afghanistan
1960s	1.94 years	0.9491 years	0.9879 years	Afghanistan
1970s	2.09 years	2.35 years	0.2606 years	Guatemala
1980s	3.38 years	3.04 years	0.344 years	Afghanistan
1990s	2.59 years	2.98 years	0.3971 years	Guatemala
2000s	2.34 years	2.86 years	0.5105 years	Guatemala
2010s	2.64 years	2.48 years	0.1663 years	Afghanistan
2020s	2.91 years	3.42 years	0.5023 years	Guatemala

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 Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 2.47 years against 2.35 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Afghanistan and Guatemala?: 0.12 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guatemala?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Guatemala rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Afghanistan ranks 214th and Guatemala ranks 211th 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.