Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Albania or Mauritania?

Albania, at 3.13 years against 3.11 years in Mauritania as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Albania and Mauritania?

0.02 years, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritania?

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.

Albania vs Mauritania: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Albania

3.13 years

in 2023

Mauritania

3.11 years

in 2023

Albania rank

174th

Mauritania rank

175th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Albania
Mauritania

How they compare

Albania currently reports 3.13 years against 3.11 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 174th and Mauritania ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.38 years	1.44 years	0.9394 years	Albania
1960s	3.27 years	1.5 years	1.77 years	Albania
1970s	4.46 years	1.88 years	2.58 years	Albania
1980s	5.36 years	2.02 years	3.33 years	Albania
1990s	4.89 years	2 years	2.89 years	Albania
2000s	4.22 years	2.74 years	1.48 years	Albania
2010s	3.51 years	3 years	0.5111 years	Albania
2020s	3.6 years	3.12 years	0.4766 years	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Albania or Mauritania?: Albania, at 3.13 years against 3.11 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Albania and Mauritania?: 0.02 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Mauritania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Albania ranks 174th and Mauritania ranks 175th 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.