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

South Sudan, at 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania as of 2023.

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

0.1 years, with South Sudan ahead.

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

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 South Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Albania

3.13 years

in 2023

South Sudan

3.23 years

in 2023

Albania rank

174th

South Sudan rank

171st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Albania
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Albania ranks 174th and South Sudan ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.38 years	3.44 years	1.06 years	South Sudan
1960s	3.27 years	3.64 years	0.3617 years	South Sudan
1970s	4.46 years	2.16 years	2.3 years	Albania
1980s	5.36 years	1.56 years	3.8 years	Albania
1990s	4.89 years	2.18 years	2.71 years	Albania
2000s	4.22 years	1.14 years	3.08 years	Albania
2010s	3.51 years	2.43 years	1.08 years	Albania
2020s	3.6 years	3.08 years	0.5171 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 South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Albania and South Sudan?: 0.1 years, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and South Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Albania ranks 174th and South Sudan ranks 171st 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.